This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 28th


1917 Papa John Creach (violinist of Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship) is born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

1944 Gladys Knight is born in Atlanta, Georgia.

1945 John Fogerty is born, but not on the bayou; the Creedence Clearwater Revival leader claims Berkeley, California as his birthplace.

1966 Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman" hits #1 in the US.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 28th


1983 The four day US Festival ’83 took place in California, featuring The Clash, U2, David Bowie, The Pretenders, Van Halen, Stray Cats, Men At Work, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson. INXS, Joe Walsh, Motley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne. Over 750,000 fans attended the festival.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 28th


1964: 17-year-old Marianne Faithfull recorded her first single for Decca Records, a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “As Tears Go By,” accompanied by future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. The song made it to the top 10 on the UK chart, peaked at #9 by August, and launched Faithfull’s career as a major singer.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 28th


1976: The Allman Brothers Band dissolved for the first time after a tense US tour that culminated in Gregg Allman’s court testimony against the band’s road manager, Scooter Herring, who had been convicted of distributing cocaine, after which the band refused to communicate with Allman. Chuck Leavell, Lamar Williams, and Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson continued playing together in Sea Level, Dickey Betts formed Great Southern, and Gregg Allman founded the Gregg Allman Band. The band reunited at the end of 1978 to begin recording their reunion album, Enlightened Rogues.


source: wwcfradio

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 28th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Rod Stewart —— Every Picture Tells a Story ► Blues-Rock

1971 ● Graham Nash —— Songs For Beginners ► Folk-Rock

1977 ● Peter Frampton —— I’m In You ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 29th


1945 Gary Brooker (lead singer of Procol Harum) is born in Hackney, East London, England.

1947 Pop musician Joey Levine (of Ohio Express, Third Rail, and Reunion) is born in New York City.

1949 Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi is born in Forest Hill, London, England.

1955 Mike Porcaro, who will replace David Hungate as bassist for Toto, is born in Windsor, Connecticut.

1961 Melissa Etheridge is born in Leavenworth, Kansas.

1989 John Cipollina (lead guitarist of Quicksilver Messenger Service) dies at age 45 from Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic disorder that can lead to several diseases including emphysema, liver disease, lung cancer and COPD.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 29th

1967, The Move, Cream, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Zoot Money and Pink Floyd all appeared at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall in Spalding, Lincs, England. Tickets cost £1.

1969, Crosby, Stills & Nash released their self-titled debut on Atlantic Records label. It spawned two top 40 hits, “Marrakesh Express” and “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.” The photo was taken by their friend and photographer Henry Diltz before they came up with a name for the group. They found an abandoned house in West Hollywood with an old, battered sofa outside, that they thought would be a perfect fit for their image. A few days later they decided on the name “Crosby, Stills, and Nash”, but when they went back to the house a day or so later to re-shoot the cover in the correct order, but when they got there they found the house had been demolished.





source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 29th


1999, Skeletal remains were found by photographers looking for old car wrecks to shoot at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. Based on forensic evidence the remains were Philip Kramer former bassist with rock group Iron Butterfly, who had disappeared on his way home from work on February 12, 1995. His death was ruled as a probable suicide.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 29th


2019 - Tony Glover, the influential blues harmonica player who was a longtime peer of Bob Dylan and helped teach Mick Jagger how to play, died of natural causes at age 79. He also worked as a writer and critic, contributing to magazines Crawdaddy and Cream, while also writing extensively for Rolling Stone between 1968 and 1973.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: May 29th


A few albums that was released....


1984 ● Tina Turner —— Private Dancer ► Pop-Rock

1989 ● Trooper —— The Last Of The Gypsys ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll