This Day In Rock History

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This Day In Rock History: June 30th


1943 Florence Ballard (of The Supremes) is born in Detroit, Michigan.

1944 Little River Band lead singer Glenn Shorrock is born in Chatham, Kent, England. He moves with his family to Adelaide, Australia, when he is 10.

1949 Andy Scott (lead guitarist for Sweet) is born in Wrexham, Wales.

1953 Hal Lindes (guitarist for Dire Straits from 1980-1985) is born in Monterey, California.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 30th


1986 - Steve Winwood released "Back in the High Life."


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 30th


1967: Vanilla Fudge made their live debut at The Action House in Island Park, New York, in the first of three shows opening for the 5th Dimension.

1970: Chicago released “25 or 6 to 4,” the second single from their self-titled second studio album. It became the group’s first song to chart in the UK, first top 10 hit in Canada, and second top 10 hit in US, where it reached #4.

1984: Stephen Stills released Right by You, his last major solo album on a major label. Contributors to the album included Jimmy Page, Bernie Leadon, Chris Hillman, and Graham Nash.

2001: New York band The Strokes released their debut album, This Is It.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 30th


In 1966, just two months before they ended their touring career, The Beatles made their long-awaited debut in Japan. But not everyone was happy about the Fab Four’s five-night engagement at Tokyo’s Budokan arena (then a recently-built martial arts venue and national shrine). The band’s visit drew harsh criticisms from many public figures and highlighted a growing division between conservative traditionalists and liberal youth culture. Despite death threats, the band played to tens of thousands of adoring fans (and a variety of curious celebrities), marking a tense yet important moment in Japanese pop culture history. The Nippon Budokan, meanwhile, would soon open its doors to many iconic rock shows.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 30th


A few albums that was released....


1975 ● The Beach Boys —— Good Vibrations – Best Of The Beach Boys ► Pop-Rock

1980 ● Queen —— The Game ► Glam Rock

2009 ● Jefferson Airplane —— The Woodstock Experience ► Psychedelic Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 1st


1968, The Band released their debut album Music From Big Pink. The album, which features their first hit single “The Weight,” was recorded in studios in New York and Los Angeles in 1968. The group, originally known as The Hawks, became Bob Dylan’s backing band on his 1966 tour.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 1st


1939 Delaney Bramlett, who co-fronted the early-'70s rock/soul ensemble Delaney & Bonnie with then-wife Bonnie Bramlett, is born in Pontotoc, Mississippi.

1945 Deborah Ann Harry (lead singer of Blondie) is born in Miami, Florida, but will be raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey.

1978 The Texxas Jam takes place at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, with Aerosmith, Van Halen, Journey and Ted Nugent performing. 80,000 fans brave the 100 degree heat, cooled down by fire hoses brought in by the organizers. For Aerosmith, it marks a low point in their career as drug use and infighting are about to break up the band, and their performance suffers.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 1st


1981 Rushton Moreve bassist with Steppenwolf, was killed in motorcycle accident in Santa Barbara, California, aged 32. He co-wrote their hit 'Magic Carpet Ride' with lead singer John Kay; Steppenwolf also had the 1968 US No.2 single 'Born To Be Wild'. Moreve left the band in late 1968 when he refused to fly back to California at that time, fearing it would sink into the Pacific Ocean after an imminent earthquake.

1995 DJ Wolfman Jack died of a heart attack. He was the master of ceremonies for the rock 'n' roll generation of the '60s on radio, and later on television during the '70s.

2008 Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley, died at the age of 60 from cancer of the oesophagus. Galley also played with Trapeze, Glenn Hughes, Cozy Powell and the Blue Jays.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 1st


1967 Jefferson Airplane's psychedelic masterpiece "White Rabbit" entered the Billboard chart, where it eventually reached #8. The song became one of the first records to sneak drug references past radio censors. It uses imagery found in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass, such as changing size after taking pills.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 1st


1966: “Sunshine Superman” by Donovan was released by Epic Records in the US. The single was the first product from a highly successful three-year collaboration between Donovan and producer Mickie Most, and is generally considered to be one of the first examples of the musical genre that came to be known as psychedelia. In early September, the song became his first #1 single when it topped the US charts.

1968: “People Got to Be Free” by The Rascal was released. It became the group’s third and final #1 single in the US. It later became the group’s third and final #1 in the US and was included on their fifth studio album, Freedom Suite.

2008: Little Feat released Join the Band, the group’s first studio album in five years. It features new recordings of songs from the band’s catalog with guests that include Bob Seger, Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews, Béla Fleck, Jimmy Buffett, and Vince Gill.


source: wwcfradio