This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 3rd


1949 Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac is born in Palo Alto, California.

1954 Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan is born in Dallas, Texas.

1962 Tommy Lee (drummer for Motley Crue) is born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece.

1978 At an Aerosmith show in Fort Wayne, Indiana, cops arrest fans for smoking marijuana, prompting Steven Tyler to chastise them Jim Morrison-style from the stage. Tyler announces that the band will bail out anyone who is arrested that night, and the next day they do just that. Understandably, memories of the event are hazy, and the number arrested has been reported at anywhere from 28-58.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 3rd


2002 - Original Iron Butterfly guitarist/vocalist Darryl DeLoach died of liver cancer at the age of 56.

2014 Seventeen years after its release, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album is certified Double Diamond by the RIAA for sales of over 20 million in the U.S. It is the ninth album to achieve the certification.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 3rd


A few albums that was released....


1975 ● The Who —— The Who By Numbers ► British Rock

1980 ● The Police —— Zenyatta Mondatta ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1983 ● Genesis —— Genesis ► Prog Rock

1990 ● Blind Guardian —— Tales From The Twilight World ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal

1994 ● Twisted Sister —— Live At Hammersmith ► Hair Metal

2000 ● The Doobie Brothers —— Sibling Rivalry ► Pop-Rock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 3rd


A few albums that was released....


2000 DIO- The Very Beast Of Dio

2006 Quiet Riot- Rehab


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 4th



1970 US singer Janis Joplin was found dead at the Landmark Hotel Hollywood after an accidental heroin overdose. Joplin had the posthumous 1971 US No.1 single 'Me And Bobby McGee', and the 1971 US No.1 album 'Pearl'. She was known as "The Queen of Psychedelic Soul" and as "Pearl" to her friends, Joplin remains one of the top-selling musicians in the United States, with over 15.5 million albums sold in the USA.

2005 Mike Gibbins drummer with Badfinger died in his sleep at his Florida home aged 56. Badfinger had the 1970 UK No.4 & US No.7 single 'Come And Get It'. He had also been a member of The Iveys during the 60’s.

2014 Paul Revere, organist and leader of Paul Revere And The Raiders died following a battle with cancer. Between 1961 and 1971, the band placed 15 songs on Billboard's Top 40, including the US Top 10 hits 'Kicks', 'Hungry', 'Good Thing' and 'Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?'


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 4th


1967, A 10-date package tour of the UK kicked off at London’s Finsbury Park, featuring Traffic, The Young Rascals, Vanilla Fudge, Art and Keith West.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 4th


1947 Jim Fielder (bassist for Buffalo Springfield, Mothers of Invention, Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Denton, Texas.

1952 Drummer Jody Stephens of Big Star is born in Memphis, Tennessee.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 4th


1973: After Stephen Stills and Manassas were booked to perform at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco, surprise guests David Crosby and Graham Nash joined Stills onstage. After four songs, Neil Young emerged, leading to the first Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young performance in over two years. Songs played by the group that night included tracks they had recorded earlier that year for an album that was never released.

1999: David Bowie released his twenty-first studio album, Hours. It was the first complete album by a major artist available to download over the Internet, preceding the physical release by two weeks.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 4th


1980 - Fleetwood Mac members Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join the USC Trojan Marching Band, which performed on their hit "Tusk," during halftime of the football game between USC and Arizona State. Nicks twirls a baton, Fleetwood plays a bass drum, and Buckingham mock conducts as the band plays the song. The USC band is then presented with a platinum record for their contribution.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 4th


A few albums that was released....


1980 ● Trooper —— Untitled ► Hard Rock

1982 ● Jefferson Starship —— Winds Of Change ► Arena Rock

1988 ● Jefferson Starship —— Winds Of Change ► Album Rock

1991 ● Savatage —— Streets: A Rock Opera ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal


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