This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 24th


A few albums that was released....


1976 ● Rory Gallagher —— Calling Card ► Blues-Rock

1980 ● Cheap Trick —— All Shook Up ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

1995 ● Anthrax —— Stomp 442 ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 25th


1943 Roy Lynes (keyboardist for Status Quo) is born in Redhill, Surrey, England.

1944 Jon Anderson (lead singer for Yes) is born in Accrington, Lancashire, England.

1949 Glenn Tipton (guitarist for Judas Priest) is born in Blackheath, England.

1955 Matthias Jabs (guitarist for Scorpions) is born in Hannover, Germany.

1961 Chad Smith (drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers) is born Chadwick Gaylord Smith in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

1963 John Leven (bass guitarist for Europe) is born in Stockholm, Sweden.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 25th


1968 - The original release of the Jimi Hendrix Experience double album Electric Ladyland caused a bit of a stir. The cover featured Jimi surrounded by naked women. It is now a collectors item.

2014 Jack Bruce of Cream died of liver disease at age 71.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 25th


1991, Legendary Rock concert promoter Bill Graham was killed when the Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter he was riding in struck the top of a Pacific Gas and Electric transmission tower near Sears Point, northwest of Vallejo and exploded. The crash, which left the helicopter’s wreckage dangling near the top of the towering structure, killed Graham, his girlfriend Melissa Gold and pilot Steve Kahn. Graham had founded the Fillmore theaters in San Francisco and New York and had played key roles in supporting such bands as the Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, The Band, Bob Dylan, The J. Geils Band, The Allman Brothers Band and The Rolling Stones.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 25th

1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant is laid to rest at Jacksonville's Memory Garden five days after he died in a plane crash that killed two of his bandmates, their assistant road manager, and the plane's crew. Keyboard player Billy Powell, confined to crutches, his face covered with stitches, was the only band member able to attend the service.

2002 Richard Harris, whose version of "MacArthur Park" rose to number two in the United States in 1968, died of cancer. The 72-year-old Irish-born actor had been undergoing chemotherapy at a private clinic in London. Though he charted three other times, Harris was better known for his acting roles on stage and film, most recently playing Albus Dumbledore in two Harry Potter films.

2024 Phil Lesh, the bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, passed away of unspecified causes at the age of 84. Although he was not a principal singer or songwriter in the band, he was ranked as the 57th greatest bassist of all time by Bass Player magazine in 2017.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 25th


1974: Supertramp released Crime of the Century, their third studio album and first to feature drummer Bob Siebenberg. It became the group’s commercial breakthrough, reaching the top 5 in the UK and top 40 in the US.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 25th


1996 The first Ozzfest is held as a two-day festival in Phoenix, Arizona, and Devore, California, with Ozzy Osbourne headlining and a metal-packed lineup that includes Slayer, Sepultura and Fear Factory. The festival returns every year until 2008, helping to launch bands like Slipknot, System Of A Down and Disturbed.

2011 Steven Tyler of Aerosmith falls in a shower during a stay in a Paraguay hotel, knocking out two teeth. A local dentist repairs the famous mouth, and Tyler performs the next day.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 25th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Jeff Beck Group —— Rough And Ready ► Blues-Rock

1971 ● Chicago —— At Carnegie Hall, Vol. 1-4 (Chicago IV) ► Jazz-Rock

1972 ● Poco —— A Good Feelin’ to Know ► Country-Rock

2005 ● Aerosmith —— Rockin’ The Joint ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 26th


1968 The two day San Francisco Pop Festival was held at Alameda County Fairgrounds. The Animals, Procol Harum, Iron Butterfly, Jose Feliciano, Deep Purple, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Canned Heat all appeared.

2019 American musician Paul Barrere died age 71. He was a member of Little Feat, which he joined in 1972. Barrere later played with Phil Lesh and Friends and also toured with Bob Dylan.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 26th


1944 Alan Henderson (bass guitarist for Them) is born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1946 Keith Hopwood (rhythm guitarist for Herman's Hermits) is born in Manchester, England.


source: calendarsongfacts