This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 26th


1970 Elton John's "Your Song" is released. It would be Elton's first international Top 10 single, reaching that chart in Great Britain, Netherlands, Canada and The United States.

1980 Jefferson Starship leader Paul Kantner suffers a small stroke during a recording session. His wife initially doesn't believe him, but eventually calls the hospital's front desk and said, "Would you please get an ambulance for this ass hole?" He would make a full recovery after two weeks in the hospital.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 26th


1968: English rock band Smile played one of their first (if not their very first) live gigs at London’s Imperial College in support of Pink Floyd and The Troggs. A few years later, after the departure of lead singer and bassist Tim Staffell, Smile’s guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor joined bassist John Deacon and Freddie Mercury to form the classic lineup of Queen.

1979: Pat Benatar released “Heartbreaker,” the third single from her debut album, In the Heat of the Night.



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 26th


A few albums that was released....


1981 ● J. Geils Band —— Freeze-Frame ► Blues-Rock

1987 ● Meat Loaf —— Live At Wembley ► Arena Rock

1993 ● The Velvet Underground —— Live MCMXCIII ► Alt. Rock

1999 ● Genesis —— Turn It On Again: The Hits ► Prog Rock

1999 ● Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —— Looking Forward ► Folk-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 27th


1980 Steve Took, original percussionist of T. Rex, dies in New Kensington, London, at age 31. Although he had taken drugs, his official cause of death was asphyxiation after inhaling a cocktail cherry.

1982 - Prince released his fifth album, 1999. It was a breakthrough, selling well over 5 million copies worldwide, thanks to "Little Red Corvette" and the title track. Following Prince's death in 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 and peaked at number seven, besting its original performance on the chart thirty-three years earlier. A re-release and remaster of the album, including 35 previously unreleased recordings, was released in November 2019.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 27th


1945 Mark Ryan (bass guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service) is born.

1949 Byron Allred (keyboardist for The Steve Miller Band) is born in Logan, Utah.

1951 Kenneth "K.K." Downing (guitarist for Judas Priest) is born in West Bromwich, England.

2013 Lou Reed (frontman for The Velvet Underground) dies of liver disease in Southampton, New York, at age 71.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 27th


1973: The Who released “Love, Reign o’er Me,” the second single from band’s sixth studio album and second rock opera, Quadrophenia.


source: wwcfradio

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 27th


1981 - Queen and David Bowie released the single "Under Pressure" in the U.S.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 27th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● Ten Years After —— Ten Years After ► Blues-Rock

1969 ● Johnny Winter —— Second Winter ► Blues-Rock

1975 ● Angel —— Angel ► Heavy Metal

1980 ● Hawkwind —— Levitation ► Space Rock

1992 ● Jefferson Airplane —— Jefferson Airplane Loves You ► Psychedelic Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 28th


1936 Charlie Daniels is born Charles Edward Daniels in Wilmington, North Carolina.

1948 Rickie Lee Reynolds (guitarist for Black Oak Arkansas) is born in Manilan, Arkansas.

1984 Wells Kelly (drummer, keyboardist for Orleans), age 34, dies of asphyxiation after a night of hard partying while on tour with Meat Loaf in London, England.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 28th


1977 Steve Perry makes his first concert appearance with Journey at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco. He would lead them to 17 Billboard Top 40 entries over the next ten years.

2022 Jerry Lee Lewis, the legendary Rock 'n' Roll pioneer, passed away at the age of 87. After a string of six Billboard Top 40 hits, which included "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" (#3), "Great Balls Of Fire" (#2) and "Breathless" (#7), he also enjoyed a long streak of Country And Western hits. In 1986, along with Elvis and Chuck Berry, he made the inaugural class of inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and joined the Country Hall of Fame in 2022.


source: classicbands