This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 28th


1969: Three months after the Woodstock festival in New York, 40,000 people descended on the Palm Beach International Raceway for what was called the “First Annual Palm Beach International Music and Arts Festival.” The lineup for the three day event included performances by King Crimson, Iron Butterfly, Ten Years After, the Band, Janis Joplin, Sly and The Family Stone, The Byrds, Steppenwolf, the Moody Blues, and the Rolling Stones. The Stones were the festival’s closing act, and after transportation difficulties, they finally started their set eleven hours late in the midst of a cold front that brought rain and unseasonably cool temperatures that severely diminished the crowd.

1987, The Jennifer Warnes’ duet with Bill Medley “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life,” taken from the film Dirty Dancing, went to number one on the US singles chart. In the UK the song had two chart outings. In November 1987, after the film’s initial release, the song peaked at number six, and in January 1991, after the film was shown on mainstream television, the song reached the eighth spot.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 28th


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● Paul Revere & The Raiders —— The Spirit Of ’67 ► Pop-Rock

1970 ● Slade —— Play It Loud ► Hard Rock

1971 ● Rory Gallagher —— Deuce ► Blues-Rock

1978 ● Blues Brothers —— Briefcase Full Of Blues ► Blues-Rock

2006 ● April Wine —— Roughly Speaking ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 29th


1933 John Mayall (founder of The Bluesbreakers) is born in Macclesfield, England.

1940 Denny Doherty (of The Mamas & The Papas, Mugwumps) is born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

1942 Felix Cavaliere (keyboardist for The Rascals) is born in Pelham, New York.

1947 Ronnie Montrose (of Edgar Winter Group, Montrose) is born in San Francisco, California.

1951 Rock guitarist Barry Goudreau (of Boston) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 29th


2001 Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single 'My Sweet Lord.'


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 29th


1969 Blood, Sweat And Tears see a third single, "And When I Die", peak at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The Laura Nyro written tune had first been recorded by Peter, Paul And Mary in 1966 for "The Peter, Paul and Mary Album". BS&T's "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "Spinning Wheel" also topped out at the second spot earlier in the year.

2004 Jim Grant, bassist for Five Americans on their 1967 hit "Western Union" died at his home in Dallas, Texas following a heart attack. He was 61.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 29th


1969: The first single from The Band’s self-titled second album, “Up on Cripple Creek” backed with “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” was released. The double A-side record later became the group’s first top 40 single in the US, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

1978: The Rolling Stones released “Shattered,” the fourth and final single from their fourteenth British and sixteenth American studio album, Some Girls.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 29th


1977 - Kansas received their second platinum album for Point of Know Return which contained "Dust in the Wind" and went on to sell four million copies in the U.S.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 29th


A few albums that was released....


1974 ● Charlie Daniels Band —— Fire On The Mountain ► Southern Rock

1974 ● Slade —— Slade In Flame ► Hard Rock

1980 ● Heart —— Greatest Hits: Live ► Album Rock

1982 ● Foreigner —— Records ► Arena Rock

1988 ● Guns N’ Roses —— G N’ R Lies ► Hard Rock

2011 ● Yes —— In The Present – Live From Lyon ► Prog Rock

2013 ● Scorpions —— MTV Unplugged: Live In Athens ► Heavy Metal/Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 30th


2022, Christine McVie, keyboardist and one of the vocalists of Fleetwood Mac, died at age 79 from a ischaemic stroke. She had also suffered from metastatic cancer. McVie was a member of several bands, notably Chicken Shack, performing as Christine Perfect in the mid-1960s blues scene in England. She began working with Fleetwood Mac in 1968, initially as a session musician before joining the band in 1970. Her first compositions with Fleetwood Mac appeared on their fifth album, Future Games.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 30th



1969 The Rolling Stones played the final night on a 17 date North American tour at the International Raceway Festival, West Palm Beach, Florida. Also appearing, The Moody Blues, Ten Years After, King Crimson, Janis Joplin, The Band, Steppenwolf and Iron Butterfly.

2000 Scott Smith bassist for the Canadian rock band Loverboy died age 45. He was sailing his boat with two friends off the coast of San Francisco near the Golden Gate Bridge, when a large wave swept him overboard. Loverboy were best known for their hit singles ‘Working for the Weekend’ and ‘Turn Me Loose’, although their US Top Ten hits were ‘Lovin' Every Minute of It’ in 1985 and ‘This Could Be the Night’. Loverboy sold over 23 million records and in 1986 the band won six Juno Awards in 1982. He also later worked as a late-night radio DJ at CFOX.


source: thisdayinmusic