This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 4th


1967, This was the penultimate night of a 16-date UK package tour played at City Hall, Newcastle-Upon-Tyneon. Pink Floyd joined The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, The Nice, The Eire Apparent, The Outer Limits and Amen Corner. Hendrix was having equipment problems, and in his frustration rammed his Gibson Flying V into his speaker cabinets. Like an enormous arrow, the guitar became stuck in the amplifier, which the audience greeted as all was part of the act.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: December 4th


A few albums that was released....


1965 ● The Rolling Stones —— December’s Children (And Everybody’s) ► Blues-Rock

1970 ● Wishbone Ash —— Wishbone Ash ► Prog Rock

1975 ● Stephen Stills —— Stephen Stills Live ► Folk-Rock

1977 ● Scorpions —— Taken By Force ► Heavy Metal/Rock

1989 ● Queen —— At The Beeb ► Glam Rock

1997 ● Loverboy —— Six ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 5th


1938 Singer-songwriter J.J. Cale, a forerunner of the Tulsa Sound, is born John Weldon Cale in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1945 Eduardo "Eddie" Serrato (drummer for ? & the Mysterians) is born

1947 Jim Messina (of Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Loggins & Messina) is born in Maywood, California.

1960 Jack Russell (Great White vocalist) is born in Montebello, California.

1968 Glen Graham (drummer for Blind Melon) is born in Columbus, Mississippi.

1969 The Rolling Stones release the foreboding album Let It Bleed, with the classic tracks "Gimme Shelter" and "Midnight Rambler." The next day, a fan is killed during their performance at the Altamont Speedway.



source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 5th


2023, British singer-guitarist Denny Laine, best known as the co-founder of the Moody Blues and as a member of Paul McCartney & Wings, died after a long battle with interstitial lung disease. He was 79. Laine sang on the Moody Blues first hit, a cover of Bessie Banks’ “Go Now”. he left the band in 1967 and was replaced by Justin Heyward. Laine was active in several bands including Electric String Band, Balls (both with ex-Move guitarist Trevor Burton) Cream Ginger Baker’s Air Force, before joining McCartney in 1971.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 5th


1973 - Paul McCartney released Band On The Run. This release was his fifth album since his departure from The Beatles and two hit singles from the album - 'Jet' and 'Band on the Run' – boosted its commercial performance making it the top-selling studio album of 1974 in the United Kingdom and Australia- establishing it as McCartney's most successful album to date and the most celebrated of this post-Beatles discography.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 5th


1964 The Zombies' debut single "She's Not There" tops the Cashbox Best Sellers chart. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 in the UK. Rolling Stone magazine would later place the song at #297 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

2021 The Billboard 200 year-end album chart showed no new Rock records for 2021. The only Rock LPs to crack the list were "Queen's Greatest Hits", Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours", "Journey's Greatest Hits", AC/DC's "Back in Black", Nirvana's "Nevermind" and Metallica's "Black Album".


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 5th


1968: The Rolling Stones threw a launch party for their newest album, Beggars Banquet, in the Elizabethan Room at the Gore Hotel in Kensington, London. Record executives and the band’s journalist and television friends were among those invited to banquet, which ended with a food fight with custard pies. The following day, the album was release in the US by London Records. A return to roots rock compared to the band’s previous LP, the psychedelic Their Satanic Majesties Request, it was the last Stones album released during founding member Brian Jones’ lifetime.


source: wwcfradio

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: December 5th


A few albums that was released....


1980 ● Blues Brothers —— Made In America ► Blues-Rock

2000 ● Alice Cooper —— Brutally Live ► Hard Rock

2006 ● Frank Zappa —— The MOFO Project/Object ► Prog Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 6th


2021 The Rolling Stones, including their former bassist Bill Wyman, got together at the tiny London club Ronnie Scott's to honor their late drummer Charlie Watts with a special tribute show. The event, hosted by Charlie's granddaughter Charlotte and others members of the Watts family, was limited to about two hundred people and attendees were strongly discouraged from taking photos or video.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 6th


1947 Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown frontman) is born in Newbridge, Caerphilly, Wales.

1956 Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot guitarist) is born in Santa Monica, California.

2011 Barbara Orbison, the second wife and widow of Roy Orbison, dies 23 years to the day after her husband.


source: calendarsongfacts