This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 25th


2022 American drummer Taylor Hawkins died age 50. He had worked with Alanis Morissette as her touring drummer on her Jagged Little Pill tour. He joined Foo Fighters in 1997, and had a side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he played drums and sings. He was voted Best Rock Drummer in 2005 by the UK drumming magazine Rhythm. At Live Earth in 2007, Hawkins was part of SOS Allstars with Roger Taylor of Queen and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 25th


1989 Fire destroyed a recording studio on Chuck Berry's farm at Wentzville, Missouri. Among the items lost was a tape containing thirteen unreleased Berry songs.

1990 Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is taken to the police station for allegedly exposing his buttocks during a concert in Augusta, Georgia. It is later revealed that the incident was actually staged, and after Lee signed a citation and paid a small fine, he was released without being charged.

2026 Dash Crofts, one half of the 1970s hit-making duo Seals And Crofts, died from complications of heart surgery at the age of 85. His singing partner, Jim Seals had passed away on June 6, 2022. Between 1971 and 1980, the pair defined the era's Soft Rock movement, enjoying eight Billboard Top 40 singles, including the Top Ten hits "Summer Breeze" (#6 in 1972), "Diamond Girl" (#6 in 1973) and "Get Closer" (#6 in 1976). "Dash" was born Darrell George Crofts.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 25th


1970: Jimi Hendrix’s live album Band of Gypsys was released by Capitol Records. Recorded New Year’s Day at New York’s Fillmore East in New York, it was Hendrix’s first album without Jimi Hendrix Experience members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell. Instead, Hendrix was accompanied by Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums. It was Hendrix’s last full-length album released before his death.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 25th


1967, Cream and The Who played their first-ever US gigs as part of a rock extravaganza in New York City.

2005, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne had to flee their English mansion after a fire broke out as they slept. A smoke detector woke them and after grabbing their pets, they ran out of the house.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 25th


A few albums that was released....


1972 ● The Kinks —— The Kink Kronikles ► British Rock

1980 ● Triumph —— Progressions Of Power ► Arena Rock

1997 ● Machine Head —— The More Things Change… ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal

2002 ● Iron Maiden —— Rock In Rio ► Heavy Metal

2016 ● Judas Priest —— Battle Cry ► Heavy Metal


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 26th


1944 Diana Ross is born in Detroit, Michigan. She finds fame as lead singer of The Supremes.

1946 Fran Sheehan (bassist for Boston) is born in Swampscott, Massachusetts.

1948 Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) is born in Birmingham, England.

1948 Steven Tyler is born Steven Tallarico in Yonkers, New York. He becomes lead singer of Aerosmith and a judge on American Idol.

1953 Billy Lyall (keyboardist for Bay City Rollers, Pilot) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1971 The Rolling Stones' lips and tongue logo appears for the first time when it is used on VIP passes for their show at the Marquee Club in London.

1980 John Poulos (drummer for The Buckinghams) dies of drug-related heart failure less than a week before this 33rd birthday.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 26th


1972 Mott The Hoople had decided to call it all off after four albums, when David Bowie came to their rescue. He had a song called "All The Young Dudes" and Mott recorded it with Bowie producing. It became a huge hit in the U.K. and a sizable success in the U.S. as well.

1980 - Seven years after its release, Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon broke the record for the longest-charting pop album, a title previously held by Carole King's Tapestry. Dark Side of the Moon remained in the charts until 1988. With an estimated 50 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.

2008 - The B-52's lose their apostrophe, becoming the B-52s with the release of their album Funplex. The apostrophe, which was grammatically incorrect, was there because the friend that designed their logo put it there.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 26th


2002 Randy Castillo drummer with the Ozzy Osbourne band died of cancer aged 51. Worked with Osbourne during the 1980s and early 1990s. Also worked with Lita Ford and Motley Crue.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 26th


1965: John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers released their debut album, John Mayall Plays John Mayall. The LP was recorded live at the Klooks Kleek club in West Hampstead, London in early December 1964. According to guitarist Roger Dean, the album was recorded by running a cable 100 yards out of the club to Decca Studios two buildings away.

1973: Former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck and bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, both former members of bands Vanilla Fudge and Cactus, released their self-titled debut studio album as Beck, Bogert & Appice. Despite reaching #28 in the UK and #12 on the US album charts, the trio didn’t last, and the group dissolved with Beck’s departure in 1974.

1976: Santana released their seventh studio album, Amigos. The LP features new vocalist Greg Walker and was their last with original bassist David Brown.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 26th


1971: The Rolling Stones' iconic lips and tongue logo appeared on VIP passes for the first time at the group's Marquee Club performance in London. The logo was designed by John Pasche and quickly became synonymous with the band.


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