This Day In Rock History

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This Day In Music History: April 29th


Willie Nelson was born on this day in 1933, making him 93 today. One of the most popular country figures of all time — especially in the "outlaw country" subgenre — he has released 100 studio albums (consisting of 74 solo studio albums and 26 collaborative studio albums), 14 live albums, 51 compilation albums, and 41 video albums. He has acted in more than 30 films, and he is widely known for his activism and political views — mainly supporting the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. He has won many, many awards in his lifetime; he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993, and he received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998. He's still going strong. His most recent performance in Minnesota was at Farm Aid 40 on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

1993 Mick Ronson died of cancer in England. The guitarist was David Bowie's right-hand man during the Ziggy Stardust days and had also worked with Ian Hunter, Bob Dylan and Morrissey.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 29th


1938 Klaus Voorman, bassist for Manfred Mann, is born. Voorman is better known as the artist who designed the cover for The Beatles “Revolver” album. A friend of The Beatles during their Hamburg residency, Voorman later joins the Plastic Ono Band and backs John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

1947 Tommy James (Thomas Gregory Jackson) is born in Dayton, OH. He is the leader of the Shondells who eventually become Tommy James & The Shondells.

2008 Mudcrutch's self-titled debut is out. The band is Tom Petty's pre-Heartbreakers unit. The album "has an edgy Country-Rock feel," says Petty.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 29th


1997 Lynyrd Skynyrd release their ninth studio album, "Twenty". It is titled after the fact that it was released twenty years after the plane crash that killed original lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines. The LP reached #97 on the Billboard 200 chart.

2014 Atlanta Rhythm Section bassist Paul Goddard died of cancer at age 68.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 29th


On This Day, April 29, 1980, Black Sabbath Began Their First Tour with Ronnie James Dio
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On April 29, 1980, Black Sabbath took the stage to begin a new era, launching their first tour with Ronnie James Dio as vocalist after the departure of Ozzy Osbourne.
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It wasn’t just a lineup change, it was a complete shift in identity. Dio brought a different voice, more controlled, more powerful and with a more epic, almost mythical tone compared to Ozzy’s raw style.
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Behind the scenes, the band had been rebuilding. The addition of Dio reinvigorated the writing process, leading to what would become Heaven and Hell, one of the strongest albums in their catalog.
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That first show carried a mix of pressure and expectation. Fans were unsure, but the performances quickly proved that the band still had something to say.
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Songs from the new era blended with classics, creating a setlist that bridged two very different versions of Sabbath.
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It wasn’t the end of something… it was the start of something new.





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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 29th


A few albums that was released....


1977 ● Alice Cooper —— Lace And Whiskey ► Ballad

1981 ● Van Halen —— Fair Warning ► Hard Rock

1996 ● Black Sabbath —— The Sabbath Stones ► Hard Rock

2008 ● Kansas —— Playlist: The Very Best Of Kansas ► Prog/Arena Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 30th


1965 Herman's Hermits make their US stage debut, with The Zombies as opening act.

2024 Duane Eddy, who developed a twangy guitar sound that led the way to surf rock, dies of cancer at 86. He had several instrumental hits from 1958-1963, including "Rebel Rouser" and "Forty Miles Of Bad Road."


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 30th


1976 The Who's drummer Keith Moon paid nine cab drivers to block-off both ends of a New York street so he could throw the contents of his hotel room out of the window.

1999 Nazareth drummer Darrell Sweet died aged 52, after suffering a fatal heart attack before a show in New Albany, Indiana. Nazareth had the 1973 UK No.9 single 'Broken Down Angel' 1976 US No. 8 single 'Love Hurts'.


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This Day In Rock History: April 30th


1970 Twiggs Lyndon, the road manager for the Allman Brothers Band, was arrested for murder after he stabbed a club manager for only paying the band $500 instead of the $1,000 they were owed. At the ensuing trial, Lyndon's lawyers argued that he had been temporarily insane at the time of the incident and that touring with the Allman Brothers would drive anyone crazy. The assertion worked, and Lyndon was declared not guilty by reason of insanity. He was transferred from jail, where he had spent the previous eighteen months, to a psych ward, where he was released after six months.

1983 Blues guitarist Muddy Waters, born McKinley Morganfield, died of a heart attack at the age of 68. He is considered "the father of modern Chicago Blues" and was a major inspiration for the British Blues explosion in the 1960s. He has been ranked #17 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

1990 Prince performed a special benefit concert at Rupert's nightclub in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Tickets were priced at $100 per person, and the proceeds went to the family of Prince's former bodyguard, Charles "Big Chick" Huntsberry, who had recently died of a heart attack. The show was one of several instances where the "Purple Rain" singer quietly organized fund raisers for people close to him.


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This Day In Rock History: April 30th


1972: The double album re-release of Tyrannosaurus Rex’s first two albums, Prophets, Seers And Sages And The Angels Of The Ages / My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair But Now Their Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows, both released in 1968, went to #1 on the UK chart. It remains the album with the longest title to ever go to #1 in the UK.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 30th


2008, a giant inflatable pig that floated away during Roger Waters’ Coachella set was recovered in tatters in California. The two families who found what was left of it were given a reward of 10-thousand dollars and four-lifetime tickets to the Coachella festival.


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