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This Day In Rock History: April 20th


1948 Craig Frost (keyboardist for Grand Funk Railroad) is born in Flint, Michigan.

1963 Rick Nelson marries his first wife, Kris Harmon, daughter of college football legend Tom Harmon and sister of actor Mark Harmon, in Los Angeles. A pregnant Kris gives birth to daughter Tracy only six months later. The couple divorce in 1982.

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This Day In Music History: April 20th


Albums released.....


Jethro Tull —— Benefit ► Prog Rock >> 1970

Dr. John —— Dr. John’s Gumbo ► Roots Rock >> 1972

Rick James —— Come Get It! ► Soul-Funk >> 1978

Amy Grant —— My Father’s Eyes ► Pop-Rock/Christian >> 1979

Charlie Daniels Band —— Million Mile Reflections ► Southern Rock >> 1979

Ronnie Wood —— Gimme Some Neck ► Hard Rock >> 1979

Pavement —— Slanted And Enchanted ► Garage Rock >> 1992

Ben E. King —— Anthology ► Soul >> 1993

Alice Cooper —— The Life And Crimes Of Alice Cooper ► Hard Rock >> 1999

Buckethead —— Monsters And Robots ► Experimental/Funk-Metal >> 1999

Little Feat —— Highwire Act: Live In St. Louis 2003 ► Southern Rock >> 2004

Prince —— Musicology ► Dance-Pop >> 2004

Jimmy Buffett —— Encores: Live ► Folk-Rock >> 2010

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This Day In Rock History: April 21st


1969, Janis Joplin appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, London, (her first London appearance). The opening act was Yes.

2007, Doris Richards died of cancer. The 91-year-old mother of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards bought her son his first guitar for his 15th birthday. He learned some chords from her father, Gus Dupree, a musician who instilled him with an early passion for music.

2016, Prince was found dead at his home in Minnesota at the age of 57, after Police were summoned to his Paisley Park estate and found his body in a lift. The acclaimed and influential musician became a global superstar in the 1980s, with albums such as 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O' the Times and recorded more than 30 albums.

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This Day In Rock History: April 21st


1945 One of the world's first great R&B labels, Modern Records, is formed by Saul and Jules Bihari in Los Angeles. It would prove to be the launching pad for everyone from John Lee Hooker to Etta James.

1947 Iggy Pop is born James Newell Osterberg Jr. in Muskegon, Michigan.

1959 Robert Smith (front man of The Cure) is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK.

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Some of the albums released......


The Mothers Of Invention —— Uncle Meat ► Art Rock >> 1969

ABBA —— ABBA ► Euro-Pop >> 1975

Pete Townshend —— Empty Glass ► Prog Rock >> 1980

Accept —— Russian Roulette ► Heavy Metal>> 1986

Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Tinderbox ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1986

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) ► Album Rock >> 1987

X Japan —— Blue Blood ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1989

The Beastie Boys —— Check Your Head ► Rap >> 1992

The Cure —— Wish ► Post-Punk >> 1992

Dark Tranquility —— The Mind’s I ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal >> 1997

Arch Enemy —— Stigmata ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1998

Lou Reed —— Perfect Night: Live In London ► Hard Rock >> 1998

The Who —— Live From Toronto ► British Rock >> 2006

Procol Harum —— Novum ► Prog Rock >> 2017


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This Day In Rock History: April 22nd



1957, Elvis Presley had his custom built 'Music Gates' installed at Gracelands. The gates were designed by Abe Saucer and custom built by John Dillars Jr, of Memphis Doors inc.

1966, 'Wild Thing' by The Troggs (who were originally called The Troglodytes) was released in the U.S. on both the Atco and Fontana labels. The song went on to reach No.1. Fronted by Reg Presley, 'Wild Thing' became a major influence on garage rock and punk rock.

2013, Richie Havens, the folk singer who opened the legendary 1969 Woodstock rock festival, died of a heart attack at 72. He died at his home in Jersey City, New Jersey.


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1950 Peter Frampton is born in Beckenham, Kent, England. After forming Humble Pie, he finds success as a solo artist; his 1976 album Frampton Come Alive! is one of the most successful live albums of all time.

1951 Pop-rock singer-songwriter Paul Carrack (Ace, Squeeze, Mike & The Mechanics) is born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

1966 Kimberley Dahme (rhythm guitarist, bassist for Boston) is born.

1979 Alt-rocker Daniel Johns (frontman for Silverchair) is born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

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Some albums released.....


The Monkees —— The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees ► Pop-Rock >> 1968

Iron Butterfly —— Live ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1970

The Temptations —— Sky’s The Limit ► Soul – Motown >> 1971

J. Geils Band —— Blow Your Face Out ► Blues-Rock >> 1976

Prince —— Around The World In A Day ► Pop-Rock >> 1985

Stratovarius —— Episode ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1996

Chicago —— The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997 ► Jazz-Rock >> 1997

Black Label Society —— The Blessed Hellride ► Heavy Metal >> 2003

The Yardbirds —— Birdland ► Blues Rock >> 2003



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This Day In Rock History: April 23rd


1936 Roy Orbison is born in Vernon, Texas.

1947 Rock bassist Glenn Cornick (of Jethro Tull) is born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.

1960 Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark is born Stephen Maynard Clark in Sheffield, England.

1971 The Rolling Stones release their 11th US studio album, Sticky Fingers.

1976 The Rolling Stones release their 15th US studio album, Black And Blue.

1991 Johnny Thunders of The Heartbreakers and New York Dolls dies from a drug overdose at age 38.

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This Day In Music History: April 23rd


Some albums released.....




Stephen Stills & Manassas —— Down The Road ► Country-Rock >> 1973

Jethro Tull —— Too Old To Rock ‘N’ Roll, Too Young To Die [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1976

The Ramones —— The Ramones ► Punk-Rock >> 1976

Judas Priest —— Sin After Sin ► Heavy Metal >> 1977

Bob Dylan —— Bob Dylan At Budokan ► Folk-Rock >> 1979

Death Angel —— The Ultra-Violence ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1987

Joe Walsh —— Ordinary Average Guy ► Blues-Rock >> 1991

Hootie & The Blowfish —— Fairweather Johnson ► Pop-Rock >> 1996

Elvis Costello —— When I Was Cruel ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2002

Supertramp —— Slow Motion ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2002

Wilco —— Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 2002

The Monkees —— The Best Of The Monkees ► Pop-Rock >> 2003

Asia —— Omega ► Prog Rock >> 2010

Peter Gabriel —— Live Blood ► Prog Rock >> 2012


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