This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 19th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Poco —— Pickin’ Up The Pieces ► Country-Rock

1972 ● Elton John —— Honky Chateau ► Pop-Rock

1972 ● Uriah Heep —— Demons & Wizards ► Prog. Rock

1978 ● The Kinks —— Misfits ► British Rock

1998 ● Kansas —— Always Never The Same ► Prog/Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 20th


1954 Jimmy Henderson (guitarist for Black Oak Arkansas) is born in Mississippi.

1955 Steve George (keyboardist for Mr. Mister) is born in Phoenix, Arizona.

1969 Chicago singer Peter Cetera is attacked at a Dodgers-Cubs game at Dodger Stadium. Explaining the incident, Cetera says: "Four marines didn't like a long-haired rock 'n' roller in a baseball park, and of course I was a Cubs fan, and I was in Dodger Stadium, and that didn't do so well. I got in a fight and got a broken jaw in three places, and I was in intensive care for a couple of days. With my jaw wired together, I actually went on the road, and I was actually singing through my clenched jaw, which, to this day, is still the way I sing."


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 20th


1966: Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the Who grew tired of waiting for John Entwistle and Keith Moon to arrive for their gig at the Ricky Tick Club in Windsor, England. The band had been hosting Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys, who Moon had taken to a taping of British pop music program Ready Steady Go!. Townshend and Daltrey took to the stage with the rhythm section of the local band that opened the show. Moon and Entwistle showed up two hours late and took over their respective roles over halfway through the set. The show proceeded, and during Moon’s destruction of his drum kit during the finale, a cymbal hit Townshend’s leg. Townshend then swung his guitar at a speaker, but missed and hit the drummer in the head. An all-out brawl ensued, with Bruce Johnston watching in amazement as the club’s announcer assured the audience that it was “all a part of the show.” News of the fight spread fast, along with Moon and Entwistle announcing they were leaving the band. They soon reconciled however, with Entwistle returning for a gig the next day, and Moon rejoining a week later. During his week away from the Who, Moon had pursued the possibilities of joining other groups, including the Animals and Small Faces.

1997: The Blues Brothers released their eleventh album and fourth live album, Live From House of Blues. Recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago, it was the first recording to feature John Belushi’s brother, James, who performed under the name “Zee Blues.” It was also the first with keyboardist Paul Schaffer wince their third album, Made in America, and also includes several guests including Joe Walsh, Charley Musselwhite, Jeff Baxter, and Sam Moore.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 20th


1998 Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward was taken to hospital in London after suffering a heart attack during a band rehearsal.

2025 French Police announced that they had recovered a statue of Jim Morrison that was stolen from his grave in 1988. The heavy marble bust, carved by Croatian artost Mladen Mikulin, was placed on The Doors frontman's grave in the Pere-Lachaise cemetery of Paris in 1981, to mark the 10th anniversary of his death. After officials made their declaration, plans got underway for the restoration and reinstallation of the sculpture.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 20th


2012 Robin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees and a singer-songwriter who helped to turn disco into a global phenomenon by providing the core of the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever, died from cancer aged 62. Bee Gees hits including: Massachusetts, I've Gotta Get a Message to You, How Deep Is Your Love and Stayin' Alive, established their pop legacy by placing their falsetto harmonies at the centre of the 70s disco boom.

2013 Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the The Doors died aged 74. Manzarek, who had suffered from bile duct cancer for many years, died in a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, with his wife and brothers at his bedside. He formed The Doors with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.


Born On This Day


1944 Joe Cocker, English singer and musician who had the 1968 UK No.1 single with his cover of The Beatles 'With A Little Help From My Friends', plus 8 other UK Top 40 singles. Scored the 1982 US No.1 single with Jennifer Warnes 'Up Where We Belong'. In 2007 he was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown and in 2008 he received an OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. Cocker died of lung cancer on 22 December 2014 in Crawford, Colorado.

1947 English bassist Steve Currie from T. Rex who scored the 1971 UK No.1 single 'Hot Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles. Currie died in a car crash in Portugal on 28th April 1981.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 20th


1964 - Rudy Lewis of the Drifters died at age 28 under mysterious circumstances the night before the group was set to record "Under the Boardwalk." Former Drifters backup singer Johnny Moore was brought back to perform lead vocals for the recording session.

2017 - At the Palladium in London, the Cranberries played their last show with lead singer Dolores O'Riordan, whose health issues caused cancellation of the remaining dates. She died on January 15, 2018.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 20th


1997, U2 caused traffic chaos in Kansas City, Missouri after they paid for traffic control to close down five lanes so they could shoot the video for “Last Night On Earth.” Apart from major traffic jams, a passing Cadillac crashed into a plate glass window trying to avoid a cameraman.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 20th

2015: The Rolling Stones surprised fans in Los Angeles with a concert at the 1,300-capacity Fonda Theater. Tickets for the event sold out almost instantly, and the band performed the entire Sticky Fingers album.


source: 105.7WROR

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 20th


A few albums that was released....


1974 ● Climax Blues Band —— Sense Of Direction ► Blues-Rock

1980 ● Kiss —— Unmasked ► Hard Rock

1981 ● Elton John —— The Fox ► Pop-Rock

2003 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Vicious Cycle ► Southern Rock

2003 ● Kansas —— Greatest Hits Live ► Prog/Arena Rock

2011 ● Whitesnake —— Live At Donington 1990 ► Arena Rock

2016 ● Mudcrutch —— Mudcrutch 2 ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 21st


1943 Hilton Valentine (original guitarist for The Animals) is born in North Shields, Northumberland, England.

1947 Bill Champlin (keyboardist, guitarist for Chicago) is born in Oakland, California.

1948 Leo Sayer is born Gerard Hugh Sayer in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England.

1955 Stan Lynch (original drummer for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1983 ZZ Top release their video for "Gimme All Your Lovin'," marking the first appearance of the Eliminator, Billy Gibbons' 1933 Ford Hot Rod. The car appears in three other ZZ Top videos and becomes closely associated with the band. Gibbons has another one built just like it to bring on tour.


source: calendarsongfacts