This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 4th


Some albums released.....


1969 ● Johnny Cash —— At San Quentin ► Classic Country

1980 ● The Kinks —— One For The Road ► Pop-Rock

1983 ● Motörhead —— Another Perfect Day ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal

1996 ● Bryan Adams —— 18 Til I Die ► Pop-Rock

1996 ● Jimmy Buffett —— Banana Wind ► Folk-Rock

2007 ● The Clash —— The Singles (2007) ► Punk

2007 ● Paul McCartney —— Memory Almost Full ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


1956 Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is released in America where it will reach #5 and sell over a million copies. Although he never quite matched that success, his 1957 releases, "Lotta Lovin'" reached #13 and "Dance to the Bop" climbed to #23. Vincent died in 1971 at the age of 36 of a seizure brought on by a bleeding ulcer.

1959 Bob Zimmerman graduated from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota. Zimmerman was known as a greaser to classmates in the remote rural community because of his long sideburns and leather jacket. Soon, Zimmerman would be performing at coffee houses at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and later in Greenwich Village in New York City. He would also change his name to Bob Dylan.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


1947 Tom Evans (guitarist for Badfinger) is born in Liverpool, England.

1952 Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is born Michael Henry McBrain outside of London, England.

1956 Kenny G is born Kenneth Gorelick in Seattle, Washington.

1977 Alice Cooper's boa constrictor - a star of his stage show - dies after the rat he is served for breakfast bites him. Cooper holds open auditions for a new snake, eventually choosing one named Angel.

1990 Jim Hodder (original drummer for Steely Dan), age 42, drowns in the swimming pool of his home in Point Arena, California.

2002 Eleven weeks after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dee Dee Ramone, a founding member of the Ramones, dies of a heroin overdose at age 50.

2007 Bruce Springsteen releases Live In Dublin.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 5th


Some albums released....


1962 ● Elvis Presley —— Pot Luck ► Rock n Roll

1970 ● Barclay James Harvest —— Barclay James Harvest ► Prog Rock

1970 ● Procol Harum —— Home ► Prog Rock

1982 ● Blondie —— The Hunter ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1982 ● Heart —— Private Audition ► Album Rock

1991 ● Trooper —— Ten ► Hard Rock

1995 ● Van Morrison —— Days Like This ► Folk-Rock

2001 ● Radiohead —— Amnesiac ► Alt. Pop-Rock

2001 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Curse Of The Hidden Mirror ► Metal

2001 ● Styx —— Styx World: Live 2001 ► Prog/Art Rock

2003 ● Metallica —— St. Anger ► Heavy Metal

2007 ● Poison —— Poison’d! ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal

2007 ● The Police —— The Police ► New Wave Pop-Rock

2012 ● The Beach Boys —— That’s Why God Made Radio ► Pop-Rock

2012 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Americana ► Roots Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 6th


1982, Tom Petty, Crosby Stills & Nash, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks and Jackson Browne all appeared at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California to a crowd of 85,000 fans at the six hour Peace Sunday, We Have A Dream antinuclear concert. Dylan was joined onstage with Joan Baez and duetted with her on Blowin’ In The Wind and With God On Our Side. The show was partly broadcast on ABC TV’s Entertainment Tonight program on the same day.

2003, Keyboard player with The Animals Dave Rowberry died aged 62. He replaced Alan Price who left in 1965. The Animals had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'.

2006, Billy Preston died of kidney failure. The Grammy-winning keyboard player collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Nat King Cole, Little Richard, Ray Charles, George Harrison, Elton John, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 6th


Some albums released...


1967 ● Moby Grape —— Moby Grape ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO)

1970 ● The Soft Machine —— Third ► Psychedelic Rock

1972 ● Looking Glass —— Looking Glass ► Pop-Rock

1975 ● Carpenters —— Horizon ► Soft Rock

1975 ● The Rolling Stones —— Made In The Shade ► Blues-Rock

1978 ● The Cars —— The Cars ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1981 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Juju ► Post-Punk

1983 ● Crosby, Stills & Nash —— Allies ► Folk-Rock

1987 ● Heart —— Bad Animals ► Album Rock

1988 ● The Moody Blues —— Sur La Mer ► Prog Rock

1989 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— In Step ► Blues-Rock

1995 ● Soul Asylum —— Let Your Dim Light Shine ► Alt. Pop-Rock

2000 ● Alice Cooper —— Brutal Planet ► Hard Rock

2005 ● Coldplay —— X&Y ► Alt. Rock/Brit Pop

2005 ● Kraftwerk —— Minimum-Maximum ► Techno-Rock

2006 ● Cheap Trick —— Rockford ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

2011 ● Iron Maiden —— From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of: 1990-2010 ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 7th


1958, Born on this day, Prince Rogers Nelson, the American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. He has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career including the 1984 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'When Doves Cry'. His releases have sold over 80 million copies worldwide. He has won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. Prince died on April 21, 2016, aged 57 after being found unresponsive, in an elevator at Paisley Park his Minnesota home.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 7th


1969 One of Rock's first Super Groups, Blind Faith played their only live performance in Hyde Park, London in front of an estimated 120,000 people. Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker and Rick Gretch produced just one album together, which included the songs, "Can't Find My Way Home" and "Presence of the Lord".

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 7th


1967 Dave Navarro (guitarist for Jane's Addiction) is born in Santa Monica, California.

1969 The Johnny Cash Show makes its debut, with Bob Dylan appearing on the first show.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 7th


Some albums released....


1972 ● Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles —— Live! ► Jazz Fusion

1976 ● Lou Rawls —— All Things In Time ► Soul (Philly)

1976 ● The Beatles —— Rock & Roll Music ► Pop-Rock

1982 ● Chicago —— Chicago 16 ► Jazz-Rock

1990 ● Tiamat —— Sumerian Cry ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal

1994 ● Boston —— Walk On ► Arena Rock

1999 ● Therion —— Crowning Of Atlantis ► Heavy Metal/Symphonic Metal

2004 ● Mike + The Mechanics —— Rewired ► Brit Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll