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This Day In Rock History: June 11th


1946 John Lawton (lead vocalist for Uriah Heep from 1976 to 1979) is born in Halifax, England.

1947 Richard Palmer-James (vocalist, guitarist for Supertramp, songwriter for King Crimson) is born in Bournemouth, England.

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Some albums released...


1969 ● Three Dog Night —— Suitable For Framing ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1976 ● Carpenters —— A Kind Of Hush ► Soft Rock

1979 ● The Knack —— Get The Knack ► Power Pop

1981 ● Def Leppard —— High ‘N’ Dry ► Hard Rock

1982 ● REO Speedwagon —— Good Trouble ► Arena Rock

1991 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 ► Southern Rock

2002 ● Korn —— Untouchables ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal

2002 ● David Bowie —— Heathen ► Glam Rock

2002 ● The Who —— The Ultimate Collection ► British Rock

2013 ● Queen—— Icon ► Glam Rock


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This Day In Rock History: June 12th


1948 Barry Bailey (lead guitarist for Atlanta Rhythm Section) is born

1949 John Wetton, frontman for King Crimson and Asia, is born in Derbyshire, England.

1951 Brad Delp (lead vocalist for Boston) is born in Peabody, Massachusetts.

1951 Bun E. Carlos (drummer for Cheap Trick) is born Brad Carlson in Rockford, Illinois.

1969 Bardi Martin (bassist for Candlebox) is born.

1977 Blues rocker Kenny Wayne Shepherd is born Kenny Wayne Brobst in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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This Day In Music History: June 12th


Some albums released....


1988 ● Gregg Allman —— Just Before The Bullets Fly ► Southern Rock

1990 ● Bad Company —— Holy Water ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Electric Light Orchestra —— Zoom ► Pop-Rock

2007 ● Steely Dan —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Steely Dan ► Jazz-Rock

2008 ● Coldplay —— Viva La Vida ► Alt. Rock/Brit Pop

2012 ● Rush —— Clockwork Angels ► Prog/Art Rock

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This Day In Rock History: June 13rh


1949 Dennis Locorriere (lead vocalist and guitarist for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) is born in Union City, New Jersey.

1951 Howard Leese (guitarist for Heart) is born in Hollywood, California.

2017 Anita Pallenberg, who lived with Keith Richards for 13 years and had three kids with him, dies at age 75. Pallenberg inspired the Rolling Stones songs "You Got The Silver" and "Happy."

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1966 ● Aretha Franklin —— Soul Sister ► Soul

1975 ● Jefferson Starship —— Red Octopus ► Arena Rock

1979 ● The Cars —— Candy-O ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1979 ● Joni Mitchell —— Mingus ► Folk-Rock

1983 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— Texas Flood ► Blues-Rock

1986 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Criminal Tango ► British Rock

1987 ● Elton John —— Elton John Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ► Pop-Rock

1995 ● Bjork —— Post ► Alt Pop-Rock

1995 ● Fear Factory —— Demanufacture ► Industrial Metal

2000 ● Bon Jovi —— Crush ► Arena Rock

2000 ● B.B. King & Eric Clapton —— Riding With The King ► Blues

2006 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Sinner ► Hard Rock

2006 ● John Fogerty —— The Long Road Home – In Concert ► Folk-Rock

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This Day In Rock History: June 14th


1995, Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after a chest infection set in following a liver transplant. Had been a member of Taste before going solo, sold over 30m albums worldwide. Voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year in 1972, auditioned for The Rolling Stones following the departure of Mick Taylor. Gallagher made his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands.

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1970 - The Grateful Dead released their "Workingman's Dead" LP.

1971 - In London, the first Hard Rock Cafe opened.

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1945 Rod Argent (keyboardist for The Zombies, founder of Argent) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

1949 Jim Lea (multi-instrumentalist of Slade) is born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

1949 Alan White (drummer for Yes) is born in Ferryhill, County Durham, England.

1961 After a performance at the Majestic Theatre in Newcastle, England, Gene Vincent is mobbed by admirers who accidentally push him down a flight of stairs, where he is knocked out.

1963 Chris DeGarmo (lead guitarist for Queensrÿche) is born in Wenatchee, Washington.

1965 The Beatles release Beatles VI.

1971 Emerson, Lake & Palmer release their second album, Tarkus. The creature on the cover is a weaponized armadillo.

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Some albums released....


1968 ● Iron Butterfly —— In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ► Psychedelic Rock

1974 ● Barclay James Harvest —— Everyone Is Everybody Else ► Prog Rock

1975 ● Todd Rundgren —— Initiation ► Pop-Rock

1976 ● Chicago —— Chicago X ► Jazz-Rock

1980 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Cultosaurus Erectus ► Metal

1982 ● Pete Townshend —— All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes ► Prog Rock

1988 ● Status Quo —— Ain’t Complaining ► Blues-Rock

1989 ● Billy Squier —— Hear & Now ► Hard Rock

1990 ● Mike Oldfield —— Amarok ► Progressive Rock

2004 ● Blondie —— Singles Box ► New Wave Pop-Rock

2005 ● Foo Fighters —— In Your Honor ► Grunge Rock

2010 ● Oasis —— Time Flies…1994-2009 ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop


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