This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th


2009, Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964. Jackson is credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool, four of his solo albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), while his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time with sales of over 50 million.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th


1945 Carly Simon is born in the Bronx, New York City. Her dad is Richard L. Simon, co-founder of Simon & Schuster publishing.

1946 Rock multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald (of Foreigner, King Crimson) is born in Osterley, Middlesex, England.

1946 Allen Lanier (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist for Blue Oyster Cult) is born in Long Island, New York.

1954 David Paich (keyboardist for Toto) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1963 George Michael is born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, London, England.

1972 Mike Kroeger (bassist for Nickelback) is born in Hanna, Alberta, Canada.



source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 25th


Some albums released....



1971 ● Supertramp —— Indelibly Stamped ► Prog/Art Rock

1973 ● Chicago —— Chicago VI ► Jazz-Rock

1975 ● Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention —— One Size Fits All ► Art Rock

1976 ● Alice Cooper —— Alice Cooper Goes To Hell ► Hard Rock

1991 ● The Moody Blues —— Keys Of The Kingdom ► Prog Rock

1991 ● Bonnie Raitt —— Luck Of The Draw ► Blues-Rock


1996 ● Kiss —— You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best!! ► Hard Rock

2002 ● Aerosmith —— Classic Aerosmith: The Universal Masters Collection ► Hard Rock

2002 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— Live At Budokan ► Hard Rock

2013 ● Jerry Garcia Band —— Garcia Live Volume Two ► Roots Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1964 - The Beatles album "A Hard Day’s Night" was released in the U.S.

1977 - Elvis Presley's final concert took place at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1971 Don McLean's 8:36 long epic "American Pie" debuts on WNEW-FM radio in New York. McLean would later say, "The song starts off with my memories of the death of Buddy Holly. But it moves on to describe America as I was seeing it and how I was fantasizing it might become, so it's part reality and part fantasy, but I'm always in the song as a witness or as even the subject sometimes in some of the verses." The single would rise to #1 in the US, #2 in the UK and reached the Top Ten in fifteen other countries.

1975 Veteran R&B arranger / producer Van McCoy earns his first Gold record for the Disco smash, "The Hustle". It turns out to be the biggest dance craze of the decade and resulted in McCoy being named Top Instrumental Artist of 1975 by Billboard magazine.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1938 R&B singer Billy Davis, Jr. (of The 5th Dimension) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

1955 Mick Jones (lead guitarist, vocalist of The Clash) is born in Wandsworth, London, England.

1969 Colin Greenwood (bassist for Radiohead) is born in Oxford, England. Brother and future bandmate Jonny Greenwood is born two years later.

1990 Nelson release their debut album After the Rain, which sells over 2 million copies thanks to the #1 single "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection." Nelson is the duo of Gunnar and Matthew, the twin sons of Rick Nelson.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 26th


Some albums released.....


1967 ● The Rolling Stones —— Flowers ► Rock n Roll

1970 ● Free —— Fire And Water ► Hard Rock

1974 ● Bad Company —— Bad Company ► Hard Rock

1975 ● Bob Dylan And The Band —— The Basement Tapes ► Folk-Rock

1976 ● Trooper —— Two For The Show ► Hard Rock

1976 ● Grateful Dead —— Steal Your Face ► Folk-Rock

1984 ● Icehouse —— Sidewalk ► New Wave Synth-Pop

1989 ● Bad English —— Bad English ► Arena Rock

1995 ● Dire Straits —— Live At The BBC ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock

2007 ● Pearl Jam —— Live At The Gorge 05/06 ► Hard Rock

2007 ● Paul Simon —— The Essential Paul Simon ► Folk-Pop


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

Today In Rock History: June 27th


1966, The Mothers of Invention released their debut studio album Freak Out! on Verve Records. Often cited as one of rock music's first concept albums, the album is a satirical expression of frontman Frank Zappa's perception of American pop culture and the nascent freak scene of Los Angeles. It was also one of the earliest double albums in rock music.

1970, The 3-day Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music in Bath, England took place. The line-up included, Santana, The Flock, Led Zeppelin (headlining act), Hot Tuna, Country Joe McDonald, Colosseum, Jefferson Airplane (set aborted), The Byrds (acoustic set), Dr. John, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Canned Heat, It's a Beautiful Day, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, John Mayall with Peter Green, Pink Floyd, (who premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as the "Amazing Pudding"), Pentangle, Fairport Convention, and Keef Hartley.

1970, The Trans-Continental Pop Festival (better known as the The Festival Express) set off. The tour was unique in that rather than flying to each city, most of the acts travelled on a chartered CN train. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Buddy Guy Blues Band all travelled together on the train playing shows in Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Calgary.

1997, Radiohead, Cast, The Bluetones, Manson, The Chemical Brothers, Ash, The Seahorses, Smashing Pumpkins, The Prodigy, Beck, Sheryl Crow, Sting, Dodgy, Travis, Ray Davies, Kula Shaker, Steve Winwood all appeared at the 3-day Glastonbury Festival.

2002, One day before the scheduled first show of The Who's 2002 US tour, bass player John Entwistle, died aged 57 in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Entwistle had gone to bed that night with a stripper, who woke at 10am to find Entwistle cold and unresponsive. The Las Vegas medical examiner determined that death was due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 27th


1942 Bruce Johnston (of The Beach Boys) is born Benjamin Baldwin in Peoria, Illinois. He is adopted by William and Irene Johnston and grows up in Los Angeles.

1980 Three songs into Led Zeppelin's concert in Nuremberg, drummer John Bonham collapses while beating out the rhythm to "Black Dog" and is rushed to the hospital, abruptly ending the show. Robert Plant jokes that he ate too many bananas before the show, but alcohol is the likely culprit. In September, Bonham dies after a night of drinking.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 27th


2018 Joe Jackson, the father of Michael, Randy, Jermaine, Marlon, Tito, Jackie, LaToya, Hazel and Janet Jackson, died of cancer at the age of 89. It was Joe who first formed The Jackson 5 in 1966, and got them signed to Motown Records by 1969. From there they launched a string of hits including "I Want You Back", "ABC" and "I'll Be There". Over the years Joe became estranged from his children, who accused him of both physical and mental abuse. By 2005 he was no longer involved in his children's careers and was turned away from Michael's residence when he tried to visit his grandchildren. After Michael's death in 2009, Joe sued unsuccessfully when it was disclosed that he was left out of Michael's will. Michael's mother, Katherine, was given custody of his three children and the money to support them.


source: classicbands