This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 7th


1936 Buddy Holly is born. He lives just 22 years but influences many of the biggest stars of the '60s, including The Beatles. Don McLean's "American Pie" is about his death.

1951 Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders) is born in Akron, Ohio.

1953 Benmont Tench (keyboardist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) is born Benjamin Montmorency Tench III in Gainesville, Florida.

1986 Mike Nesmith joins the other three Monkees on stage during their reunion tour concert in Los Angeles.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Sept 7th


A few albums that was released....



1973 ● Frank Zappa —— Over-Nite Sensation ► Art Rock

1973 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Over-Nite Sensation ► Art Rock

1974 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Another Time ► Soul-Funk

1979 ● Gary Numan —— The Pleasure Principle ► New Wave Synth Pop

1979 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Join Hands ► Glam Rock

1984 ● Mercyful Fate —— Don’t Break The Oath ► Heavy Metal

1984 ● Queensrÿche —— The Warning ► Heavy Metal

1984 ● Jethro Tull —— Under Wraps ► Prog Rock

1990 ● Led Zeppelin —— Led Zeppelin Boxed Set ► Hard Rock

1993 ● John Mellencamp —— Human Wheels ► Roots Rock

2004 ● Christine McVie —— In The Meantime ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 8th


1974, Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and The Beach Boys all appeared at the New York 'Summersault '74' at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury.

2002, Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson started his new job as an airline pilot. The heavy metal singer qualified as a £35,000 - a year first officer with Gatwick based airline Astraeus who took holidaymakers to Portugal and Egypt.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 8th


1945 Kelly Groucutt (bassist and co-lead vocalist for Electric Light Orchestra) is born Michael William Groucutt in Coseley, Staffordshire, England.

1946 Dean Daughtry (keyboardist for Atlanta Rhythm Section) is born in Kinston, Alabama.

1947 Ben Orr (lead singer/bassist for The Cars) is born Benjamin Orzechowski in Lakewood, Ohio.

1958 David Lewis (lead singer/guitarist for Atlantic Starr) is born.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 8th


1945 Grateful Dead keyboardist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan starts truckin'.

1973 Troy Jayson Sanders, bassist/singer/songwriter for Mastodon, has a birthday.


source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Sept 8th

A few albums that was released....


1970 ● The Jackson 5 —— Third Album ► Soul – Motown

1970 ● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Natural Resources ► Soul – Motown

1972 ● Mott The Hoople —— All The Young Dudes ► Hard Rock

1978 ● David Bowie —— Stage ► Glam Rock

1981 ● The Cure —— …Happily Ever After ► Post-Punk

1986 ● The Human League —— Crash ► New Wave Synth-Pop

1986 ● The B-52’s —— Bouncing Off The Satellites ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1987 ● Mr. Mister —— Go On… ► L. A. New Wave

1987 ● Rush —— Hold Your Fire ► Arena Rock

1988 ● Bad Religion —— Suffer ► Punk Rock

1999 ● Tristania —— Beyond The Veil ► Heavy Metal/Gloom Metal

2003 ● Iron Maiden —— Dance Of Death ► Heavy Metal

2014 ● Queen —— Queen: Live At The Rainbow ’74 ► Glam Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 9th


1941, Born on this day, Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter, record producer. After appearing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival Redding wrote and recorded his iconic '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay' with Steve Cropper. The song became the first posthumous No.1 record on the Billboard Hot 100 and The Dock of the Bay became the first posthumous album to reach No.1 on the UK Albums Chart. Redding was killed in a plane crash on 10th December 1967

1965, US newspaper The Hollywood reporter ran the following advertisement; 'Madness folk & roll musicians, singers wanted for acting roles in new TV show. Parts for 4 insane boys. The Monkees were born. 437 people applied for the job.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 9th


1955 The J.P. Seeburg Corporation introduces its new Dual Music System Jukebox, the first ever equipped to hold a hundred singles and two song per side Extended Play discs.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 9th


1971: John Lennon’s LP “Imagine” was released.

1978: “Beast of Burden” was released by the Rolling Stones.

1999: Nine Inch Nails performed at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. It was their first-ever appearance on a televised award show.


source: noiseaddicts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 9th


1946 Bruce Palmer (bassist for Buffalo Springfield) is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1946 Doug Ingle (vocalist/organist for Iron Butterfly) is born in Omaha, Nebraska.

1947 Freddy Weller (guitarist for Paul Revere and the Raiders) is born Wilton Frederick Weller in Atlanta, Georgia. Co-wrote Tommy Roe's 1970 hit, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight."

1948 Pamela Des Barres, perhaps the most famous groupie of all time, is born. She boasts liaisons with Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger and Keith Moon, and even joins a band made up of groupies, The GTO's, in 1969. In 2013 she starts her own fashion label: "Groupie Couture."

1950 John McFee (guitarist, violinist for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Santa Cruz, California.

1967 Sam and Dave release "Soul Man."

2007 Rock guitarist Hughie Thomasson (of The Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd) dies of a heart attack in Brooksville, Florida, at age 55.


source: calendarsongfacts