This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 17th


1967 Keith Moon of The Who rigs his bass drum to explode at the end of "My Generation" during the group's appearance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, but he doesn't realize that the stage crew has already set the charge. The resulting explosion cuts Moon's leg, singes Pete Townshend's hair, and startles fellow guests Bette Davis and Mickey Rooney.

1979 Chuck Comeau (drummer for Simple Plan) is born Charles-André Comeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 17th



1991 Guns N' Roses release "Use Your Illusion I & II" at midnight. It's either two single albums or a double album that can be bought separately. Their label ships 4.2 million copies (the largest shipment to date)

1992 Frank Zappa's final professional public appearance is at the Frankfurt Festival in Germany. The one-time guiding force behind the Mothers Of Invention conducts the Ensemble Modern and receives a 20-minute ovation.


source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Sept 17th

A few albums that was released....



1964 ● Manfred Mann —— The Manfred Mann Album ► Rock n Roll

1966 ● The Ventures —— Wild Things! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental

1975 ● Scorpions —— In Trance ► Heavy Metal

1979 ● Judas Priest —— Unleashed In The East ► Heavy Metal

1979 ● Frank Zappa —— Joe’s Garage: Act I ► Art Rock

1980 ● The Doobie Brothers —— One Step Closer ► Pop-Rock

1982 ● Phil Lynott —— The Phil Lynott Album ► Album Rock

1984 ● Timothy B. Schmit —— Playin’ It Cool ► Country-Rock

1991 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— No More Tears ► Hard Rock

1996 ● Warren Zevon —— I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead ► Pop-Rock

1996 ● ZZ Top —— Rhythmeen ► Blues-Rock

1997 ● Hall & Oates —— Marigold Sky ► Pop-Rock

2007 ● Mark Knopfler —— Kill To Get Crimson ► Roots Rock

2013 ● The Band —— Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 ► Folk-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 18th


1970, Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his managers answer phone earlier that night. Rumors and conspiracy theories grew up around Hendrix’s death. Eric Burdon claimed Jimi had committed suicide, but that’s contradicted by reports that he was in a good frame of mind. In 2009, a former Animals roadie published a book claiming that Jimi’s manager had admitted to him that he arranged the murder of Hendrix, since the guitarist wanted out of his contract.

2012, In a survey of more than 160,000 readers, British music magazine NME named John Lennon as Rock's ultimate icon. Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher was placed second, followed by David Bowie, Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner and late Nirvana icon Kurt Cobain.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 18th



1976 "Play That Funky Music" by a Steubenville, Ohio quintet called Wild Cherry topped the Billboard Pop chart. It was the first of five chart singles for the band who took their name from a box of cough drops.

1979 Greg Arama, bassist for The Amboy Dukes on their 1968 hit, "Journey To The Center Of The Mind", was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 29 years old.

2017 71-year-old Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine in 1967, officially put the publication up for sale, saying "it's time for young people to run it."


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 18th


1972 - The Who headlined the Rock At The Oval festival in London.

1976 - "More Than A Feeling" by Boston was released.

1978 - The members of KISS all released solo albums. The members at the time were Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss.

1979 - "Heartache Tonight" by the Eagles was released.

1983 - The album "Lick It Up" was released by KISS.

1987 - KISS released the album "Crazy Nights."


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 18th



1946 Alan "Bam" King (lead guitarist for Ace) is born in Kentish Town, London, England.

1949 Kerry Livgren (songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist for Kansas) is born in Topeka, Kansas.

1967 The Beach Boys release Smiley Smile.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 18th



Birthdays:

Michael Hossack-drummer for The Doobie Brothers born in 1950
Dee Dee Ramone-bassist for The Ramones born in 1951


source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Sept 18th


A few albums that was released....



1970 ● Black Sabbath —— Paranoid [UK] ► Hard Rock\

1970 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Kiln House ► Pop-Rock

1982 ● Twisted Sister —— Under The Blade ► Hair Metal

1983 ● Dokken —— Breaking The Chains ► Heavy Metal

1989 ● The Band —— To Kingdom Come: The Definitive Collection ► Folk-Rock

2001 ● Alice Cooper —— Dragontown ► Hard Rock

2007 ● Pearl Jam —— Live At Lollapalooza 2007 ► Hard Rock

2012 ● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— Songs About Cars, Space And The Ramones ► Southern Rock

2012 ● Paul Simon —— Live In New York City ► Folk-Pop

2015 ● David Gilmour —— Rattle That Lock ► Prog Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Sept 19th


1973, Country rock singer, songwriter 26-year-old Gram Parsons formerly of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, died under mysterious conditions in Joshua Tree, California. His death was attributed to heart failure but later was officially announced as a drug overdose. His coffin was stolen by two of his associates, manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin, a former roadie for The Byrds, and was taken to Cap Rock in the California desert, where it was set alight, in accordance to Parson's wishes. The two were later arrested by police.

source: thisdayinmusic