This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 11th


1975: The first episode of Saturday Night Live then titled Saturday Night premiered on NBC. The episode was hosted by George Calrin, first musical guests were Janis Ian & Billy Preston & the bandleader was Paul Shaffer.

1983: Kiss performed their first concert without makeup at the Cascais Hall in Lisbon, Portugal.

1988: Van Halen was awarded the Gold Ticket during their concert at Madison Square Garden for playing to over 100,000 fans at the Garden.

1990: Nirvana performed their first concert with Dave Grohl on drums at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia, WA.


Birthdays:
Gary Mallaber-drummer for The Steve Miller Band born in 1946


source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Oct 11th

A few albums that was released....


1972 ● Santana —— Caravanserai ► Jazz-Rock Fusion

1974 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— The Good Earth ► Prog Rock

1974 ● Billy Joel —— Streetlife Serenade ► Pop-Rock

1976 ● Hot Tuna —— Hoppkorv ► Folk-Rock

1977 ● Kansas —— Point Of Know Return ► Prog/Arena Rock

1983 ● Lionel Richie —— Can’t Slow Down ► Soul-Dance

1993 ● Bonnie Tyler —— Silhouette In Red ► Pop Vocals (Female)

1993 ● Jackson Browne —— I’m Alive ► Folk-Rock

1994 ● Korn —— Korn ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal

1999 ● Children Of Bodom —— Tokyo Warhearts ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal

2011 ● Judas Priest —— The Chosen Few ► Heavy Metal


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 12th


1968, Big Brother And The Holding Company went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Cheap Thrills'. The cover, drawn by underground cartoonist Robert Crumb, replaced the band's original idea, a picture of the group naked in bed together. Crumb had originally intended his art to be the LP's back cover, but Joplin demanded that Columbia Records use it for the front cover. Initially the album title was to have been Sex, Dope and Cheap Thrills, but this didn't go down too well at Columbia Records.

2005, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee suffered minor burns at a concert in Casper, Wyoming during a pyrotechnics explosion. Lee was treated at a local hospital for the injuries to his arm and face, which occurred while he was suspended from a wire 30 feet above the stage.

2016, David Bowie and Prince were both new entries in the latest list of top-earning dead celebrities compiled by Forbes. Prince's pre-tax income from 1 October 2015 to 1 October 2016 was estimated at $25m (£20.5m) by the business magazine, putting him fifth in the list. Bowie, meanwhile, was ranked at 11th for an estimated income of $10.5m (£8.5m). Both, however, are dwarfed by Michael Jackson who topped the list once again with a record-breaking estimated income of $825m (£672.8m).

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 12th


1948 Rick Parfitt (vocalist/guitarist for Status Quo) is born in Woking, Surrey, England.


1997 John Denver, an avid amateur pilot who loves flying experimental aircraft, is the victim of a fatal plane crash. The airplane he flies has a fuel selection valve behind the pilot's head, forcing him to balance on the right rudder in order to switch tanks. That day, Denver leaves the airport with less fuel than he should have. He hits the right rudder when attempting to switch tanks, causing him to plow into the Pacific Ocean. Denver was the aircraft's sole occupant.

2009 Blue Cheer singer/bassist Dickie Peterson dies from liver cancer at the age of 63, in Erkelenz, Germany.

2011 Joel 'Taz' DiGregorio, keyboard player in the Charlie Daniels Band, is killed in a car accident before the band's gig at the Cumming Country Fair in Tennessee. DiGregorio, who was 67 at the time of his death, co-wrote many songs with the group, including "The Devil Went Down To Georgia."

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Oct 12th

A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Aretha Franklin —— Aretha In Paris ► Soul

1978 ● Billy Joel —— 52nd Street ► Pop-Rock

1981 ● U2 —— October ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1999 ● Chicago —— Chicago XXVI: Live In Concert ► Jazz-Rock

1999 ● Eric Clapton —— Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock

2009 ● Journey —— Don’t Stop Believin’: The Best Of Journey ► AOR Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 13th


1944, Born on this day, American keyboardist, singer and songwriter Robert Lamm, with Chicago, who had the 1976 UK & US No.1 single 'If You Leave Me Now'. The band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois as The Chicago Transit Authority before shortening the name in 1970. Lamm wrote many of the band's biggest hits, including 'Questions 67 & 68', 'Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?', '25 or 6 to 4', and 'Harry Truman'. Chicago have had five consecutive No.1 albums on the Billboard chart and 20 top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

1947, Born on this day, American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter Sammy Hagar who came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He replaced David Lee Roth of Van Halen in 1985 and left the band in 1996. He founded the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand and restaurant chain, as well as Sammy's Beach Bar Rum.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 13th


1973: The Allman Brothers Band peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Ramblin’ Man”, their highest charting single in the U.S.

1991: The Boston Pops Orchestra backed Aerosmith for their performance of “Dream On” which was taped for an MTV tenth anniversary special which aired the following month.

source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Oct 13th

A few albums that was released....


1976 ● Triumph —— Triumph ► Arena Rock

1978 ● AC/DC —— If You Want Blood You’ve Got It ► Hard Rock

1979 ● Elton John —— Victim Of Love ► Pop-Rock

1980 ● INXS —— INXS ► New Wave Synth-Pop

1982 ● Kiss —— Creatures Of The Night ► Hard Rock

1987 ● Supertramp —— Free As A Bird ► Prog/Art Rock

1989 ● Ace Frehley —— Trouble Walkin’ ► Pop-Metal

1989 ● Sting —— …Nothing Like The Sun ► Pop-Rock

2009 ● Kansas —— There’s Know Place Like Home ► Prog/Arena Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 14th


1957, Although it was banned by some US radio stations for its suggestive lyrics, The Everly Brothers had their first No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Wake Up Little Susie', (a No.2 hit in the UK).

1977, David Bowie released his twelfth studio album Heroes, the second installment of his Berlin Trilogy with Brian Eno (the other releases being Low and Lodger). Heroes continued the ambient experiments of Bowie's previous album Low (released earlier that year) and featured the contributions of guitarist Robert Fripp. The album was later named NME Album of the Year.

1988, Def Leppard became first act in chart history to sell seven million copies of two consecutive LPs, with Pyromania (their third studio album released in 1983) and Hysteria, (which became the band's best-selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide, and spawning six hit singles).

1996, 28 years after its creation, The Rolling Stones' Rock & Roll Circus was finally released. The 1968 event put together by The Stones comprised two concerts on a circus stage and included performances by The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull and Jethro Tull. John Lennon and Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell and Keith Richards. It was originally planned to be aired on BBC TV.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 14th

1977 - KISS released the album "Alive II."

1981 - Prince released the album "Controversy".


source: onthisday