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This Day In Rock History: Oct 17th


1942 Gary Puckett (frontman for Union Gap) is born in Hibbing, Minnesota, but would be raised in Yakima, Washington (not far from the city Union Gap).

1946 Mike Hossack (drummer for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Paterson, New Jersey.

1964 The Rolling Stones release their second American album, 12X5.

1980 Bruce Springsteen releases The River.

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1980: Dire Straits released their third album Making Movies which went on to reach number 19 on the Billboard 200 album chart & sell one million copies in the U.S.

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Jim Tucker-guitarist for The Turtles born in 1946

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This Day In Music History: Oct 17th

A few albums that was released....



1977 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Street Survivors ► Southern Rock

1989 ● Billy Joel —— Storm Front ► Pop-Rock

1989 ● Kiss —— Hot In The Shade ► Hard Rock

1995 ● Steely Dan —— Alive In America ► Jazz-Rock

2006 ● Aerosmith —— Devil’s Got A New Disguise – The Very Best Of Aerosmith ► Hard Rock


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1926 Chuck Berry is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

1946 Joe Egan (co-founder of Stealers Wheel) is born in Paisley, Scotland

1949 Gary Richrath (guitarist for REO Speedwagon) is born in Peoria, Illinois.

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1975: Sweet peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Ballroom Blitz” which was their second top ten single in the U.S.

1988: The Traveling Wilburys, a supergroup which included Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty released their debut album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1. The album went on to peak at number three on the Billboard 200 album chart & sell three million copies in the U.S.

1997: Glen Buxton, guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band died of complications from pneumonia in Mason City, IA. He was 49 years old.


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A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Cactus —— Restrictions ► Hard Rock

1974 ● The Rolling Stones —— It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Blues-Rock

1981 ● Hawkwind —— Sonic Attack ► Heavy Metal

1985 ● The Cult —— Love ► Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Revival

1988 ● Duran Duran —— Big Thing ► New Wave Synth-Pop

1993 ● Carcass —— Heartwork [UK] ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal

1993 ● Iron Maiden —— A Real Dead One ► Heavy Metal

2001 ● The Rolling Stones —— The Brussels Affair ’73 ► Blues-Rock

2005 ● Supertramp —— Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology ► Prog/Art Rock

2005 ● Stevie Wonder —— A Time To Love ► Pop-Soul

2010 ● Huey Lewis & The News —— Soulsville ► Pop-Rock

2010 ● Queen —— The Singles Collection: Volume 4 ► Glam Rock

2011 ● Jane’s Addiction —— The Great Escape Artist ► Alt. Rock


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This Day In Rock History: Oct 19th


1973, David Bowie released his seventh album Pin Ups. The album, which features supermodel Twiggy on the front cover, is a collection of cover versions of some of the singer’s favourite songs, including tracks by Pink Floyd, The Pretty Things, The Who, The Yardbirds and The Kinks.

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1979 Prince releases his sophomore album, Prince, containing the #1 R&B hit "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and the original version of "I Feel For You," later a hit for Chaka Khan. It's his first album certified Platinum for sales over 1 million.

1979 Following a vicious legal battle with MCA Records, the third Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers album, Damn The Torpedoes, is released on the label's new subsidiary, Backstreet Records.

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1967 - "I Second That Emotion" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles was released by Tamla-Motown.

1992 - The Metallica single "Wherever I May Roam" was released.

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A few albums that was released....


1973 ● The Who —— Quadrophenia ► British Rock

1973 ● America —— Hat Trick ► Folk-Rock

1979 ● Styx —— Cornerstone ► Prog/Art Rock

1981 ● INXS —— Underneath The Colours ► New Wave Synth-Pop

1991 ● Mötley Crüe —— Decade Of Decadence ► Heavy Metal

1993 ● Rush —— Counterparts ► Arena Rock

2004 ● Twisted Sister —— Still Hungry ► Hair Metal

2004 ● John Mellencamp —— Words & Music: John Mellencamp’s Greatest Hits ► Roots Rock

2010 ● Elton John & Leon Russell —— The Union ► Pop-Rock


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