This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Oct 22nd


A few albums that was released....


1974 ● Kiss —— Hotter Than Hell ► Hard Rock

1976 ● Elton John —— Blue Moves ► Pop-Rock

1976 ● Led Zeppelin —— The Song Remains The Same ► Hard Rock

1996 ● Gov’t Mule —— Live From Roseland Ballroom ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock

1996 ● Journey —— Trial By Fire ► Prog/Art Rock

1996 ● Van Halen —— Best Of Van Halen, Vol. I ► Hard Rock

1998 ● The Dillenger Escape Plan —— Under The Running Board ► Heavy Metal/Mathcore

2002 ● Foo Fighters —— One By One ► Grunge Rock

2002 ● Santana —— Shaman ► Jazz-Rock Fusion


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 23rd


1964, All four members of US band Buddy and the Kings were killed when they hired a Cesna Skyhawk to take them to a gig in Harris County. Piloted by the bands drummer Bill Daniles, the plane crashed nose first killing all on board. Singer with the group Harold Box had replaced Buddy Holly in The Crickets after his death in a plane crash. He sang lead vocals on 'Peggy Sue Got Married.' The Great Gig In The Sky

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 23rd



1995 Def Leppard pulled off one of the greatest publicity stunts ever when they played three concerts on three different continents in the same day. The band played in Tangiers (Africa) in the morning, London (Europe) in the afternoon and finally in Vancouver, Canada, (North America) in the evening.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 23rd


1947 Rock bassist Greg Ridley (of Humble Pie) is born Alfred Gregory Ridley in Aspatria, Cumberland, England.

1964 Robert Trujillo (bassist for Metallica and Suicidal Tendencies) is born in Santa Monica, California.

2010 Buffalo Springfield reunite after a 43-year stage absence for Neil Young's annual Bridge School benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Other acts on the roster include Jackson Browne, Elton John, Lucinda Williams, Kris Kristofferson (subbing for an ailing Merle Haggard), and Bridge veterans Pearl Jam.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Oct 23rd


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● Genesis —— Trespass ► Pop-Rock

1981 ● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Almost Blue ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1995 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— Ozzmosis ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Gov’t Mule —— The Deep End, Vol. 1 ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock

2001 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Live In Chicago 12.19.98 At The United Center ► AA Pop-Rock

2007 ● Robert Plant & Alison Krauss —— Raising Sand ► Folk-Rock

2007 ● Heart —— Dreamboat Annie Live ► Album Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 24th


2016, American singer Bobby Vee died age 73. Vee had 38 chart hits, ten of which reached the Top 20. Vee's recording of 'Take Good Care of My Baby' in the summer of 1961 went to No.1 in the US and No.3 in the UK. Vee's career began in the midst of tragedy. On February 3, 1959, "The Day the Music Died," when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper, were killed in an airplane. Vee then 15 years old, and a hastily assembled band of Fargo schoolboys calling themselves the Shadows volunteered for and were given the unenviable job of filling in for Holly and his band at their next gig. Their performance was a success, setting in motion a chain of events that led to Vee's career as a popular singer.

2017, American pianist and singer-songwriter Fats Domino died aged 89 at his home in Harvey, Louisiana after a long-term illness. Domino attracted national attention with his first recording, ‘The Fat Man’, made in late 1949 for Imperial Records, an early rock-and-roll record. ‘The Fat Man’ sold one million copies by 1953 and it is widely considered the first rock-and-roll record to achieve this feat. Domino had 35 records in the US Billboard Top 40. Domino’s 1956 version of ‘Blueberry Hill’ was selected for the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry of historic sound recordings worthy of preservation.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 24th



1936 Bill Wyman, future bass player for The Rolling Stones, is born William George Perks in South London, England.

1946 Jerry Edmonton (drummer for Steppenwolf) is born Gerald McCrohan in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

1948 Dale "Buffin" Griffin (drummer for Mott The Hoople) is born Terence Dale Griffin in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

1964 The T.A.M.I. show (Teenage Music International Show) concert is held in Santa Barbara, California, featuring Chuck Berry, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, The Miracles, Jan & Dean, Lesley Gore and Gerry and the Pacemakers. The concert is released as a movie later in 1964.

1966 Donovan releases "Mellow Yellow."

1971 Don McLean's American Pie album is released.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Oct 24th


A few albums that was released....



1971 ● Grateful Dead —— Grateful Dead (Live Skull & Roses) ► Country-Rock

1975 ● Roxy Music —— Siren ► Prog Rock

1975 ● John Lennon —— Shaved Fish ► Pop-Rock

1976 ● Rory Gallagher —— Calling Card ► Blues-Rock

1980 ● Cheap Trick —— All Shook Up ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

1981 ● Billy Idol —— Don’t Stop ► Hard Rock

1986 ● Stryper —— To Hell With The Devil ► Heavy Metal/Christian

1986 ● Warren Zevon —— A Quiet, Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon ► Pop-Rock

1995 ● Anthrax —— Stomp 442 ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal

1995 ● The Pretenders —— The Isle Of View ► Post-Punk

1995 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— It’s A Mystery ► Heartland Rock

2000 ● Linkin Park —— Hybrid Theory ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 25th


1966, Aged 7 months old, Jeff Healey had his right eye surgical removed (and subsequently his left eye, 4 months later), and replaced with artificial ones, necessitated by a form of cancer of the eyes called retinoblastoma. Three years later Healey was given his first guitar by his father. At the age of 13, the Canadian guitarist formed his first band, Blue Direction.

2002, Richard Harris, who had the 1968 US No.2 & UK No.4 hit 'MacArthur Park' died of cancer. The 72-year-old Irish-born actor had been undergoing chemotherapy at a private clinic in London. Though he charted three other times, Harris was better known for his acting roles on stage and film, most recently playing Albus Dumbledore in two Harry Potter films.

2014, Jack Bruce, best known as one third of Cream died of liver disease aged 71. Bruce played bass, sang and was the principal songwriter in Cream, and his CV reads like a comprehensive guide to the British blues boom, with spells in Alexis Korner’s Blues Inc, the Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and Manfred Mann.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Oct 25th


1943 Roy Lynes (keyboardist for Status Quo) is born in Redhill, Surrey, England.

1944 Jon Anderson (lead singer for Yes) is born in Accrington, Lancashire, England.

1949 Glenn Tipton (guitarist for Judas Priest) is born in Blackheath, England.

1955 Matthias Jabs (guitarist for Scorpions) is born in Hannover, Germany.

1961 Chad Smith (drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers) is born Chadwick Gaylord Smith in Saint Paul, Minnesota

1963 John Leven (bass guitarist for Europe) is born in Stockholm, Sweden.

1977 Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd is laid to rest in a Jacksonville cemetery five days after dying in a plane crash that also killed band members Steve and Cassie Gaines. Skynyrd piano player Billy Powell is the only band member healthy enough to attend the funeral, and even he is on crutches with stitches on his face from the crash.

1991 The renowned concert promoter Bill Graham, who ran the Fillmore and Fillmore East venues, dies in a helicopter crash returning home from a Huey Lewis and the News concert. Graham, 60, provided a more intimate and elegant concert experience with improved sound and even light shows. Some of his bigger productions included The Band's "Last Waltz" final concert and the Grateful Dead's New Year's Eve shows.

source: calendarsongfacts