This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 1st


1968, George Harrison released his first solo album, 'Wonderwall Music' on the Apple label. The songs which were mostly Harrison instrumentals, featured Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and an unaccredited banjo contribution by Peter Tork of The Monkees.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 1st


1946 Rick Grec, bass player for Blind Faith and Traffic, is born in Bordeaux, France.

1950 Dan Peek (of America) is born in Panama City, Florida.

1960 Elvis Presley releases "Are You Lonesome Tonight."

1962 Anthony Kiedis (lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers) is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

1963 Rick Allen (drummer for Def Leppard) is born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Nov 1st

A few albums that was released....

1968 ● Canned Heat —— Living The Blues ► Folk-Rock

1970 ● Grateful Dead —— American Beauty ► Folk-Rock

1972 ● Slade —— Slayed? ► Hard Rock

1974 ● Scorpions —— Fly To The Rainbow ► Heavy Metal/ Rock

1974 ● Poco —— Cantamos ► Country-Rock

1975 ● The Band —— Northern Lights-Southern Cross ► Folk-Rock

1979 ● Aerosmith —— Night In The Ruts ► Hard Rock

1979 ● Jefferson Starship —— Freedom At Point Zero ► Arena Rock

1988 ● Ratt —— Reach For The Sky ► Heavy Metal/Glam Metal

1991 ● Grateful Dead —— Infrared Roses ► Psychedelic Rock

1994 ● Nirvana —— MTV Unplugged In New York ► Grunge

1994 ● The Black Crowes —— Amorica ► Southern Rock

1994 ● Aerosmith —— Big Ones ► Hard Rock

1994 ● Tom Petty —— Wildflowers ► Album Rock

2005 ● Santana —— All That I Am ► Jazz-Rock Fusion

2011 ● Journey —— Greatest Hits 2 ► AOR Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 2nd


1944 Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer is born in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, where his family has been evacuated during World War II. He grows up in Worthing, Sussex, learning classical piano but later expanding into rock and jazz.

1963 Bobby Dall (bassist for Poison) is born Robert Harry Kuykendall in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

1969 Reginald Arvizu (bassist for KoRn) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1989 Bad Religion release their fourth full-length studio album, No Control.

1998 The Rolling Stones release No Security.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 2nd


1967, Cream released their second studio album Disraeli Gears which became the group's American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller in 1968, and reaching No.4 on the American charts. The album features the two singles 'Strange Brew' and 'Sunshine of Your Love'.

1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Willy and the Poor Boys, the third studio album that the band released in this year. The album features the songs 'Down on the Corner', from which the album got its name, and 'Fortunate Son', which is a well known protest song and their version of the Lead Belly song 'Cotton Fields'.

1999, Foo Fighters released their third studio album 'There Is Nothing Left to Lose', the album marks the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins. Early pressings of the disc included a temporary tattoo, similar to the one featured on the album cover.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Nov 2nd

A few albums that was released...


1973 ● Ringo Starr —— Ringo ► Pop-Rock

1978 ● The Police —— Outlandos d’Amour ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1980 ● Rory Gallagher —— Stage Struck ► Blues-Rock

1981 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Re-ac-tor ► Folk-Rock

1982 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Long After Dark ► Album Rock

1987 ● George Harrison —— Cloud Nine ► Pop-Rock

1987 ● Paul McCartney —— All The Best! ► Pop-Rock

1993 ● The Band —— Jericho ► Folk-Rock

1993 ● Frank Zappa —— The Yellow Shark ► 20th Century Classical

1998 ● Oasis —— The Masterplan ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop

1998 ● Aretha Franklin —— Greatest Hits ► Soul

2004 ● Jethro Tull —— Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 ► Folk-Rock

2010 ● Weezer —— Death To False Metal ► Alt. Rock/Power Pop


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 3rd


1945 Original Deep Purple bass player Nick Simper is born in Middlesex, England.

1948 Lulu is born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The singer will find international fame with the title songs to the James Bond films To Sir With Love and The Man With the Golden Gun.

1954 Adam Ant is born Stuart Goddard in Marylebone, London, England.

1972 Carly Simon and James Taylor get married, creating a musical power couple not seen until Jay-Z and Beyoncé tie the knot. The marriage lasts 11 years.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 3rd


1991, A free concert was held in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to honor the memory of promoter Bill Graham, who was killed in a helicopter crash the week before. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Grateful Dead, Journey and Joan Baez were the featured acts.


1992, Bon Jovi released their fifth studio album, Keep The Faith, which spent a total of 49 weeks on the US chart. The album produced three Top 40 hits: 'Keep The Faith', 'Bed of Roses' and 'In These Arms'.



source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Nov 3th

A few albums that was released...



1966 ● The Easybeats —— Volume 3 ► Rock ‘N’ Roll

1973 ● Hall & Oates —— Abandoned Luncheonette ► Pop-Rock

1975 ● America —— History: America’s Greatest Hits ► Folk-Rock

1977 ● Triumph —— Rock & Roll Machine ► Arena Rock

1979 ● Sly & The Family Stone —— Back On The Right Track ► Soul-Funk

1980 ● Whitesnake —— Live…In The Heart Of The City ► Arena Rock

1980 ● Neil Young —— Hawks & Doves ► Folk-Rock

1992 ● Rage Against The Machine —— Rage Against The Machine ► Rap-Metal

1992 ● Elton John —— Greatest Hits 1976–1986 ► Pop-Rock

1997 ● Queen —— Queen Rocks ► Glam Rock

1998 ● Beck —— Mutations ► AA Pop-Rock

1998 ● Duran Duran —— Greatest ► New Wave Synth-Pop

2000 ● Vintersorg —— Cosmic Genesis ► Heavy Metal/Progressive Metal

2009 ● Foo Fighters —— Greatest Hits ► Grunge Rock

2009 ● Weezer —— Raditude ► Alt. Rock/Power Pop

2009 ● Nirvana —— Live In Reading ► Grunge

2009 ● REO Speedwagon —— Not So Silent Night…Christmas With REO Speedwagon ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 4th


1967, Pink Floyd made their US live debut when they appeared at the Winterland Auditorium, San Francisco, California. Floyd shared the bill with local group Big Brother & The Holding Company, featuring singer Janis Joplin and singer / songwriter Richie Havens.

source: thisdayinmusic