This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Nov 14th


1949, Born on this day, James Young, guitar, Styx, (1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe').

1951, Born on this day, Frankie Banali, drummer, Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P. Billy Idol.

1956, Born on this day, Alec John Such, bass, Bon Jovi, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Livin' On A Prayer', 1986 US No.1 album 'Slippery When Wet' has sold over 8 million copies world wide).

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Nov 14th


1992 A member of John Mellencamp's band, keyboardist John Cascella, is found dead in his car in Indiana. Authorities suspected that Cascella had a heart attack while driving.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Nov 14th


1936 Freddie Garrity (frontman for Freddie & the Dreamers) is born in Crumpsall, Manchester, England

1936 R&B singer Cornell Gunter (of The Platters, The Coasters) is born in Coffeyville, Kansas.

1979 Tobin Esperance (bassist for Papa Roach) is born in Vacaville, California.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Nov 14th


A few albums that was released....


1989 ● Eddie Money —— Greatest Hits: The Sound Of Money ► Album Rock

1995 ● At The Gates —— Slaughter Of The Soul ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal

2000 ● Badfinger —— Head First ► Pop-Rock

2000 ● Eagles —— Selected Works: 1972-1999 ► Country-Rock

2000 ● Steely Dan —— Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story, 1972-1980 ► Jazz-Rock

2006 ● Styx —— One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra ► Prog/Art Rock

2006 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Live At The Fillmore East ► Folk-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 15th


1987, Dire Straits became the first act to sell over three million copies of an album in the UK. Brothers in Arms contained five, top 40 singles: ‘Money for Nothing,’ ‘So Far Away,’ ‘Walk of Life,’ ‘Brothers in Arms’ and ‘Your Latest Trick.’ The album is the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Nov 15th


1971 Grand Funk Railroad release their sixth album, "E Pluribus Funk". Music critics bash it, but fans think otherwise and buy enough copies to push it to number five on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The title of the LP is a play on the former motto of the US government, E Pluribus Unum (Out of many, one).

2018 Roy Clark, a Country music star who reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 with "Yesterday When I Was Young", died of complications from pneumonia on November 15th, 2018. He was 85.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 15th


1932 Petula Clark is born Sally Olwen Clark in Epsom, Surrey, England. Petula is a nickname given to her by her father.

1945 Frida (of ABBA) is born Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad in Bjorkasen, Ballangen, Norway.

1949 Steve Fossen (bassist, percussionist for Heart) is born.

1969 Janis Joplin calls out a policeman at her concert in Tampa, Florida, when he uses a bullhorn to yell at audience members who have left their seats.

"Don't F--k with those people!," she screams. "What are you so uptight about? Did you buy a $5 ticket?"

The cop tells Joplin that she needs to tell the crowd to remain seated, and she replies, "I'm not telling them s--t."

After more stage ranting where Joplin threatens to kick his face in, she is arrested after the show, charged with using "vulgar and indecent language." After posting a $504 bail, the charges are later dropped and she pays a $200 fine.

1974 Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger is born in Alberta, Canada.

2011 Mark "Moogy" Klingman (keyboardist for Utopia) dies of bladder cancer in New York City, at age 61.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Nov 15th

A few albums that was released....



1960 ● Muddy Waters —— At Newport 1960 ► Chicago Blues

1970 ● The Velvet Underground —— Loaded ► Alt. Rock

1970 ● Van Morrison —— His Band And The Street Choir ► Folk-Rock

1972 ● America —— Homecoming ► Folk-Rock

1978 ● Grateful Dead —— Shakedown Street ► Folk-Rock

1981 ● Thin Lizzy —— Renegade ► Hard Rock

1986 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— Live Alive ► Blues-Rock

1986 ● Frank Zappa —— Jazz From Hell ► Art Rock/Computer Electronica

1988 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock

1988 ● Journey —— Greatest Hits ► Arena Rock

1988 ● Kiss —— Smashes, Trashes & Hits ► Hard Rock

1993 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Flashback ► Hard Rock

1994 ● The Band —— Across The Great Divide [Box Set] ► Folk-Rock

2011 ● The Rolling Stones —— Some Girls: Live In Texas ’78 ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 16th


1968, The Jimi Hendrix Experience went to No.1 on the US album chart with their third and final studio album Electric Ladyland. The double album included ‘Crosstown Traffic,’ ‘Voodoo Chile’ and a version of Bob Dylan's ‘All Along the Watchtower’. Hendrix expressed displeasure and embarrassment with this "naked lady" cover which was banned by several record dealers as "pornographic", while others sold it with the gatefold cover turned inside out.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Nov 16th



1974: John Lennon reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the only time in his lifetime as a solo artist with “Whatever Gets You thru the Night” which spent which spent one week at number one. Elton John played piano & sang background vocals on this song.

1978: Queen was awarded the Gold Ticket for playing to over 100,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. During the concert they were joined onstage by semi-nude female cyclists during “Fat Bottomed Girls”.

1994: Dino Valente, founder of Quicksilver Messenger Service died of a brain tumor in Santa Rosa, CA. He was 51 years old.


source: paulshaffersdayinrock