This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 14th


1967, Over 25,000 people attend The Human Be-In-A Gathering Of The Tribes at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The event was a forerunner of major, outdoor rock concerts and featured The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Big Brother And The Holding Company.

1992, American rock drummer, Jerry Nolan from The New York Dolls died from a fatal stroke aged 45. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 New York Dolls and 1974 Too Much Too Soon. Nolan joined the New York Dolls in the autumn of 1972 to replace Billy Murcia, who had died of asphyxiation as a result of a failed attempt to revive him from a drug overdose while on tour in England, early in the band's career. Nolan left the Dolls together with Johnny Thunders in the spring of 1975. The two then placed a call to bassist Richard Hell, formerly of the Neon Boys and Television, to form The Heartbreakers.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 14th


1959 Geoff Tate (lead singer for Queensryche) is born in Stuttgart, West Germany.

1969 Dave Grohl (of Nirvana, Foo Fighters) is born in Warren, Ohio.

1980 Rush release Permanent Waves, their seventh studio album. "The Spirit of Radio" and "Freewill" help make it their first to reach the Top 5 on the US Albums chart, where it peaks at #4. The album represents a new direction for the band, with songs becoming denser and more radio friendly, setting the stage for the upcoming Moving Pictures.

2000 We find the father of Melissa Etheridge's two children when Rolling Stone reports that David Crosby is the surrogate father.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Jan 14th


A few albums that was released.


1992 ● Lou Reed —— Magic And Loss ► Hard Rock

1997 ● Björk —— Telegram ► Alt Pop-Rock

2003 ● The Knack —— Re-Zoom ► Power Pop

2014 ● Bruce Springsteen —— High Hopes ► Heartland Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 15th


1994, American singer songwriter Harry Nilsson died in his sleep of heart failure after spending the previous day in the recording studio. He recorded 'Everybody's Talkin' from the film Midnight Cowboy and wrote hits for Three Dog Night and The Monkees. Had the UK & US No.1 single with his version of the Badfinger Evans & Ham song 'Without You.' When John Lennon and Paul McCartney held a press conference in 1968 to announce the formation of Apple Corps, John was asked to name his favorite American artist. He replied, "Nilsson". Paul was then asked to name his favorite American group. He replied, "Nilsson".

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 15th


1941 Captain Beefheart is born Don Vliet in Glendale, California.

1948 Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist, guitarist, and driving force) is born in Jacksonville, Florida.

1952 Cellist Melvyn Gale (of Electric Light Orchestra) is born in London, England.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Jan 15th


A few albums that was released.


1970 ● MC5 —— Back in the USA ► Garage Rock

1971 ● John Lee Hooker And Canned Heat —— Hooker ‘N Heat ► Blues-Rock

1981 ● Marvin Gaye —— In Our Lifetime ► Soul – Motown

1991 ● David Lee Roth —— A Little Ain’t Enough ► Hard Rock

1996 ● Accept —— Predator ► Heavy Metal


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 16th


1957, The Cavern Club opened in Liverpool, England. It became the home of many Liverpool bands including The Beatles who appeared at the club 292 times. Over the years a wide variety of popular acts appeared at the club, including The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, The Kinks, Elton John, Black Sabbath, Queen, The Who and John Lee Hooker.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 16th


1965 Chad Allen And The Expressions release their first album under their new name, Guess Who. A single issued from the L.P. was a cover version of Johnny Kidd's "Shakin' All Over" that helped launch the career of one of Canada's most successful Rock bands.

1996 Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffett's seaplane, mistaking it for a drug trafficker's plane. U2 singer Bono and Island Records producer Chris Blackwell were with Buffett, but no one was hurt. The incident inspired Buffett to write a song called "Jamaica Mistaica".


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 16th



1942 Billy Francis (keyboardist for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) is born in Mississippi.

1988 Tina Turner performs at Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro to a sell-out crowd of 180,000, setting a new record for attendance at a performance by a solo artist.

2015 Puddle of Mudd frontman Wesley Scantlin is arrested at the Denver International Airport after he takes a baggage carousel for a joyride into a restricted area. A local fan bails him out, but the band is still hours late for their performance, and an angry promoter tells the audience he will never book the act again.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Jan 16th


A few albums that was released.



1971 ● ZZ Top —— ZZ Top’s First Album ► Blues-Rock

1972 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Blue Öyster Cult ► Metal

1990 ● Joan Jett —— The Hit List ► Hard Rock

1991 ● The Knack —— Serious Fun ► Power Pop

1995 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— The Rapture ► Alt. Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll