This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 17th



2016, English drummer Dale Griffin died aged 67. He was a founder member of Mott the Hoople best known for classic tracks 'Roll Away The Stone' and 'All The Young Dudes'. The band who made eight albums during their five-and-a-half year existence, reformed to mark their 40th anniversary in 2009 - but Griffin was too ill to take part. Griffin also produced numerous BBC Radio 1 John Peel sessions from 1981 to 1994 including the first professional recording session for Pulp in 1981.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 17th


1969: Elton John released his second single “Lady Samantha” which was his first single in the U.S.

1976: Sweet peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Fox on the Run” which was their third top ten single in the U.S.


Birthdays:
Mick Taylor-guitarist for The Rolling Stones born in 1948


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Jan 17th


A few albums that was released.


1966 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— Sounds Of Silence ► Folk-Pop

2000 ● Golden Earring —— Last Blast Of The Century ► Hard Rock

2011 ● Pearl Jam —— Live On Ten Legs ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 18th


2016, The Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey died at the age of 67 in New York City from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia. Frey co-founded the Eagles in 1971 with Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner. After the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Frey embarked on a successful solo career and went on to score the Top 40 hits 'The One You Love', 'Smuggler's Blues', 'The Heat Is On', and 'You Belong to the City'.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Jan 18th


A few albums that was released.


1978 ● Warren Zevon —— Excitable Boy ► Pop-Rock

1983 ● Bryan Adams —— Cuts Like A Knife ► Pop-Rock

1985 ● Little River Band —— Playing To Win ► Soft Rock

1986 ● Soul Asylum —— Made To Be Broken ► Alt. Rock/Garage Rock

1988 ● AC/DC —— Blow Up Your Video ► Hard Rock

1994 ● ZZ Top —— Antenna ► Blues-Rock

2011 ● Gregg Allman —— Low Country Blues ► Southern Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 19th



1943, Born on this day, Janis Joplin, US singer, who had a 1971 U.S No.1 single with 'Me And Bobby McGee' and the 1971 U.S No.1 album 'Pearl'. Janis died on October 4th 1970 after an accidental heroin overdose. Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach.

2006, American soul singer, Wilson Pickett died in hospital near his Ashburn, Virginia home of a heart attack aged 64. Pickett recorded the soul classics ‘Mustang Sally’, ‘Everybody Needs Somebody to Love’ and ‘In The Midnight Hour’ plus Pickett scored 15 other US Top 40 singles.

2007, Canadian singer songwriter and former Mamas and the Papas singer Denny Doherty died at the age of 66 at his home near Toronto, Canada after a short illness. The group scored the 1966 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Monday Monday.' Doherty started his musical career in 1956 with a band called the Hepsters and in 1963, established a friendship with Cass Elliot when she was with a band called The Big 3.



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 19th


1949 Robert Palmer is born in Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He lands his breakthrough singing on the Alan Brown Set's 1969 single "Gypsy Girl."

2013 Steve Knight (keyboardist for Mountain) dies of complications from Parkinson's disease in New York, at age 77.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 19th


1981 - Styx released the album "Paradise Theater."


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Jan 19th


A few albums that was released.



1978 ● The Manhattan Transfer —— Pastiche ► Jazz-Pop

1979 ● Frank Zappa —— Sleep Dirt ► Art Rock

1988 ● Megadeth —— So Far, So Good…So What! ► Heavy Metal

1993 ● Bonnie Tyler —— The Very Best Of Bonnie Tyler ► Pop Vocals (Female)

1993 ● Elvis Costello And The Brodsky Quartet —— The Juliet Letters ► String Quartet

1995 ● Extreme —— Waiting For The Punchline ► Pop-Metal



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 20th


1982, During an Ozzy Osbourne concert in Des Moines, Iowa, a member of the audience threw a bat onto the stage. Stunned by the light, the bat lay motionless, and thinking it was a rubber fake, the singer picked it up and attempted to bite its head off. As he did this, the bat started to flap its wings and Ozzy soon realized it wasn't fake but in fact a living thing. After the show Ozzy was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital for rabies shots.

1983, Def Leppard released their third studio album 'Pyromania' which featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The album has now sold over 10 million copies in the US.

source: thisdayinmusic