This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 9th


1973 Max Yasgur, who owned the farm in upstate New York where the 1969 Woodstock festival was held, dies of a heart attack at age 53.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 9th


1964: The Beatles made their American live debut on The Ed Sullivan Show & performed a five song set including the number one single that week “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. The show had received more than 50,000 applications for the 728 seats in the studio.

1985: Don Henley peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “The Boys of Summer” which was his second top ten single as a solo artist in the U.S.


Birthdays:
Rachel Bolan-bassist for Skid Row born in 1966



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 9th


1972 - Wings made their concert debut at Nottingham University in England.

1983 - Prince's "Little Red Corvette" was released.

1993 - Mick Jagger released a solo album called "Wandering Spirit."


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 9th


A few albums that was released.


1970 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Burnt Weeny Sandwich ► Art Rock

1990 ● The Highwaymen —— Highwayman 2 ► Outlaw Country

1994 ● Stratovarius —— Dreamspace ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal

2010 ● Bad Company —— Hard Rock Live ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 10th



1975, Dave Alexander, the original bassist for The Stooges died from pneumonia aged 27. Alexander met Iggy Pop and formed The Stooges in 1967 and had a hand in arranging, composing and performing all of the songs that appeared on the band's first two albums, The Stooges and Fun House. He was fired from the band in August 1970 after showing up at a gig too drunk to play.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 10th


1933 Don Wilson (rhythm guitarist for The Ventures) is born in Tacoma, Washington.

1939 Roberta Flack is born in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

1949 Nigel Olsson (drummer for Elton John's band) is born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.

1968 Rolling Stone magazine offers free roach clips to new subscribers.

1978 Van Halen release their self-titled debut album.

2017 Tom Petty is honored as Person of the Year at the MusiCares gala, held two days before the Grammy Awards. "Twenty years ago I'd have been way too cynical to do this, but I'm 66 now and I feel ya," he says in his speech.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 10th



1970: ZZ Top performed their first concert in Beaumont, TX.


Birthdays:
Cliff Burton-bassist for Metallica born in 1962



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 10th


A few albums that was released.


1967 ● The Troggs —— Trogglodynamite ► Garage Rock

1969 ● Buffalo Springfield —— Retrospective: The Best Of Buffalo Springfield ► Folk-Rock

1971 ● Carole King —— Tapestry ► Female Vocalist

1971 ● John Cale —— Church Of Anthrax ► Art Rock

1978 ● Little Feat —— Waiting For Columbus ► Southern Rock

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 11th



1964, The Beatles made their live concert debut in the US at the Washington Coliseum. Over 350 police surrounded the stage to keep the 8,000 plus screaming fans in control. One police officer who found the noise so loud stuck a bullet in each ear as ear plugs. The Beatles had to stop three times and turn Ringo's drum kit around and re-position their microphones so that they faced a different part of the audience. The set list: ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘From Me to You’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, ‘Please Please Me’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’, ‘Twist and Shout’, and ‘Long Tall Sally’.

2012, Whitney Houston was found dead in suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, submerged in the bathtub. Beverly Hills paramedics arrived at approximately 3:30 p.m. and found the singer unresponsive and performed CPR. Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. Local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent." It was later ruled by the coroner to have been an "accidental drowning"

source: thisdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 11th


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Tyranny And Mutation ► Heavy Metal

1977 ● Jethro Tull —— Songs From The Wood ► Prog Rock

1985 ● The Firm —— The Firm ► British Rock

1992 ● Cowboy Junkies —— Black Eyed Man ► Alt. Rock

2003 ● Rush —— The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 ► Prog/Art Rock


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