This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 17th


1950 Rickey Medlocke, Lynyrd Skynyrd member and frontman of the band Blackfoot, is born in Jacksonville, Florida. He is inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

1969 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash record some duets in Nashville, with "Girl From The North Country" eventually ending up on Dylan's Nashville Skyline album, for which Cash writes liner notes

1973 Free play their final live gig in Hollywood, Florida, as Simon Kirke and Paul Rodgers leave to form Bad Company.

2014 Bob Casale (rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for Devo) dies of heart failure at age 61.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 17th


Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has a birthday. He is born in Fort Worth, TX, and joins the Foos in '97. 1972

The #1 all-time best selling album in the U.S. is released. It's The Eagles "Greatest Hits." 1976



source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 17th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers —— A Hard Road ► Blues-Rock

1969 ● The Temptations —— Cloud Nine ► Soul

1975 ● AC/DC —— High Voltage [Australia] ► Hard Rock

1975 ● John Lennon —— Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Pop-Rock

1981 ● Eric Clapton —— Another Ticket ► Blues-Rock

1984 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Budapest Live ► British Rock

1986 ● King Diamond —— Fatal Portrait ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 18th


1965, The Kinks were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Tired Of Waiting For You', the group's second UK No.1. According to Ray Davies, the music for 'Tired of Waiting for You' was written on the train to the recording studio and the words were written at a coffee shop during a break in the session.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 18th


A one-time elementary school music teacher but better known as the vocalist for Styx, Dennis DeYoung, is born in Chicago. 1947

KISS release their self-titled debut album. It stiffs though the set includes “Deuce,” “Firehouse” and “Strutter.” 1974


source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 18th


2003: Styx released Cyclorama, their first album without founding member Dennis DeYoung. It contained guest appearances from Brian Wilson, Billy Bob Thornton, John Waite & Tenacious D & peaked at 127 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.

Birthdays:
Yoko Ono born in 1933
Robbie Bachman-drummer for Bachman-Turner Overdrive born in 1953

source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 18th


1990 - At the 11th Brit Awards, Freddie Mercury made his final public appearance with Queen. They received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

2006 - In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, the Rolling Stones gave a free concert before a crowd of over 1 million people at Copacabana Beach.

source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 18th


A few albums that was released....

1966 ● The Supremes —— I Hear A Symphony ► Soul – Motown

1967 ● The Ventures —— Guitar Freakout ► Rock n Roll Instrumental

1973 ● Rory Gallagher —— Blueprint ► Blues-Rock

1977 ● Hall & Oates —— No Goodbyes ► Pop-Rock

1986 ● Jackson Browne —— Lives In The Balance ► Folk-Rock

2011 ● Radiohead —— The King Of Limbs ► Alt. Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 19th


1980, AC/DC singer Bon Scott was pronounced dead on arrival at a London hospital after a heavy night's drinking. Scott was found in the passenger seat of a friend's parked car. The official coroner's report stated that he had "drunk himself to death", after suffocating on his own vomit.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 19th


1966 Lou Christie enjoys his only US number one record with "Lightnin' Strikes", a song that his record company, MGM, hated so much, they initially refused to release. Label head Lenny Shear actually threw the tape in the wastebasket and said it was "a piece of crap." After Christie's management team promoted the record themselves, it started to gain attention and three months later, Billboard magazine featured a picture of Shear presenting Christie with a Gold record. It became a #11 hit in the UK.

source: classicbands