This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 7th


A few albums that was released...

1969 ● Genesis —— From Genesis To Revelation ► Pop-Rock

1970 ● Mountain —— Climbing! ► Hard Rock

1973 ● The Byrds —— Byrds ► Country-Rock

1995 ● Eric Clapton —— The Cream Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock

2006 ● Jethro Tull —— Auqualung Live ► Folk-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 8th



1945 Micky Dolenz (drummer, vocalist for The Monkees) is born George Michael Dolenz, Jr. in Los Angeles, California.

1946 Randy Meisner (bassist for Poco, Eagles) is born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

1947 Michael Allsup (guitarist for Three Dog Night) is born in Oakdale, California.

1948 Mel Galley (of Whitesnake) is born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 8th


1973: Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, keyboardist for the Grateful Dead was found dead at his home Corte Madera, CA of a stomach hemorrhage. He was 27 years old.

1974: Bad Company performed their first concert at the Newcastle City Hall in Newcastle, U.K.


Birthdays:
Clive Burr-drummer for Iron Maiden born in 1957

source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 8th


A few albums that was released...


1965 ● The Beach Boys —— Today! ► Pop-Rock

1967 ● Ben E. King —— What Is Soul ► Soul

1977 ● Foreigner —— Foreigner ► Arena Rock

1994 ● Nine Inch Nails —— The Downward Spiral ► Industrial Metal

1994 ● David Lee Roth —— Your Filthy Little Mouth ► Hard Rock

2011 ● Billy Joel —— Live At Shea Stadium: The Concert ► Pop-Rock

2013 ● David Bowie —— The Next Day ► Glam Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 9th


1987 U2 released their fifth studio album The Joshua Tree which features the singles 'Where The Streets Have No Name', and 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'. The album became the fastest selling in UK history and the first album to sell over a million CDs, spending a total of 201 weeks on the UK chart. It topped the charts in over 20 countries and became U2's first US No.1 album.

2007 Brad Delp lead singer of US rock band Boston committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in at his home in the New Hampshire town of Atkinson. He died from the smoke of two charcoal grills he’d lit inside his sealed master bathroom. He was found by police lying on a pillow on his bathroom floor with a note paper-clipped to his shirt which read: "Mr. Brad Delp. I am a lonely soul." Boston had the 1977 UK No.22 single 'More Than A Feeling' and the 1986 US No.1 single 'Amanda.'

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 9th


1942 Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders is born in Eugene, Oregon.

1942 Experimental musician John Cale (of Velvet Underground) is born in Wales.

1945 Guitarist Robin Trower is born in London.

1948 Jimmie Fadden (guitarist, drummer for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is born in Long Beach, California

1993 Sting releases his fourth solo album, Ten Summoner's Tales, which contains the hit "Fields of Gold."

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 9th


A few albums that was released...

1973 ● Canned Heat —— The New Age ► Folk-Rock

1979 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Angel Station ► Prog Rock

1984 ● Golden Earring —— N.E.W.S. ► Hard Rock

1987 ● Gary Moore —— Wild Frontier ► Roots Rock (Irish)

1993 ● The Moody Blues —— A Night At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony Orchestra ► Pop-Rock

1999 ● Motörhead —— Everything Louder Than Everyone Else ► Heavy Metal

1999 ● Scorpions —— Eye II Eye ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock

1999 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— 20th Century Masters ► Southern Rock

2010 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 10th



1979 Believe it or not, James Brown played the Grand Ole Opry. Some Country artists such as Jean Shepard complained, but others like Barbara Mandrell said that Brown should have been invited five years earlier.

1988 30 year old Andy Gibb, younger brother of Bee Gees Robin, Maurice and Barry, died from a viral infection in his heart. Andy hadn't had a chart hit since 1981, but did have a stint as host of the Solid Gold TV show. Shortly before his death and just after he declared bankruptcy, Andy had signed a record deal and was working on a new album for Island Records that was never completed.

2005 53-year-old Danny Joe Brown, the original lead singer of Molly Hatchet, died from renal failure due to complications from diabetes. Brown was the front man for the band's self-titled album in 1978, which went Platinum. In 1979, the next album, "Flirtin' With Disaster" sold over 2 million copies.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 10th


1940 Dean Torrence (of Jan & Dean) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1947 Boston founder Tom Scholz is born in Toledo, Ohio.

1963 Jeff Ament (bassist for Pearl Jam) is born in Havre, Montana.

1971 Douglas Ardito (guitarist, bass guitarist for Puddle Of Mudd) is born in Bedford, Massachusetts.

1975 Jerry Horton (lead guitarist for Papa Roach) is born in Charleston, South Carolina.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 10th


A few albums that was released...


1972 ● Thin Lizzy —— Shades Of A Blue Orphanage ► Hard Rock

1981 ● Joe Walsh —— There Goes The Neighborhood ► Blues-Rock

1992 ● The Church —— Priest=Aura ► Alt. Power Pop

1997 ● The Bee Gees —— Still Waters [UK] ► Pop-Rock

1998 ● The Mamas & The Papas —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Folk

1998 ● Motörhead —— Snake Bite Love ► Heavy Metal

1998 ● Robbie Robertson —— Contact From The Underworld Of Red Boy ► Roots Rock

1998 ● Eric Clapton —— Pilgrim ► Blues-Rock

2008 ● Rory Gallagher —— The Essential ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll