This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: April 27th


A few albums that was released....



1968 ● Sly & The Family Stone —— Dance To The Music ► Soul-Funk

1973 ● Weather Report —— Sweetnighter ► Jazz-Rock Fusion

1987 ● Slade —— You Boyz Make Big Noize ► Hard Rock

1987 ● R.E.M. —— Dead Letter Office ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1991 ● Pat Benatar —— True Love ► Hard Rock/Jump Blues

2000 ● Immortal —— Damned In Black ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal

2004 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Naked ► Hard Rock

2004 ● Black Sabbath —— Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 28th


1980 Marshall Tucker Band bass player Tommy Caldwell died of injuries from a car accident aged 30 in his hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Caldwell was the original frontman for the Marshall Tucker Band between 1973 and 1980.

1981 Former member of T. Rex, Steve Currie was killed in a car crash returning to his home near Vale de Parra, Algarve, Portugal, he was 33 years old. Joined T. Rex (recently renamed from Tyrannosaurus Rex) as bass guitarist in late 1970, also worked as a session player, played on 'Motorbikin' by Chris Spedding.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: April 28th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Chicago —— Chicago Transit Authority ► Jazz-Rock

1970 ● Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —— What Love Has…Joined Together ► Soul – Motown

1980 ● Alice Cooper —— Flush The Fashion ► Hard Rock

1980 ● Grateful Dead —— Go To Heaven ► Pop-Rock

1982 ● Marshall Crenshaw —— Marshall Crenshaw ► Power Pop

1997 ● Stratovarius —— Visions ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal

1998 ● Stevie Nicks —— Enchanted: The Works Of Stevie Nicks ► Pop-Rock

1998 ● Yes —— Beyond & Before: BBC Recordings 1969-1970 ► Prog Rock

2009 ● The Black Crowes —— Warpaint Live ► Southern Rock

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 29th


1997 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases the album Twenty, which is titled after the fact that it's being released twenty years after the plane crash that claimed the lives of three band members. It's their ninth studio album.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 29th


Klaus Voorman, bassist for Manfred Mann, is born. Voorman is better known as the artist who designed the cover for The Beatles “Revolver” album. A friend of The Beatles during their Hamburg residency, Voorman later joins the Plastic Ono Band and backs John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. 1938

Tommy James (Thomas Gregory Jackson) is born in Dayton, OH. He is the leader of the Shondells who eventually become Tommy James & The Shondells. 1947

Having already appeared on both the covers of Time and Newsweek, Bruce Springsteen jumps the fence at Graceland in an attempt to meet Elvis Presley. Security guards catch him. Springsteen tells them who he is but the guards are unimpressed and escort 'The Boss' off the premises without ever meeting 'The King'. 1976

Mudcrutch's self-titled debut is out. The band is Tom Petty's pre-Heartbreakers unit. The album "has an edgy Country-Rock feel," says Petty. 2008

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: April 29th


A few albums that was released....


1977 ● Alice Cooper —— Lace And Whiskey ► Ballad

1981 ● Van Halen —— Fair Warning ► Hard Rock

1985 ● Freddie Mercury —— Mr. Bad Guy ► Pop-Rock

1996 ● Black Sabbath —— The Sabbath Stones ► Hard Rock

2008 ● Kansas —— Playlist: The Very Best Of Kansas ► Prog/Arena Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 30th



1970 Twiggs Lyndon, the road manager for The Allman Brothers Band was arrested for murder after he stabbed a club manager during an argument over a contract. At the ensuing trial, Lyndon's lawyers argued that he had been temporarily insane at the time of the incident and that touring with the Allman Brothers would drive anyone insane. Lyndon was acquitted.

1976 The Who's drummer Keith Moon paid nine cab drivers to block-off both ends of a New York street so he could throw the contents of his hotel room out of the window.

1977 Led Zeppelin broke a new world attendance record at a concert when they played to 76,229 people at a gig at the Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan. The Who held the previous record at the same venue with 75,962 people.

1983 American Blues legend Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) died in his sleep at his home in Westmont, Illinois, aged 68. Major influence of many acts, Cream, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones named themselves after Waters' 1950 song 'Rollin' Stone.' Best known songs include 'I Just Want To Make Love To You', 'I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man', 'Got My Mojo Working.'

1999 Nazareth drummer Darrell Sweet died aged 52, after suffering a fatal heart attack before a show in New Albany, Indiana. Nazareth had the 1973 UK No.9 single 'Broken Down Angel' 1976 US No. 8 single 'Love Hurts'.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 30th


1973 The second Wings album, Red Rose Speedway, is released in America. There is some braille on the back cover spelling out the message, "We love you baby," aimed at Stevie Wonder.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: April 30th


A few albums that was released...

1971 ● Thin Lizzy —— Thin Lizzy ► Hard Rock

1971 ● The Doobie Brothers —— The Doobie Brothers ► Pop-Rock

1974 ● J.J. Cale —— Okie ► Blues-Rock

1976 ● Elton John —— Here And There ► Pop-Rock

1977 ● The Moody Blues —— Caught Live + 5 [UK] ► Psychedelic Rock

1982 ● Cheap Trick —— One On One ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

1984 ● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark —— Junk Culture ► New Wave Synth Pop

1984 ● The Cure —— The Top ► Post-Punk

1986 ● Keel —— The Final Frontier ► Heavy Metal

1989 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Skynyrd’s Innyrds ► Southern Rock

1991 ● Yes —— Union ► Prog Rock

1996 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Crash ► AA Pop-Rock

2002 ● Jethro Tull —— Living With The Past ► Folk-Rock



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 1st



1979 Elton John became the first pop star to perform in Israel. In three weeks time he also became the first Western solo pop performer to tour Russia.

1997 Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt had a quadruple heart by-pass operation after visiting his Harley Street doctor and complaining of chest pains.

source: thisdayinmusic