This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 3rd


1939 Ian Hunter (lead singer of Mott the Hoople) is born Ian Hunter Patterson in Shropshire, England, to a Scottish father.

1946 Michael Clarke (original drummer for The Byrds) is born Michael James Dick is born in Spokane, Washington.

1947 T. Rex drummer Mickey Finn is born Michael Norman Finn outside of London, England.

1950 Suzi Quatro is born in Detroit. She makes her musical mark in England, where she moves in 1971 after Mickie Most signs her to his label. In America, she's best known for her role as Leather Tuscadero on the TV series Happy Days.

1952 Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell is born in Corpus Christi, Texas.

1964 Kerry King (guitarist for Slayer) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1970 With the BBC refusing to air The Kinks' new single "Lola" because of its reference to "Coca-Cola" (brand names being a no-no for the corporation), lead singer Ray Davies flies all the way from London to New York to re-record the line as "Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola."

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 3rd


A few albums that was released...


1983 ● America —— Your Move ► Folk-Rock

1986 ● Queen —— A Kind Of Magic ► Glam Rock

1990 ● Supertramp —— The Very Best Of Supertramp ► Prog/Art Rock

1994 ● Bruce Dickinson —— Balls To Picasso ► Heavy Metal

1997 ● Pat Benatar —— Innamorata ► Hard Rock

1997 ● Rush —— Retrospective II ► Prog/Art Rock

2003 ● John Mellencamp —— Trouble No More ► Roots Rock

2008 ● Weezer —— Weezer (The Red Album) ► Alt. Rock/Power Pop

2008 ● Journey —— Revelation ► AOR Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 4th


1984 Bruce Springsteen released the album, 'Born In The USA', which became the best-selling album of 1985 in the United States (and also Springsteen's most successful album ever). The album produced a record-tying string of seven Top 10 singles (tied with Michael Jackson's Thriller and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814).

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 4th


1944 Folk pop singer Michelle Phillips (of The Mamas & The Papas) is born Holly Michelle Gilliam in Long Beach, California.

1945 Gordon Waller (of Peter & Gordon) is born in Braemar, Scotland.

1974 Stefan Lessard (bassist for The Dave Matthews Band) is born in Anaheim, California.

1994 Derek Leckenby (lead guitarist for Herman's Hermits) dies of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at age 51.

1996 Metallica release Load, their first album in five years.

1997 Ronnie Lane (bass guitarist of The Small Faces, The Faces) dies at age 51 after a 21-year battle with multiple sclerosis.

2013 Joey Covington (drummer for Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) dies in a single-vehicle accident in Palm Springs, California, at age 67.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 4th


A few albums that was released...

1969 ● Johnny Cash —— At San Quentin ► Classic Country

1980 ● The Kinks —— One For The Road ► Pop-Rock

1983 ● Motörhead —— Another Perfect Day ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal

2002 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Live: The 1971 Tour ► Hard Rock

2007 ● The Clash —— The Singles (2007) ► Punk

2007 ● Paul McCartney —— Memory Almost Full ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


2002 Dee Dee Ramone, (Douglas Glenn Colvin), bass guitarist with the Ramones died at his Hollywood, California apartment of a heroin overdose aged 49. He was the group's primary songwriter, penning songs such as 'Rockaway Beach', '53rd & 3rd', and 'Poison Heart'.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


1959 Bob Zimmerman graduated from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota. Zimmerman was known as a greaser to classmates in the remote rural community because of his long sideburns and leather jacket. Soon, Zimmerman would be performing at coffee houses at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and later in Greenwich Village in New York City. He would also change his name to Bob Dylan.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


1947 Tom Evans (guitarist for Badfinger) is born in Liverpool, England.

1952 Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is born Michael Henry McBrain outside of London, England.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


Grand Funk Railroad sell out NY's Shea Stadium in 72 hours breaking The Beatles box office record. 1971

U2 perform at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. It's raining and foggy which only adds to the atmosphere. The show is filmed and recorded, with tracks appearing on the EP "Under A Blood Red Sky." 1983

Metallica’s “St. Anger” drops. Produced by Bob Rock, the group’s eighth album was recorded after frontman James Hetfield had just returned from an extended stay in rehab. It debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 and goes on to sell nearly six million copies worldwide. 2003

source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 5th


A few albums that was released...


1970 ● Barclay James Harvest —— Barclay James Harvest ► Prog Rock

1970 ● Procol Harum —— Home ► Prog Rock

1979 ● J. Geils Band —— Best Of The J. Geils Band ► Blues-Rock

1982 ● Heart —— Private Audition ► Album Rock

1991 ● Trooper —— Ten ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Curse Of The Hidden Mirror ► Metal

2001 ● Styx —— Styx World: Live 2001 ► Prog/Art Rock

2007 ● Poison —— Poison’d! ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal

2007 ● The Police —— The Police ► New Wave Pop-Rock

2007 ● Bruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band —— Live In Dublin ► Folk-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll