This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 21st


A few albums that was released...




1965 ● The Byrds —— Mr. Tambourine Man ► Country-Rock

1968 ● John Mayall —— Bare Wires ► Blues-Rock

1969 ● Deep Purple —— Deep Purple ► Hard Rock

1982 ● Crosby, Stills & Nash —— Daylight Again ► Folk-Rock

1987 ● Judas Priest —— Priest…Live! ► Heavy Metal

1987 ● White Lion —— Pride ► Hard Rock/Hair Metal

1990 ● Poison —— Flesh & Blood ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal

1994 ● John Mellencamp —— Dance Naked ► Roots Rock

1994 ● James Taylor —— Best Live ► Folk-Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 22nd

1947 Howard Kaylan (lead singer of The Turtles, Flo & Eddie) is born Howard Kaplan in the Bronx, New York.

1948 Todd Rundgren is born outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the '70s, he becomes a top solo artist and one of the most celebrated producers in music, with Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell his biggest commercial success.

1957 Garry Beers (bass guitarist for INXS) is born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia.

1979 Neil Young releases his highly lauded live album, Rust Never Sleeps. It contains several new songs that go on to be Young favorites, including "Powderfinger," "My My, Hey Hey," and "Pocahontas."

1988 Robert Palmer releases "Simply Irresistible" in his native UK, where it peaks at #44. It fares much better in the US, where it lands at #2.

2004 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour, their fifth live album. Featuring music from a July 11, 2003 performance at Antioch, Tennessee's Amsouth Amphitheater, it celebrates the band's thirty year anniversary.

2010 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases Live from Freedom Hall, their eight live album. It features music performed June 15, 2007 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

2018 Pantera drummer and co-founder Vinnie Paul dies at 54.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 22nd


A few albums that was released...


1974 ● Cat Stevens —— Saturnight (Live In Tokyo) ► Folk-Pop

1988 ● Robert Palmer —— Heavy Nova ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1992 ● Black Sabbath —— Dehumanizer ► Hard Rock

1998 ● Genesis —— Genesis Archive 1967-75 ► Prog Rock

1999 ● The Pretenders —— Viva el Amor! ► Post-Punk

2004 ● Motörhead —— Inferno ► Heavy Metal

2004 ● Heart —— Jupiter’s Darling ► Album Rock

2011 ● Yes —— Fly From Here ► Prog Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 23rd



1975 During his 'Welcome To My Nightmare' tour in Vancouver, Canada, Alice Cooper fell from the stage and broke six ribs.

2010 62-year-old Gregg Allman underwent a successful liver transplant operation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Allman had begun a series of treatments for Hepatitis C, but chronic damage of his liver led doctors to recommend a transplant. In a statement to the press, Allman said "I changed my ways years ago, but we can't turn back time. Every day is a gift."



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 23rd


A few albums that was released...




1972 ● Jethro Tull —— Living In The Past [UK] ► Prog Rock

1979 ● The Angels —— No Exit ► Hard Rock

1986 ● David Bowie —— Labyrinth ► Glam Rock

1986 ● Rod Stewart —— Every Beat Of My Heart ► Pop-Rock

1987 ● Sammy Hagar —— I Never Said Goodbye ► Hard Rock

1992 ● Carcass —— Tools Of The Trade ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal

1992 ● Glenn Frey —— Strange Weather ► Pop-Rock

2009 ● Cheap Trick —— The Latest ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

2009 ● John Mellencamp —— Life, Death, Live And Freedom ► Roots Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1944 Chris Wood (flutist/saxophonist/keyboardist for Traffic) is born in Quinton, Birmingham, England.

1944 Rock guitarist Jeff Beck is born in Wallington, England.

1945 Colin Blunstone (lead singer of The Zombies) is born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

1947 Mick Fleetwood (drummer for Fleetwood Mac) is born in Redruth, Cornwall, England, though he'll grow up in locales around the world due to his father's career as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot.

1948 Patrick Moraz (keyboardist for Yes, The Moody Blues) is born in Morges, Switzerland.

1949 John Illsley (bass guitarist for Dire Straits) is born in Leicester, England.

1967 Jeff Cease (former guitarist for The Black Crowes) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

2010 JoJo Billingsley (backing vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd) dies of cancer at age 58.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 24th


A few albums that was released...


1968 ● The Rascals —— Time Peace: The Rascals Greatest Hits ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1980 ● Jackson Browne —— Hold Out ► Folk-Rock

1988 ● Elton John —— Reg Strikes Back ► Pop-Rock

1996 ● Opeth —— Morningrise ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal

1997 ● Mötley Crüe —— Generation Swine ► Heavy Metal

2008 ● Mötley Crüe —— Saints Of Los Angeles ► Heavy Metal


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th



1984 Prince released his sixth studio album Purple Rain the first to feature his band the Revolution, and the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. The first two singles from the album, 'When Doves Cry' and 'Let's Go Crazy', topped the US singles charts, and were hits around the world, while the title track went to No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

2009 Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964. Jackson is credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool, four of his solo albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), while his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time with sales of over 50 million.



source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th


1946 Rock multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald (of Foreigner, King Crimson) is born in Osterley, Middlesex, England.

1946 Allen Lanier (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist for Blue Öyster Cult) is born in Long Island, New York.

1954 David Paich (keyboardist for Toto) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1972 Mike Kroeger (bassist for Nickelback) is born in Hanna, Alberta, Canada.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 25th


A few albums that was released...



1971 ● Supertramp —— Indelibly Stamped ► Prog/Art Rock

1973 ● Chicago —— Chicago VI ► Jazz-Rock

1975 ● Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention —— One Size Fits All ► Art Rock

1976 ● Alice Cooper —— Alice Cooper Goes To Hell ► Hard Rock

1980 ● Huey Lewis & The News —— Huey Lewis And The News ► Pop-Rock

1991 ● The Moody Blues —— Keys Of The Kingdom ► Prog Rock

1996 ● Kiss —— You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best!! ► Hard Rock

2002 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— Live At Budokan ► Hard Rock


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