This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1999: Pearl Jam peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with their cover of Wayne Cochran’s “Last Kiss” which became their highest charting single in the U.S.

1996: Van Halen announced that Sammy Hagar has left the band & that David Lee Roth had re-joined them to record two songs for their first greatest hits album.

1982: Asia peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Heat of the Moment” where it would remain for three weeks.

1976: Aerosmith peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with Rocks their first album to reach the top ten on the album chart.

1975: Bob Dylan and The Band officially released the heavily bootlegged The Basement Tapes.

1974: Bad Company released their self-titled debut album on Swan Song Records, which was launched by Led Zeppelin. The album went on to reach number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart & sold five million copies in the U.S.

1973: Keith Richards & his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg were arrested at Richards’ home in London on gun & drugs charges.

1965: The Byrds went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Mr. Tambourine Man” which spent one week on top of the chart.

1964: The Rolling Stones released a cover of Bobby Womack’s “It’s All Over Now” which went on to become their first number one single in the U.K.

Birthdays:
Colonel Tom Parker born in 1910
Mick Jones-guitarist for The Clash born in 1955



source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 26th


A few albums that was released...



1967 ● The Rolling Stones —— Flowers ► Rock n Roll

1970 ● Free —— Fire And Water ► Hard Rock

1974 ● Bad Company —— Bad Company ► Hard Rock

1975 ● Bob Dylan And The Band —— The Basement Tapes ► Folk-Rock

1976 ● Trooper —— Two For The Show ► Hard Rock

1976 ● Grateful Dead —— Steal Your Face ► Folk-Rock

1995 ● Dire Straits —— Live At The BBC ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock

2007 ● Pearl Jam —— Live At The Gorge 05/06 ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 27th



1966 The Mothers of Invention released their debut studio album Freak Out! on Verve Records. Often cited as one of rock music's first concept albums, the album is a satirical expression of frontman Frank Zappa's perception of American pop culture and the nascent freak scene of Los Angeles. It was also one of the earliest double albums in rock music.

1970 The 3-day Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music in Bath, England took place. The line-up included, Santana, The Flock, Led Zeppelin (headlining act), Hot Tuna, Country Joe McDonald, Colosseum, Jefferson Airplane (set aborted), The Byrds (acoustic set), Dr. John, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Canned Heat, It's a Beautiful Day, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, John Mayall with Peter Green, Pink Floyd, (who premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as the "Amazing Pudding"), Pentangle, Fairport Convention, and Keef Hartley.

1970 The Trans-Continental Pop Festival (better known as the The Festival Express) set off. The tour was unique in that rather than flying to each city, most of the acts travelled on a chartered CN train. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Buddy Guy Blues Band all travelled together on the train playing shows in Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Calgary.

2002 One day before the scheduled first show of The Who's 2002 US tour, bass player John Entwistle, died aged 57 in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Entwistle had gone to bed that night with a stripper, who woke at 10am to find Entwistle cold and unresponsive. The Las Vegas medical examiner determined that death was due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 27th


1971 New York's Rock and Roll venue, The Fillmore East, closed. The final show featured the Allman Brothers, Edgar Winter, The Beach Boys, and Country Joe McDonald.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 27th


1942 Bruce Johnston (of The Beach Boys) is born Benjamin Baldwin in Peoria, Illinois. He is adopted by William and Irene Johnston and grows up in Los Angeles.

1996 The sixth edition of Lollapalooza launches at Longview Lake in Kansas City, Missouri. It is co-headlined by Metallica and Soundgarden.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 27th


A few albums that was released...


1974 ● Grateful Dead —— From The Mars Hotel ► Psychedelic Rock

1981 ● Motörhead —— No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith ► Heavy Metal

1983 ● Twisted Sister —— You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Hair Metal

1988 ● Jethro Tull —— 20 Years Of Jethro Tull ► Prog Rock

1992 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Black Moon ► Prog Rock

1995 ● Gov’t Mule —— Gov’t Mule ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock

1995 ● Bon Jovi —— These Days ► Arena Rock

1997 ● HammerFall —— Glory To The Brave ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal

2000 ● Whitesnake —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Whitesnake ► Arena Rock

2000 ● Heart —— Greatest Hits: 1985-1995 ► Album Rock

2006 ● Whitesnake —— Gold ► Arena Rock

2011 ● Queen —— Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977-1982) ► Glam Rock


source; drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 28th


1969 Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, The Nice, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Ten Years After, Taste, The Liverpool Scene and Chicken Shack all appeared at The Bath Festival of Blues in England, with DJ John Peel. Tickets cost 18/6. The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. The only major problem occurred when the Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 28th


1945 David Knights (original bass guitarist for Procol Harum) is born in Islington, North London, England.

1978 The C.W. McCall hit "Convoy" is adapted into a movie of the same name, which opens in theaters. Kris Kristofferson plays the main character, a trucker who goes by "Rubber Duck."


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 28th


A few albums that was released...



1974 ● Elton John —— Caribou ► Pop-Rock

1985 ● AC/DC —— Fly On The Wall ► Hard Rock

2011 ● Limp Bizkit —— Gold Cobra ► Rap-Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 29th



1968 A free concert was held in London's Hyde Park with Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Roy Harper. This afternoon concert was the first free festival to be held in Hyde Park. The concert was held to coincide with the release of Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful of Secrets.


source: thisdayinmusic