This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 16th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● The Rolling Stones —— Gimme Shelter ► Blues-Rock

1985 ● Red Hot Chili Peppers —— Freaky Styley ► Alt. Funk-Rock

1989 ● Red Hot Chili Peppers —— Mother’s Milk ► Alt. Funk-Rock

1994 ● Crosby, Stills & Nash —— After The Storm ► Folk-Rock

1994 ● Prince —— Come ► Funk-Pop

1994 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Sleeps With Angels ► Folk-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 17th



1944 Folk rocker John Seiter (of Spanky and Our Gang) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

1947 Rock/soul musician Gary Talley (of The Box Tops and Big Star) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1949 Sib Hashian (drummer for Boston) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1958 Belinda Carlisle, lead vocalist for The Go-Go's, is born in Los Angeles, California.

1965 Steve Gorman (drummer for The Black Crowes) is born in Muskegon, Michigan.

2004 The venerable "Like A Rock" ad campaign comes to an end, as Chevy stops using the song and ends their association with Bob Seger. The 1986 song wasn't written for Chevy, but was used in the ads since 1989. Two years later, John Mellencamp's "Our Country" becomes the Silverado theme.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 17th


1985: ZZ Top headlined the Monster of Rock festival at Castle Donington in the U.K. Other acts on the bill included Bon Jovi, Metallica & Ratt.

1991: AC/DC headlined the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in the U.K. on a bill that included Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche & The Black Crowes. This was the first & only time in the festival’s history that every band on the bill had a Platinum album in the U.S.


Birthdays:

Gilby Clarke-guitarist for Guns N’ Roses born in 1962


source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 17th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● The Band —— Stage Fright ► Folk-Rock

1984 ● W.A.S.P. —— W.A.S.P. ► Glam Metal

1999 ● John Mellencamp —— Rough Harvest ► Folk-Rock

1999 ● The Moody Blues —— Strange Times ► Prog Rock

2010 ● John Mellencamp —— No Better Than This ► Roots Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[Nai Noswad]

Brilliant!...i attended the aforementioned Monsters Of Rock gigs at Donington..dirt cheap for the 3 days..all booked from Way Ahead Records, Hurts Yard- Nottm.
Lots wept too when Rick Allen came on stage. Saw the Quo also..though they were dreadful that day.

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 18th



1990: During Aerosmith’s set at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in the U.K., Jimmy Page joined Aerosmith onstage for a rendition of The Yardbirds’ “Train Kept A-Rollin’”. Other acts on the bill included Whitesnake & Poison.

1986: Bon Jovi released their third album Slippery When Wet which went on to be their commercial breakthrough selling over 28 million copies worldwide to date.

1984: The fifth annual Monsters of Rock took place at Castle Donington in the U.K. AC/DC headlined a bill that included Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, & Motley Crue.

1983: The Police headlined a concert at Shea Stadium in New York City in front of 70,000 fans. The concert sold out in five hours. Also on the bill were Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and R.E.M.

1973: Jethro Tull reached number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the second and final time with A Passion Play which spent one week on top of the chart.

Birthdays:
Dennis Elliott-drummer for Foreigner born in 1950


source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 18th


A few albums that was released....



1978 ● The Who —— Who Are You ► British Rock

1980 ● Yes —— Drama ► Prog Rock

1992 ● Patty Smyth —— Patty Smyth ► Pop-Rock

1992 ● Eric Clapton —— Unplugged ► Blues-Rock

2008 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Greatest Hits [2008] ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 19th


2005 A life-size bronze statue designed by Paul Daly of Phil Lynott was unveiled on Harry Street in Dublin. The ceremony was attended by his former Thin Lizzy band members Gary Moore, Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham. Lynott who died in 1986 aged 36 had a string of hits including 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak' and 'Waiting for an Alibi'.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 19th


2013 Richie Havens' ashes were scattered from a plane across the site of the original Woodstock concert. He was the first act to perform at the 1969 event held in upstate New York, where he made history with his performance of "Freedom". Havens died last April from a heart attack at the age of 72.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 19th


1939 Ginger Baker (drummer for Cream) is born Peter Edward Baker in Lewisham, South London, England.

1943 Rock 'n roller Billy J. Kramer (of Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas) is born William Howard Ashton in Bootle, Lancashire, England.

1945 Ian Gillian (lead singer for Deep Purple) is born in Chiswick, London, England.

1948 Elliot Lurie (lead guitarist, vocalist for Looking Glass) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1951 John Deacon (bassist for Queen) is born in Oadby, Leicester, England.

1983 Having been sporadic since it was originally shut down in 1968, "pirate radio" station Radio Caroline makes its comeback on board the ship Ross Revenge in the North Sea's international waters. Six years to the day later, it would be shut down again.

2008 Saxophonist/arranger LeRoi Moore (of The Dave Matthews Band) dies after being injured in an ATV accident in Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 46.

source: calendarsongfacts