This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 30th


1965: Bob Dylan released his sixth studio album Highway 61 Revisited which was Dylan’s first mostly electric album. It went on to reach number three on the Billboard 200 album chart & became one of Dylan’s most critically acclaimed albums.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 30th


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● The Mamas & The Papas —— The Mamas & The Papas

1968 ● The Byrds —— Sweetheart Of The Rodeo ► Country-Rock

1990 ● REO Speedwagon —— The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 31st



1974 Traffic made their last live performance at the annual UK Reading Festival. Other acts appearing included; Alex Harvey, 10cc, Focus, Steve Harley and Procol Harum. £5.50 for a weekend ticket.

2006 The Times ran a story on the demands of rock stars when on tour. Ozzy Osbourne insists on an eye, ear, nose and throat doctor at each venue. The Beach Boys require a licensed masseur, Meat Loaf a mask and one small tank of oxygen. David Bowie requests that the dressing room temperature is between 14c and 18c and Paul McCartney must have a large arrangement of white Casablanca lilies in his dressing room. Mick Jagger must have an onstage autocue with the lyrics to all the songs, it would also tell him the name of the city in which they were performing.

2014 Jimi Jamison, the lead singer for US rock band Survivor, who sang and co-wrote 'I'm Always Here' the theme tune for hit TV series Baywatch, died aged 63. The band are best known for their 1982 hit 'The Eye of the Tiger' which pre-dated Jamison joining the group.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 31st


1945 Van Morrison is born George Ivan Morrison in Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1945 Bob Welch (guitarist for Fleetwood Mac) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1948 Guitarist Rudolf Schenker (founder of Scorpions) is born in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany.



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 31st



1968, The Move, The Pretty Things, The Crazy World Of Aurthur Brown, Orange Bicycle, Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention and Tyrannosaurus Rex all appeared at the first Isle Of Wight Festival held over two days. Tickets, 25 shillings, ($3.00).

1969, During a North American tour Led Zeppelin appeared at the Texas International Pop Festival in Lewisville. Also on the bill, BB King, The Incredible String Band, Sam & Dave and Janis Joplin.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 31st


1968: Vanilla Fudge peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with their cover of “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” which was their only top ten single in the U.S.

1968: Cream peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Sunshine of Your Love” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.

1985: Dire Straits reached the top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the first and only time with Brothers in Arms which began a nine week run at number one.

1989: The Rolling Stones kicked off their first tour in seven years at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia in support of Steel Wheels. When the tour finished one year later, it became the most financially successful tour in history up to that point.

1991: The Scorpions peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Wind of Change” which was their only top ten single in the U.S.

1991: Metallica’s self-titled album, also known as the Black Album entered the Billboard 200 Album Chart at number one for the first of four weeks on top of the chart. The album cost $1 million to record, was remixed three times, three members of Metallica were divorced after the album was completed & would be Metallica’s commercial breakthrough, selling over 15 million copies in the U.S.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 31st


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Dr. John —— The Sun, Moon & Herbs ► Blues-Rock

1973 ● The Rolling Stones —— Goats Head Soup ► Blues-Rock

1987 ● Michael Jackson —— Bad ► Dance-Pop

2004 ● Kansas —— Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection ► Prog/Arena Rock

2009 ● The Black Crowes —— Before The Frost…Until The Freeze ► Southern Rock

2010 ● Heart —— Red Velvet Car ► Album Rock

2010 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Icon ► Southern Rock

2010 ● Nirvana —— Icon ► Grunge

2010 ● Rush —— Icon ► Prog/Art Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 1st



1966 The Byrds played the first of an 11-night run at the Whisky-a-go-go, Hollywood, California. The Whisky a Go-Go opened in 1964 with a live band led by Johnny Rivers and a short-skirted female DJ spinning records between sets from a suspended cage. When the girl began to dance during River's sets the audience thought it was part of the act – and the concept of Go-Go dancers in cages was born.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 1st


Elvis Presley buys his mama a Pink Caddie. It's the first of many Cadillacs Elvis gives away. 1956

“Dr. Feelgood,” Motley Crue’s 5th studio album, is released. It enters the Billboard album chart at #1 and sold more than six million copies in the U.S. 1989

Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister stops the band's show in Austin. "I can't do it," he tells the audience. Unable to continue he leads his bandmates off the stage. It is the second show in a week that is cut short. The tour is subsequently cancelled. 2015

source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 1st


1967: Boz Scaggs joined the Steve Miller Band as their new guitarist. Scaggs would leave the group the following year.

1977: Rush released their fifth studio album A Farewell to Kings which went on to be one of their first albums to be certified Gold & went on to sell a million copies in the U.S.

1998: Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan was charged with assault and battery for allegedly striking a security guard in the head with a microphone during a concert the previous month. The security guard was trying to move an unruly fan away from the stage.

source: paulshaffersdayinrock