This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: January 31st


1946 Terry Kath, co-founder and guitarist of (Chicago), is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1976 The Ohio Players' "Love Rollercoaster" hits #1 in America.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: January 31st


1998: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, & Southside Johnny performed at the Come Together benefit concert to benefit the family of Sgt. Patrick King, a police officer killed in the line of duty. This concert also turned into an impromptu E Street Band reunion.


Birthdays:
Adrian Vandenberg-guitarist for Whitesnake born in 1954


source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: January 31st


A few albums that was released....


2006 ● Warren Zevon —— Reconsider Me: The Love Songs ► Pop-Rock

2006 ● Ben E. King —— I’ve Been Around ► Soul

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 1st


1985 The Eagles' Glenn Frey makes his acting debut on an episode of US TV's Miami Vice that was based on his song, "Smuggler's Blues".

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 1st


1937 Ray "Eye Patch" Sawyer (of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) is born in Chickasaw, Alabama.

1937 Don Everly (of The Everly Brothers) is born Isaac Donald Everly in Brownie, Kentucky. Two years later, brother Phil is born

1938 Jimmy Carl Black (drummer, vocalist for Mothers of Invention) is born James Carl Inkanish, Jr. in El Paso, Texas.

1950 Mike Campbell (lead guitarist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) is born in Panama City, Florida.

1951 Rich Williams (guitarist for Kansas) is born in Topeka, Kansas.

1964 Jani Lane of Warrant ("Cherry Pie") is born in Akron, Ohio.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 1st


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● Jefferson Airplane —— Surrealistic Pillow ► Psychedelic Rock

1972 ● Neil Young —— Harvest ► Folk-Rock

1974 ● T. Rex —— Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders of Tomorrow ► Glam Rock

1974 ● The Doobie Brothers —— What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits ► Pop-Rock

1989 ● Tesla —— The Great Radio Controversy ► Hard Rock

1993 ● Accept —— Objection Overruled ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Metal

2000 ● Dr. John —— Duke Elegant ► New Orleans R&B

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 2nd


1942 Graham Nash (of The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

1947 Peter Lucia (of Tommy James & the Shondells) is born in Morristown, New Jersey.

1949 Ross Valory, bass player with Journey and the Steve Miller Band, is born in San Francisco.

1973 Emerson, Lake and Palmer keyboard player Keith Emerson injures his hands when a rigged piano explodes prematurely during a San Francisco gig, leaving him with minor cuts and a broken fingernail.

1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases Gimme Back My Bullets. It's their fourth album, following Nuthin' Fancy and preceding Street Survivors, which is their last release before a fatal plane crash ends the original lineup.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 2nd


A few albums that was released....



1976 ● Genesis —— A Trick Of The Tail [UK] ► Prog Rock

1981 ● Iron Maiden —— Killers ► Heavy Metal

1988 ● Lita Ford —— Lita ► Hard Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 3rd


1959, 22 year old Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, aged 17, died in a crash shortly after take-off from Clear Lake, Iowa, the pilot of the single-engined Beechcraft Bonanza plane was also killed. Holly hired the plane after heating problems developed on his tourbus. All three were traveling to Fargo, North Dakota, for the next show on their Winter Dance Party Tour which Holly had set – covering 24 cities in three weeks, to make money after the break-up of his band, The Crickets, last year.

1979, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, The Blues Brothers went to number one on the US album chart with Briefcase Full Of Blues.

source: todayinrockhistory

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 3rd


1943 Eric Haydock (original bass guitarist for The Hollies) is born in Stockport, Cheshire, England.

1947 Dave Davies (lead guitarist for The Kinks) is born in Fortis Green, London, England.

source: calendarsongfacts