This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 3rd


1978: Gerry Rafferty released “Baker Street” which went on to reach number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart making it his most successful solo single in the U.S.

1979: To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, & Ritchie Valens, a sold out concert took place at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, IA where the performers performed for the last time. On the bill was Del Shannon, The Drifters & Jimmy Clanton.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 3rd


A few albums that was released....


1976 ● Black Sabbath —— We Sold Our Soul For Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Hard Rock

1981 ● Rainbow —— Difficult To Cure ► Hard Rock

1998 ● Pearl Jam —— Yield ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 4th


1966 The Rolling Stones released '19th Nervous Breakdown' it reached No.2 on both the US and UK charts, while topping the NME charts and was the fifth best-selling single of 1966 in the UK.

1977 Fleetwood Mac released Rumours. The songs 'Go Your Own Way', 'Don't Stop', 'Dreams', and 'You Make Loving Fun' were released as singles. Rumours is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.

1983 Karen Carpenter died aged 32 of a cardiac arrest at her parent's house in Downey, California; the coroner's report gave the cause of death of imbalances associated with anorexia nervosa. The Carpenters 1970 album Close to You, featured two hit singles: ‘(They Long to Be) Close to You’ and ‘We've Only Just Begun.’ They peaked at No.1 and No.2, on the US chart. In 1975 - in Playboy's annual opinion poll; its readers voted Karen Carpenter the Best Rock Drummer of the year.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 4th


1941 John Steel (original drummer for The Animals) is born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England.

1948 Vincent Furnier, who will become better known as Alice Cooper, is born in Detroit.

1951 Phil Ehart (drummer for Kansas) is born in Coffeyville, Kansas.

1952 Jerry Shirley (drummer for Humble Pie) is born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 4th


A few albums that was released....


1992 ● Alice In Chains —— Sap ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal

1997 ● Widespread Panic —— Bombs & Butterflies ► Southern Rock

2003 ● Frank Zappa —— Halloween ► Art Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 5th


1998 American guitarist Tim Kelly from Slaughter was involved in a fatal car accident while traveling on Highway 96 in Arizona. Kelly's vehicle was hit head on when an 18 wheeler crossed the middle line. Kelly released four studio albums with Slaughter and two live albums.

2004 Janet Jackson's right breast became the most searched-for image in net history, Jackson's breast was seen by millions on TV after Justin Timberlake pulled at her bodice during a duet. Search engines reported a big jump in searches for Janet Jackson and Super Bowl, as people turned to the web for images of the event. Wardrobe Malfunction

2016 A new species of black tarantula that lives near Folsom Prison, California, was named after Johnny Cash. Aphonopelma johnnycashi was among 14 new tarantula species from the southern US which were described by biologists in the journal ZooKeys.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 5th



1941 Cory Wells (of Three Dog Night) is born Emil Lewandowski in Buffalo, New York.

1943 Chuck Winfield (trumpet player for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born.

1944 Al Kooper (of The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt in Brooklyn, New York.

1944 J.R. Cobb (guitarist for Classics IV, Atlanta Rhythm Section) is born in Birmingham, Alabama.

1964 Bass player Duff McKagan is born Michael Andrew McKagan in Seattle, Washington. With the Seattle drug scene causing problems, he heads to Los Angeles, where he forms Guns N' Roses.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 5th


A few albums that was released....



1969 ● Cream —— Goodbye ► Blues-Rock

1971 ● Barclay James Harvest —— Once Again ► Prog Rock

1991 ● Queen —— Innuendo ► Glam Rock

1992 ● Nirvana —— Hormoaning ► Grunge

2016 ● Elton John —— Wonderful Crazy Night ► Pop-Rock

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 6th


2011 Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore died aged 58 in his sleep of a heart attack in his hotel room while on holiday in Estepona, Spain. Moore had been a member of Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, and Colosseum II, before going solo, scoring the 1979 UK No.8 single 'Parisienne Walkways'. Moore's greatest influence in the early days was guitarist Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, who was a mentor to Moore when performing in Dublin. His 1990 album Still Got the Blues featured contributions from Albert King, Albert Collins, and George Harrison.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 6th



Birthdays:
Axl Rose-singer for Guns N’ Roses born in 1962


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