This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 25th




1947 Doo-wop singer Mitch Margo (of The Tokens) is born.

1948 Klaus Meine (lead singer of Scorpions) is born in Hanover, Germany.

1950 Robby Steinhardt (co-lead singer for Kansas) is born in Illinois, but will grow up in Lawrence, Kansas.

2005 Domenic Troiano (guitarist for The Guess Who, Bush) dies at age 59 after a ten-year battle with prostate cancer.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 25th


1983: Dio released the album “Holy Diver.”


source: noiseaddicts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 25th


A few albums that was released....




1993 ● Anthrax —— The Sound Of White Noise ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 26th



1926 Miles Davis is born in Alton, Illinois.

1940 Levon Helm (lead vocalist for The Band) is born Mark Lavon Helm in Elaine, Arkansas, but will grow up in nearby Turkey Scratch.

1944 Verden Allen (organist for Mott The Hoople) is born Terence Allen in Crynant, Neath, Wales.

1948 Stevie Nicks is born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in Phoenix, Arizona, but is raised in California. After releasing an album with her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham in 1973, the duo join Fleetwood Mac, helping the group transform from a renowned blues band to one of the most popular (and intriguing) groups in the world.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 26th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Absolutely Free ► Art Rock

1992 ● Queen —— Live At Wembley ’86 ► Glam Rock

1998 ● The B-52’s —— Time Capsule ► New Wave Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 27th



2017 Gregg Allman, guitarist and keyboard player for The Allman Brothers Band died due to complications from liver cancer at the age of 69.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 27th



1948 Pete Sears (bassist, keyboardist, guitarist for Jefferson Starship) is born in Bromley, Kent, England.

1957 Siouxsie Sioux (lead singer for Siouxsie and the Banshees) is born Susan Janet Ballion in London, England.

1957 Eddie Harsch (original keyboardist for The Black Crowes) is born Edward Hawrysch in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1966 Sean Kinney, drummer for Alice in Chains, is born in Seattle, Washington.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 27th



1957: “That’ll be the Day” by the Crickets was released.


1987: During a show in Rome’s Flaminio Stadio, U2’s sound system set off earthquake alarms in two neighborhoods.

source: noiseaddicts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 27th


A few albums that was released....



1975 ● Paul McCartney & Wings —— Venus And Mars ► Pop-Rock

1993 ● Eric Clapton —— Stages ► Blues-Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 28th



1966 "River Deep, Mountain High" by Ike and Tina Turner is released. The record will stay on the chart for just four weeks and stall at #88. Producer Phil Spector considered the song the high point of his production career and was so disappointed by its poor performance that he would go into seclusion for two years.

source: classicbands