This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 23rd


A few albums that was released....




1971 ● The Byrds —— Byrdmaniax ► Country-Rock

1972 ● Jethro Tull —— Living In The Past [UK] ► Prog Rock

1987 ● Sammy Hagar —— I Never Said Goodbye ► Hard Rock

2009 ● Cheap Trick —— The Latest ► Hard Rock/Power Pop


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1944 Chris Wood (flutist/saxophonist/keyboardist for Traffic) is born in Quinton, Birmingham, England.

1944 Rock guitarist Jeff Beck is born in Wallington, England.

1945 Colin Blunstone (lead singer of The Zombies) is born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

1947 Mick Fleetwood (drummer for Fleetwood Mac) is born in Redruth, Cornwall, England, though he'll grow up in locales around the world due to his father's career as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot.

1948 Patrick Moraz (keyboardist for Yes, The Moody Blues) is born in Morges, Switzerland.

1949 John Illsley (bass guitarist for Dire Straits) is born in Leicester, England.

1967 Jeff Cease (former guitarist for The Black Crowes) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

2010 JoJo Billingsley (backing vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd) dies of cancer at age 58.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 24th


A few albums that was released...


1968 ● The Rascals —— Time Peace: The Rascals Greatest Hits ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1980 ● Jackson Browne —— Hold Out ► Folk-Rock

1988 ● Elton John —— Reg Strikes Back ► Pop-Rock

1997 ● Mötley Crüe —— Generation Swine ► Heavy Metal

2008 ● Mötley Crüe —— Saints Of Los Angeles ► Heavy Metal


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th



1984 Prince released his sixth studio album Purple Rain the first to feature his band the Revolution, and the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. The first two singles from the album, 'When Doves Cry' and 'Let's Go Crazy', topped the US singles charts, and were hits around the world, while the title track went to No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

2009 Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964. Jackson is credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool, four of his solo albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), while his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time with sales of over 50 million.



source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th


1946 Rock multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald (of Foreigner, King Crimson) is born in Osterley, Middlesex, England.

1946 Allen Lanier (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist for Blue Öyster Cult) is born in Long Island, New York.

1954 David Paich (keyboardist for Toto) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1963 George Michael is born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, London, England.

1972 Mike Kroeger (bassist for Nickelback) is born in Hanna, Alberta, Canada.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th


2009 Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band The Seeds, who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with "Pushin' Too Hard", died unexpectedly in an Austin, Texas hospital. At the time of his death, he had been scheduled to begin a tour of the United States and Canada with a reformed version of The Seeds


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 25th


A few albums that was released...



1971 ● Supertramp —— Indelibly Stamped ► Prog/Art Rock

1973 ● Chicago —— Chicago VI ► Jazz-Rock

1976 ● Alice Cooper —— Alice Cooper Goes To Hell ► Hard Rock

1991 ● The Moody Blues —— Keys Of The Kingdom ► Prog Rock

1996 ● Kiss —— You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best!! ► Hard Rock

2002 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— Live At Budokan ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1974 Cher divorced Sonny Bono after 10 years of marriage. Four days later, Cher married guitarist Gregg Allman, the couple split 10 days after that, got back together and split again. They did stay married for three years, producing Elijah Blue Allman.

2008 Total Guitar magazine voted Celine Dion’s rendition of the AC/DC track ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ as the world's worst cover version ever. In the best cover versions list, Jimi Hendrix was voted into first place with his version of the Bob Dylan song ‘All Along the Watchtower,’ The Beatles rendition of ‘Twist and Shout’, (first recorded by the Top Notes), was in second place, followed by the Guns N' Roses version of the Wings song ‘Live and Let Die’.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1990 Nelson release their debut album After the Rain, which sells over 2 million copies thanks to the #1 single "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection." Nelson is the duo of Gunnar and Matthew, the twin sons of Rick Nelson.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 26th


A few albums that was released...



1967 ● The Rolling Stones —— Flowers ► Rock n Roll

1970 ● Free —— Fire And Water ► Hard Rock

1974 ● Bad Company —— Bad Company ► Hard Rock

1975 ● Bob Dylan And The Band —— The Basement Tapes ► Folk-Rock

1976 ● Trooper —— Two For The Show ► Hard Rock

1976 ● Grateful Dead —— Steal Your Face ► Folk-Rock

1995 ● Dire Straits —— Live At The BBC ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock




source: drrocksblog&roll