This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 21st


2005 UK singer Long John Baldry died of a chest infection. He was one of the founding fathers of British Rock 'n' Roll in the 1960s performing with Blues Incorporated and Cyril Davies' R&B All Stars. He later fronted the Hoochie Coochie Men, with Rod Stewart and then Steam Packet with Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll. Also a member of Bluesology with Elton John. He also narrated on Winnie The Pooh recordings for Disney and was the voice for Robotnik on the Sonic The Hedgehog computer game.

2007 Sharon Osbourne's music mogul father Don Arden died in a Los Angeles nursing home at the age of 81. Dubbed the Al Capone of Pop for his uncompromising business practices, he steered Small Faces, Black Sabbath and ELO to stardom.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 21st


1946 Barry Whitwam (drummer for Herman's Hermits) is born in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.

1955 Howie Epstein (bassist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 21st



1973 Canned Heat, Chuck Berry, Nazareth, Edgar Broughton Band, Groundhogs, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Medicine Head, all appeared at the Buxton Festival in Derbyshire, England. Hell’s Angels arrived in force and proceeded to drink the site dry. Initially they paid for the booze, but when the money ran out a deputation was sent into the audience to collect donations of 10p per person. About 20 minutes into his set Chuck Berry was showing one of the Angels how to do his duck-walk properly. He did a magnificent one from one end of the stage to the other and disappeared into the wings. The band played on, the Angels bopped, and Chuck bolted to his car and drove off at high speed, never to return.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 21st


A few albums that was released....

1972 ● T. Rex —— The Slider ► Glam Rock

1974 ● Rory Gallagher —— Irish Tour ’74 ► Blues-Rock

1976 ● Kiss —— The Originals ► Hard Rock

1980 ● Chicago —— Chicago XIV ► Jazz-Rock

1986 ● Neil Young —— Landing On Water ► Folk-Rock

1987 ● Dio —— Dream Evil ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 21st


1987 Guns N’ Roses released their debut album on Geffen Records: Appetite For Destruction featured the singles 'Welcome to the Jungle', 'Sweet Child o' Mine', and 'Paradise City'. The album now has worldwide sales in excess of 28 million, 18 million of which are in the US, making it the best-selling debut album of all time there.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[Nai Noswad]

This Day In Rock History: June 2nd


1941, Born on this day, Charlie Watts, English drummer who joined The Rolling Stones in 1963 and had the 1965 UK & US No.1 single 'Satisfaction' and over 35 Top 40 singles and albums. Watts also plays occasional gigs with Charlie Watts and his Big Band. In 2006, Watts was elected into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame.

1978, Thin Lizzy released the live double album 'Live And Dangerous'. It was recorded in Philadelphia, London and Toronto in 1977, during the tours accompanying the albums Johnny The Fox and Bad Reputation.


source: thisdayinmusic

Missed this: Happy Birthday Charlie!

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 22nd


1944 Supertramp vocalist/keyboard player Rick Davies is born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

1947 Don Henley of the Eagles is born in Gilmer, Texas.

1973 Daniel Jones (instrumentalist of Savage Garden) is born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, but will be raised in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 22nd


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers —— Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock

2003 ● Jane’s Addiction —— Strays ► Alt. Rock

2008 ● Black Sabbath —— The Rules Of Hell ► Hard Rock

2008 ● Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —— Déjà Vu Live ► Folk-Rock

2013 ● The Rolling Stones —— Hyde Park Live (Live 2013) ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 23rd



1979 Keyboard player with The Grateful Dead Keith Godchaux died after being involved in a car accident aged 32. He co-wrote songs with Lowell George (of Little Feat) and was a member of The New Riders of the Purple Sage.

1994 The International Astronomical Union named an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter after Frank Zappa who had died the previous December.

2011 Amy Winehouse was found dead at her north London home, she was 27. A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that a 27-year-old woman had died in Camden and that the cause of death was as yet unexplained.London Ambulance Service said it had been called to the flat at 1554 BST and sent two vehicles but the woman died.The troubled singer had a long battle with drink and drugs which overshadowed her recent musical career.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 23rd


1944 Dino Danelli (drummer for The Young Rascals) is born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

1948 John Hall (founder of Orleans) is born in Baltimore, Maryland, but grows up in Elmira, New York.

1950 Blair Thornton (guitarist for Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1964 Nick Menza (drummer for Megadeth) is born in Munich, Germany. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Don Menza.

1965 Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash is born Saul Hudson in Hampstead, London, England. He moves to Los Angeles in 1976.

source: calendarsongfacts