This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 30th


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● The Mamas & The Papas —— The Mamas & The Papas

1968 ● The Byrds —— Sweetheart Of The Rodeo ► Country-Rock

1990 ● REO Speedwagon —— The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken ► Arena Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 31st



1974 Traffic made their last live performance at the annual UK Reading Festival. Other acts appearing included; Alex Harvey, 10cc, Focus, Steve Harley and Procol Harum. £5.50 for a weekend ticket.

2006 The Times ran a story on the demands of rock stars when on tour. Ozzy Osbourne insists on an eye, ear, nose and throat doctor at each venue. The Beach Boys require a licensed masseur, Meat Loaf a mask and one small tank of oxygen. David Bowie requests that the dressing room temperature is between 14c and 18c and Paul McCartney must have a large arrangement of white Casablanca lilies in his dressing room. Mick Jagger must have an onstage autocue with the lyrics to all the songs, it would also tell him the name of the city in which they were performing.

2014 Jimi Jamison, the lead singer for US rock band Survivor, who sang and co-wrote 'I'm Always Here' the theme tune for hit TV series Baywatch, died aged 63. The band are best known for their 1982 hit 'The Eye of the Tiger' which pre-dated Jamison joining the group.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 31st


1945 Van Morrison is born George Ivan Morrison in Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1945 Bob Welch (guitarist for Fleetwood Mac) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1948 Guitarist Rudolf Schenker (founder of Scorpions) is born in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany.



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 31st



1968, The Move, The Pretty Things, The Crazy World Of Aurthur Brown, Orange Bicycle, Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention and Tyrannosaurus Rex all appeared at the first Isle Of Wight Festival held over two days. Tickets, 25 shillings, ($3.00).

1969, During a North American tour Led Zeppelin appeared at the Texas International Pop Festival in Lewisville. Also on the bill, BB King, The Incredible String Band, Sam & Dave and Janis Joplin.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 31st


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Dr. John —— The Sun, Moon & Herbs ► Blues-Rock

1973 ● The Rolling Stones —— Goats Head Soup ► Blues-Rock

1987 ● Michael Jackson —— Bad ► Dance-Pop

2004 ● Kansas —— Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection ► Prog/Arena Rock

2009 ● The Black Crowes —— Before The Frost…Until The Freeze ► Southern Rock

2010 ● Heart —— Red Velvet Car ► Album Rock

2010 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Icon ► Southern Rock

2010 ● Nirvana —— Icon ► Grunge

2010 ● Rush —— Icon ► Prog/Art Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 1st



1966 The Byrds played the first of an 11-night run at the Whisky-a-go-go, Hollywood, California. The Whisky a Go-Go opened in 1964 with a live band led by Johnny Rivers and a short-skirted female DJ spinning records between sets from a suspended cage. When the girl began to dance during River's sets the audience thought it was part of the act – and the concept of Go-Go dancers in cages was born.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 1st


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers —— Crusade ► Blues-Rock

1975 ● Grateful Dead —— Blues For Allah ► Album Rock

1978 ● 10cc —— Bloody Tourists ► Pop-Rock

1978 ● Molly Hatchet —— Molly Hatchet ► Southern Rock

1987 ● R.E.M. —— Document ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1992 ● The Ramones —— Mondo Bizarro ► Punk-Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 2nd



1972 The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was held over three days on Bull Island, near Griffin, Indiana. The Promoters expected over 50,000 music fans, and over 200,000 attended the festival. Many bands pulled out as the festival drifted steadily into anarchy. Bands that did appear included Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, Black Oak Arkansas, Cheech and Chong, Foghat, Albert King, Brownsville Station, Canned heat, Flash, Ravi Shankar, Rory Gallagher, Lee Michaels and Frosty, the Eagles, The Amboy Dukes, and Gentle Giant. Three concert goers drowned in the Wabash River and as the festival ended, the remnants of the crowd burned down the music stand.

2012 Mark Abrahamian, the lead guitarist with Starship died of a heart attack aged 46. He collapsed following a concert in the US state of Nebraska where Starship had opened for fellow bands Survivor and Boston.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 2nd



1946 Rocker Marty Grebb (of The Buckinghams) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1951 Mik Kaminski (violinist for Electric Light Orchestra) is born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

1957 Steve Porcaro (keyboardist for Toto) is born in Hartford, Connecticut.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 2nd


A few albums that was released....

1977 ● Van Der Graaf —— The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome ► Prog Rock

1977 ● Thin Lizzy —— Bad Reputation ► Hard Rock

1983 ● The Moody Blues —— The Present ► Prog Rock

1997 ● War —— Colección Latina ► Funk


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