This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 29th


1999 Three ferrets named Beckham, Posh Spice and Baby Spice were used to lay power cables for a rock concert being held in Greenwich, London, England, (workers were not allowed to dig up the turf at the Royal Park). Organizers found that rods could not push the cables through the tiny tunnels, which frequently bend and dog-leg. The ferrets were eased into tiny nylon harnesses with wires which where then attached to a rope, the animals ran into a series of ducts which were under the stage like rabbit runs, leading the cables with them. The ferrets instinctively make for any hole in the ground and are enticed to the end of the duct by a slab of smelly meat. The New Years Eve concert featured Simply Red, Eurythmics and Bryan Ferry.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 29th


1968 The first big Rock festival held on the east coast, The Miami Festival, gets under way in Hallandale, Florida. Tickets sell for six and seven dollars and 100,000 people turn out for the three day event. Those appearing include the hottest acts of the day, Jose Feliciano, Procol Harem, Three Dog Night, Chuck Berry, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, The Turtles, Canned Heat and Joni Mitchell.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 29th



1941 Ray Thomas (flautist, percussionist for The Moody Blues) is born in Stourport-on-Severn, England.

1943 Rick Danko (bassist for The Band) is born in Blayney, Ontario, Canada. He drops out of school at age 14 to become a musician.

1947 Drummer Cozy Powell is born in Gloucestershire, England. He does stints in Black Sabbath and Rainbow, and also plays on albums for Whitesnake, Robert Plant, Brian May and many others. (Powell sometimes listed his date of birth as December 29, 1948, but the death register gives it as December 29, 1947.)



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: December 29th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Grand Funk ► Hard Rock

1971 ● America —— America ► Folk-Rock

1971 ● The Byrds —— Farther Along ► Country-Rock

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 30th


1939 Felix Pappalardi (bassist, vocalist for Mountain) is born in the Bronx, New York.

1942 Michael Nesmith (of The Monkees) is born Robert Michael Nesmith in Houston, Texas.

1945 Davy Jones (of The Monkees) is born in Manchester, England.

1946 Clive Bunker (drummer for Jethro Tull) is born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.

1946 Punk rock icon Patti Smith is born in Chicago.

1947 Rock musician Jeff Lynne (of Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys) is born in Shard End, Birmingham, England.

1967 Songwriter Bert Berns - known for penning a string of '60s hits, including "Piece of My Heart," "Hang on Sloopy" and "Twist and Shout" - dies of a heart attack at age 38.

1995 Clarence "Satch" Satchell (saxophonist, guitarist for The Ohio Players) dies of a brain aneurysm at age 54.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: December 30th


A few albums that was released....



1982 ● Ric Ocasek —— Beatitude ► Pop-Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 31st



1984 Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen crashed his Corvette Stingray, on the A57 outside Sheffield, Allen lost his left arm in the accident. Allen was on his way to a New Year's Eve party at his family's home when a Jaguar passed him. The driver had been egging Allen on and would not allow him to pass. In his rage to pass this driver, he did not see a turn up ahead and lost control of his car. He was thrown from the car, with his left arm severed due to the seatbelt not being properly fastened.

1985 Ricky Nelson was killed along with six others, when his charted light aircraft crashed in Texas. It's rumoured that freebasing cocaine caused an onboard explosion. Nelson had played himself on his parent's US TV The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet.' (1958 US No.1 'Poor Little Fool', 1961 UK No.2 single 'Hello Mary Lou' plus over 30 US Top 40 hit singles).

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 31st



1942 Andy Summers (guitarist for The Police) is born Andrew James Somers in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. The self taught guitarist, renowned for his use of modern electronic effects, is also a talented photographer and publishes several books of behind-the-scenes shots of the band recording and performing.

1943 Pete Quaife (original bass guitarist for The Kinks) is born Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife in Tavistock, Devon, England.

1943 John Denver is born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. in Roswell, New Mexico.

1947 Burton Cummings (lead singer, keyboardist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1948 Donna Summer is born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston, Massachusetts. She earns her new surname when a record label misprints her married name, Sommer, as Summer.

1951 Tom Hamilton (bass player for Aerosmith) is born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He co-writes the hits "Janie's Got A Gun" and "Sweet Emotion."

1963 Scott Ian (guitarist, backing vocalist for Anthrax) is born Scott Ian Rosenfeld in Queens, New York.

2018 Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show dies at 81.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: December 31st


A few albums that was released....


1980 ● Steve Winwood —— Arc of A Diver ► Album Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: January 1st



1942 Joe McDonald (lead singer of Country Joe & The Fish) is born in Washington, DC, but will grow up in El Monte, California.

1950 Morgan Fisher (keyboardist for Mott The Hoople) is born Stephen Morgan Fisher in Mayfair, London, England.


source: calendarsongfacts