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This Day In Rock History: January 20th


1965 American disc-jockey Alan Freed died from uraemia and cirrhosis brought on by alcoholism at the age of 42. Freed called himself the "father of rock and roll", appeared in the movies such as Rock Around the Clock and Don't Knock the Rock. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.

1968 One Hit Wonders John Fred and the Playboy Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Judy In Disguise, (With Glasses)', it made No.3 in the UK. The song was inspired by The Beatles 'Lucy In The Sky'.

1982 During an Ozzy Osbourne concert in Des Moines, Iowa, a member of the audience threw a bat onto the stage. Stunned by the light, the bat lay motionless, and thinking it was a rubber fake, the singer picked it up and attempted to bite its head off. As he did this, the bat started to flap its wings and Ozzy soon realized it wasn't fake but in fact a living thing. After the show Ozzy was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital for rabies shots.

1983 Def Leppard released their third studio album 'Pyromania' which featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The album has now sold over 10 million copies in the US.


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1945 Eric Stewart (guitarist for The Mindbenders, 10cc) is born in Droylsden, Lancashire, England.

1947 George Grantham (drummer for Poco) is born in Cordell, Oklahoma.

1948 Mel Pritchard (drummer for Barclay James Harvest) is born in Oldham, Lancashire, England.

1952 Judas Priest bass player Ian Hill is born in West Bromwich, England.

1952 Paul Stanley of Kiss is born Stanley Harvey Eisen in Queens, New York.

1999 1999 Bill Albaugh (drummer for the psychedelic pop group The Lemon Pipers) dies at age 53.

2015 2015 Edgar Froese (drummer for Tangerine Dream) dies of a pulmonary embolism at age 70 in Austria.

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A few albums that was released....


1967 ● The Rolling Stones —— Between the Buttons [UK] ► Blues-Rock

1972 ● Jerry Garcia —— Garcia ► Roots Rock

1975 ● Bob Dylan —— Blood On The Tracks ► Folk-Rock

1978 ● Journey —— Infinity ► Prog/Art Rock

1998 ● Ace Frehley —— Loaded Deck ► Pop-Metal

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This Day In Rock History: January 21st


1941 Richie Havens is born in Brooklyn, New York. His music career takes off when he performs as the opening act at Woodstock in 1969.

1944 Chris Britton (lead guitarist for The Troggs) is born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

1945 Peter Kircher (drummer for Status Quo) is born in Folkestone, Kent, England.

1979 Lynyrd Skynyrd reunite at the Volunteer Jam in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the first time the band have played since the 1977 plane crash that killed three of their members. Lynyrd Skynyrd perform an instrumental version of "Free Bird" alongside The Charlie Daniels Band.

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1983 The Allman Brothers Band bassist Lamar Williams died of lung cancer age 34. He joined the band in 1972 after the death of original bassist Berry Oakley. His doctors believed that the disease was derived from exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service. Opposed to the war and to killing in general, Williams went AWOL frequently and wandered around the jungles of South Vietnam, occasionally returning to various units. He was given an honorable discharge in 1970.

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A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Canned Heat —— Boogie With Canned Heat ► Folk-Rock

1968 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— The Graduate [Sndtrk] ► Folk-Pop

1984 ● Bon Jovi —— Bon Jovi ► Hard Rock

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This Day In Music History: January 21st


1966 The first Trips Festival, a three-day event, begins at the Longshoreman's Hall in San Francisco. It's a landmark event in the evolution of psychedelic music.


Produced by Ken Kesey, Ramon Sender, and Stewart Brand, the event is largely recognized as the first to bring together what would be called the "hippie" movement. Ten thousand people show up for the festival, which features the Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, and a whole lot of LSD-spiked punch.


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1938 Lupine disc jockey Wolfman Jack is born Robert Weston Smith in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1960s he blasts rock 'n roll to the masses from a high-powered border blaster signal at XERF-AM in Mexico.

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This Day In Rock History: January 22nd


1949 Nigel Pegrum (drummer for The Small Faces, Uriah Heep) is born in North Wales.

1949 Journey frontman Steve Perry is born in Hanford, California.

1960 INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence is born in Lain Cove, a suburb of Sydney.

1965 Guns N' Roses drummer Steve Adler is born Michael Coletti in Cleveland, Ohio.

1989 Gene Simmons of Kiss and his girlfriend, the Playboy model Shannon Tweed, welcome their first child, a boy named Nicholas.

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This Day In Rock History: January 22nd


2002 English keyboardist Peter Bardens died from lung cancer aged 57. He was a founder member of the British progressive rock group Camel and during his career, Bardens also worked alongside Rod Stewart, Mick Fleetwood and Van Morrison, and recorded solo albums.

2017 English bass guitar player Pete Overend Watts and founding member of the 1970s rock band, Mott the Hoople died from throat cancer aged 69. Watts helped start the Buddies with guitarist Mick Ralphs, a band that evolved into Mott the Hoople after periods in which it was known as the Doc Thomas Group, the Shakedown Sound, then Silence. They became Mott the Hoople after Ian Hunter joined in 1969. Watts continued with Dale Griffin, Morgan Fisher and Ray Major in the Mott successor British Lions. He later became a record producer, producing albums for artists including Hanoi Rocks and Dumb Blondes.

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