This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 22nd


1994 Papa John Creach died of heart failure at the age of 76. Creach was a fiddler who first came to the notice of Rock fans when he joined Jefferson Airplane from 1970 to 1972. A veteran of Jazz and Blues groups, he was in his early 50s while his fellow band members were still approaching 30.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 22nd


1987 Pop artist Andy Warhol, former manager of The Velvet Underground and designer for The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album cover, dies of a cardiac arrhythmia following gallbladder surgery.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 22nd


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Ten Years After —— Stonedhenge ► Hard Rock

1986 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— The Ultimate Sin ► Hard Rock

2000 ● The Byrds —— Live At The Fillmore – February 1969 ► Country-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 23rd


1944 Johnny Winter is born in Beaumont, Texas.

1946 Poco steel guitar player Rusty Young is born in Long Beach, California.

1948 Sweet bass player Steve Priest is born in Middlesex, England.

1952 Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford is born in Winchester, Massachusetts.

1962 Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton is born San Francisco.

2003 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers bass player Howie Epstein dies at age 47 after a long battle with drug addiction.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 23rd


A few albums that was released....


1993 ● Van Halen —— Live: Right Here, Right Now ► Hard Rock

1999 ● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Eufaula ► Southern Rock

1999 ● Blondie —— No Exit ► New Wave Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 24th


1942 Paul Jones (original lead vocalist for Manfred Mann) is born Paul Pond in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

1950 Blues rocker George Thorogood is born in Wilmington, Delaware.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 24th


A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac ► Blues-Rock

1971 ● Cactus —— One Way…Or Another ► Hard Rock

1975 ● Led Zeppelin —— Physical Graffiti ► Hard Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 25th


1972 Led Zeppelin appeared in front of over 25,000 fans at the Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, the group's first ever gig in New Zealand, (and the largest crowd ever to attend a concert on the island). A special train was chartered from Wellington to bring fans to the concert. News reviews the next day reported the band could be heard over five miles from the Stadium.

2011 Susan 'Suze' Rotolo, died from lung cancer. She was the one time girlfriend of Bob Dylan, and the inspiration of some of his early songs. Susan appeared in one of the decade's signature images, walking with Dylan arm-in-arm for the cover photo of his breakthrough album Freewheelin Bob Dylan.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 25th



1947 Bassist David Stensen (of The Grass Roots) is born in San Bruno, California.

1993 Toy Caldwell (lead guitarist for The Marshall Tucker Band) dies of cocaine-related cardio-respiratory failure at his home in Moore, South Carolina, at age 45.

2011 Rick Coonce (drummer for The Grass Roots) dies of heart failure in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at age 64.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 25th


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● Alice Cooper —— Billion Dollar Babies ► Hard Rock

1973 ● Dr. John —— In The Right Place ► New Orleans R&B

1979 ● Scorpions —— Lovedrive ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock

1980 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Against The Wind ► Heartland Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll