This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 4th



1948 Chris Squire (bassist for Yes) is born in Kingsbury, London, England.

1963 Jason Newsted is born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He plays bass for Flotsam and Jetsam, Metallica and Voivod.

1986 Richard Manuel (pianist, singer of The Band) commits suicide at age 42, following a gig in Winter Park, Florida.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 4th


A few albums that was released....


1968 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— We’re Only In It For the Money ► Art Rock

1979 ● The Police —— Live At Zellerbach ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1983 ● Thin Lizzy —— Thunder And Lightning ► Hard Rock

2003 ● Evanescence —— Fallen ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal

2003 ● Procol Harum —— The Well’s On Fire ► Prog Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 5th


1963 Country singers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. They were travelling to Nashville after appearing at a benefit concert for the widow of Kansas City disc jockey 'Cactus' Jack Call, who had died in a car crash. On 7 March, country singer Jack Anglin was killed in a car crash on his way to Cline's funeral. Cline was the first country singer to cross over as a pop artist.

1982 Actor and singer John Belushi died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin. Belushi was one of the original cast members on US TV's Saturday Night Live, played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers and also appeared in the film Animal House. His tombstone reads "I may be gone, but rock n roll lives on.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 5th


1952 Alan Clark (keyboardist for Dire Straits) is born in Great Lumley, England.

1958 Andy Gibb is born in Manchester, England, but is raised in Redcliffe, Australia. His older brothers, Barry, Robin, and Maurice, form the Bee Gees.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 5th


A few albums that was released....


1965 ● The Kinks —— Kinda Kinks [UK] ► British Invasion

1969 ● Paul Revere & The Raiders —— Hard ‘N’ Heavy (With Marshmellow) ► Pop-Rock

1971 ● Jimi Hendrix —— The Cry Of Love ► Psych/Blues Rock

1976 ● Slade —— Nobody’s Fools ► Hard Rock

1979 ● Trooper —— Hot Shots ► Hard Rock

1982 ● Charlie Daniels Band —— Windows ► Southern Rock

1983 ● Motörhead —— What’s Words Worth? ► Heavy Metal

1984 ● Yngwie Malmsteen —— Rising Force ► Heavy Metal

2002 ● Black Label Society —— 1919 Eternal ► Heavy Metal

2002 ● Humble Pie —— Live At The Whisky A Go-Go ’69 ► Hard Rock

2013 ● Poco —— All Fired Up ► Country-Rock



source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 6th



2013 English guitarist, singer, Alvin Lee died age 68. Lee's performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 was captured on film in the documentary of the event, and his 'lightning-fast' playing helped catapult him to stardom. Ten Years After were known for tracks such as 'I'm Going Home', 'Hear Me Calling', 'I'd Love to Change the World' and 'Love Like a Man'.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 6th


2001 Mike "Smitty" Smith, the original drummer for Paul Revere And The Raiders died of natural causes at his home in Hawaii at the age of 58.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 6th



1945 Hugh Grundy (drummer for The Zombies) is born in Winchester, England.

1946 David Gilmour (guitarist, vocalist for Pink Floyd) is born in Cambridge, England.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 6th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● The Rolling Stones —— Stone Age ► Blues-Rock

1974 ● Three Dog Night —— Hard Labor ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1978 ● John Mellencamp (Johnny Cougar) —— A Biography ► Folk-Rock

1990 ● Kris Kristofferson —— Third World Warrior ► Trad Country

2006 ● David Gilmour —— On An Island ► Prog Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 7th



1966 Tina Turner recorded her vocal on the Phil Spector produced 'River Deep Mountain High'. It went on to make No.3 in the UK but only No.88 on the US chart. Spector was well aware of Ike Turner's controlling attitude in the studio, and therefore he drafted an unusual contract: the River Deep – Mountain High album and single would be credited to Ike & Tina Turner, but Ike was paid $20,000 to stay away from the studio, and only Tina Turner's vocals would be used on the record. Session musicians who played on the track included Leon Russell (keyboards), Glen Campbell (guitar), and Hal Blaine (drums).

source: thisdayinmusic