This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 10th


1947 Boston founder Tom Scholz is born in Toledo, Ohio

1963 Jeff Ament (bassist for Pearl Jam) is born in Havre, Montana.

1971 Douglas Ardito (guitarist, bass guitarist for Puddle Of Mudd) is born in Bedford, Massachusetts.

1975 Jerry Horton (lead guitarist for Papa Roach) is born in Charleston, South Carolina.

1979 James Brown appears at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, where he performs "You're Cheatin' Heart," "Tennessee Waltz" and the very un-Country "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag."

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 10th


A few albums that was released....



1972 ● Thin Lizzy —— Shades Of A Blue Orphanage ► Hard Rock

1981 ● Joe Walsh —— There Goes The Neighborhood ► Blues-Rock

1992 ● Queen —— Classic Queen ► Glam Rock

1998 ● Motörhead —— Snake Bite Love ► Heavy Metal

1998 ● Eric Clapton —— Pilgrim ► Blues-Rock

2008 ● Rory Gallagher —— The Essential ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&rroll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 11th


1947 Vanilla Fudge lead singer Mark Stein is born in Bayonne, New Jersey.

1947 Keyboardist "Blue" Weaver (Mott The Hoople, The Strawbs) is born Derek John Weaver in Cardiff, Wales.

1948 George Kooymans (vocalist, guitarist for Golden Earring) is born in The Hague, Netherlands.

1964 Pantera drummer and co-founder Vinnie Paul is born in Abilene, Texas.

2015 Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboardist for Three Dog Night) dies of cancer, metastatic melanoma, at age 67.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 11th


1970 Deja Vu, the first album by Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, (and the second by the trio configuration of Crosby, Stills, and Nash), was released. It topped the pop album chart for one week and spawned three US Top 40 singles: 'Teach Your Children', 'Our House', and 'Woodstock'.

2016 English musician Keith Emerson died in Santa Monica, California, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after he had become 'depressed, nervous and anxious' because nerve damage in his hands had hampered his playing. Emerson found his first commercial success with the Nice, in the late 1960s and was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early progressive rock supergroups.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 11th


A few albums that was released....



1972 ● Harry Chapin —— Heads And Tales ► Folk-Pop

1974 ● Chicago —— Chicago VII ► Jazz-Rock

1975 ● Alice Cooper —— Welcome To My Nightmare ► Hard Rock

1977 ● T. Rex —— Dandy In The Underworld ► Glam Rock

1983 ● Quiet Riot —— Metal Health ► Heavy Metal

1985 ● Eric Clapton —— Behind The Sun ► Blues-Rock

1997 ● Heart —— These Dreams: Greatest Hits ► Album Rock

1997 ● Santana —— Live At The Fillmore ► Jazz Fusion

2003 ● Machine Head —— Hellalive ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal

2016 ● The Cars —— The Elektra Years 1978 – 1987 ► New Wave Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[Nai Noswad]

^^^thanks, Connie, I well remember buying the Chicago, Alice Cooper and T. Rex albums at the time of release... age alert!!

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 12th



1948 Les Holroyd (bassist/vocalist for Barclay James Harvest) is born in England.

1949 Mike Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger) is born in Swansea, Wales.

1949 Bill Payne (keyboardist for Little Feat) is born in Waco, Texas.

1956 Steve Harris is born in London, England. After giving up dreams of playing pro soccer, he forms Iron Maiden, becoming the group's bass player and a primary songwriter.'

2012 Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack dies of cancer at age 65.

2013 Clive Burr, who was Iron Maiden's drummer from 1979-1982, dies at age 56 after a battle with multiple sclerosis.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 12th


1967 The Velvet Underground & Nico the debut album by the Velvet Underground was released by Verve Records. Though the record was a commercial failure upon release and was almost entirely ignored by contemporary critics, The Velvet Underground & Nico is now widely recognised as one of the greatest and most influential albums in the history of popular music.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 12th


A few albums that was released....



1991 ● R.E.M. —— Out Of Time ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1996 ● Kiss —— MTV Unplugged ► Hard Rock

2013 ● Eric Clapton —— Old Sock ► Blues-Rock

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 13th


1960 U2 bass player Adam Clayton is born in Oxfordshire, England.


source: calendarsongfacts