This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 21st



1943 Viv Stanshall of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band is born in Oxford, England.

1946 Ray Dorset (frontman for Mungo Jerry) is born in Ashford, Middlesex, England.

1949 Eddie Money is born Joseph Mahoney in Brooklyn, New York.

1950 Roger Hodgson (of Supertramp) is born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 21st


A few albums that was released....



1975 ● Tangerine Dream —— Rubycon ► Art Rock/Electronic

1977 ● Slade —— Whatever Happened To Slade ► Hard Rock

1977 ● AC/DC —— Let There Be Rock [Australia] ► Hard Rock

1988 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Southern By The Grace of God: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tour 1987 ► Southern Rock

2000 ● Led Zeppelin —— Latter Days: The Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume Two ► Hard Rock

2000 ● Patti Smith —— Gung ** ► Heartland Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 22nd


1963 "Our Day Will Come" by Ruby And The Romantics topped the Billboard Hot 100, although it only made #38 in the UK. On the day the song was recorded, it was the first time Ruby had ever been in a recording studio.

1986 Mark Dinning, who scored a US number one hit in 1960 with "Teen Angel", died following a heart attack at the age of 52. The song had been written by his sister, Jeannie. Although he never had another hit, Mark continued performing throughout the 1960s, but felt his lack of success was because "groups were in and singles were out" once the British Invasion started. He died just after returning home from a club appearance in Jefferson City, Missouri.

2017 Former Boston drummer, 67-year-old Sib Hashian, collapsed and died on stage during a performance on a Caribbean cruise ship. The Legends Of Rock cruise also featured Sib's old Boston bandmate Barry Goudreau, original Beach Boys star David Marks and Foreigner singer Lou Gramm. Hashian had performed on Boston's 1967 self-titled debut album that featured the giant hit, "More Than A Feeling"


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 22nd



2005 Rod Price, former member of Black Cat Bones and a founding member of Foghat died after falling down a stairway at his home after suffering a heart attack. The 57 year old English guitarist played on Foghat's highest charting US single 'Slow Ride' a hit in 1976.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 22nd


1943 Keith Relf (lead vocalist for The Yardbirds) is born in Richmond, Surrey, England.

1946 Harry Vanda (lead guitarist for The Easybeats) is born Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg in Voorburg, Netherlands.

1948 Randy Jo Hobbs (bassist for The McCoys) is born in Winchester, Indiana.

1974 Ten Years After play their final gig, seven years after their first one.

1994 Pantera release Far Beyond Driven, one of the few heavy metal albums to reach #1 in America.

1996 Don Murray (drummer for The Turtles) dies of complications from ulcer surgery at age 50.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 22nd


A few albums that was released....


1963 ● The Beatles —— Please Please Me ► Pop-Rock

1965 ● The Beatles —— The Early Beatles ► Pop-Rock

1974 ● Eagles —— On The Border ► Country-Rock

1982 ● Iron Maiden —— The Number Of The Beast ► Heavy Metal

1984 ● Savatage —— The Dungeons Are Calling ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal

1985 ● Alcatrazz —— Disturbing The Peace ► Heavy Metal

1987 ● Anthrax —— Among The Living ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal

1993 ● Iron Maiden —— A Real Live One ► Heavy Metal

2005 ● Billy Idol —— Devil’s Playground ► Hard Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 23rd


1968 Blue Cheer enter the Billboard Hot 100 for the first and only time with their Heavy Metal version of Eddie Cochran's 1958 hit "Summertime Blues". The single would rise to #14 and helped push the album "Vincebus Eruptum" to #11. Jim Morrison of The Doors called the trio "The single most powerful band I've ever seen."

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 23rd


1944 Ric Ocasek of The Cars is born in Baltimore, Maryland. His date of birth is often reported at March 23, 1949 because that's what he often claimed, but records show he was actually born five years earlier.

1950 Phil Lanzon (keyboardist for Uriah Heep) is born in England.

1983 ZZ Top release their album Eliminator, which features Billy Gibbons' custom hot rod on the cover. Thanks to videos for "Gimme All Your Lovin'," "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs" featuring the car and various babes, they become unlikely MTV stars, earning a new generation of fans.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 23rd


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● King Crimson —— Lark’s Tongues In Aspic ► Prog Rock

1976 ● Judas Priest —— Sad Wings Of Destiny ► Heavy Metal

1993 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Ahead Of Their Time ► Art Rock

1998 ● Iron Maiden —— Virtual XI ► Heavy Metal

2003 ● Eddie Money —— Let’s Rock ‘N Roll The Place ► Album Rock

2004 ● Eric Clapton —— Me And Mr. Johnson ► Blues-Rock

2004 ● Guns N’ Roses —— Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock

2004 ● Triumph —— A Night Of Triumph ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 24th


1947 Mike Kellie (drummer for Spooky Tooth) is born in Birmingham, England.

1951 Dougie Thomson (bassist for Supertramp) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

source: calendarsongfacts