This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 3rd



1970, Deep Purple released their fourth studio album 'Deep Purple In Rock'. This was the first album to feature the classic Mk II lineup of - Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 3rd


Some albums released...



1983 ● America —— Your Move ► Folk-Rock

1990 ● Supertramp —— The Very Best Of Supertramp ► Prog/Art Rock

1994 ● Bruce Dickinson —— Balls To Picasso ► Heavy Metal

1996 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Soft Vengeance ► British Rock

1997 ● Pat Benatar —— Innamorata ► Hard Rock

1997 ● Rush —— Retrospective II ► Prog/Art Rock



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 4th



2013 Drummer Joey Covington, who played with Jefferson Airplane from 1970-72 and later in the offshoot band Hot Tuna, died in a car crash in Palm Springs. He was 67 years old.

2020 Steve Priest, bassist and co-founder of the Glam Rock band Sweet, died at the age of 72. Between 1971 and 1984, the group placed 16 songs on the UK Top 40 and 5 in the US Top 40.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 4th


Some albums released....



1969 ● Johnny Cash —— At San Quentin ► Classic Country

1980 ● The Kinks —— One For The Road ► Pop-Rock

1983 ● Motörhead —— Another Perfect Day ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal

1984 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Born In the U.S.A. ► Album Rock

1996 ● Metallica —— Load ► Heavy Metal


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th



2020 Forbes.com named Elton John as the biggest earner in Rock music over the last twelve months with an income of $81 million. He was followed by The Rolling Stones ($59 million), Phil Collins ($45 million), Eagles ($41 million), Metallica ($40.5 million), Bon Jovi ($38 million), U2 ($38 million), Paul McCartney ($37 million) and KISS ($37.5 million).

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th



1947 Tom Evans (guitarist for Badfinger) is born in Liverpool, England.

1952 Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is born Michael Henry McBrain outside of London, England.

1990 Jim Hodder (original drummer for Steely Dan), age 42, drowns in the swimming pool of his home in Point Arena, California.

2003 Metallica unleash their album St. Anger, with no guitar solos and one of the harshest drum tones ever committed to tape.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 5th


Some albums released....



1970 ● Procol Harum —— Home ► Prog Rock

1982 ● Heart —— Private Audition ► Album Rock

1991 ● Trooper —— Ten ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Curse Of The Hidden Mirror ► Metal

2007 ● Poison —— Poison’d! ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 6th


1939 Gary U.S. Bonds is born Gary Anderson in Jacksonville, Florida. His stage name, originally just "U.S. Bonds," comes from posters advertising United States savings bonds. His big hit comes in 1961 with the #1 "Quarter To Three."

1944 Peter Albin (bassist for Big Brother & the Holding Company) is born in San Francisco, California.

1960 Steve Vai is born in Carle Place, a town located in Long Island, New York.

2003 Dave Rowberry (keyboardist for The Animals) dies at age 62 of an ulcer hemorrhage.

2006 Billy Preston, a virtuoso keyboardist who worked with the likes of Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, and The Beatles, dies of kidney failure at age 59 after a long battle with kidney disease and hypertension. His funeral is held in Inglewood, California, on June 20th.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 6th



1982 Tom Petty, Crosby Stills & Nash, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks and Jackson Browne all appeared at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California to a crowd of 85,000 fans at the six hour Peace Sunday, We Have A Dream antinuclear concert. Dylan was joined onstage with Joan Baez and duetted with her on Blowin’ In The Wind and With God On Our Side. The show was partly broadcast on ABC TV’s Entertainment Tonight program on the same day.

2005 John Bonham was voted at No. 1 in Classic Rock Magazine's '50 Greatest Drummers in Rock' listing Moby Dick as Bonham's defining moment. During live sets with Zeppelin his drum solo Moby Dick would often last for half an hour and regularly featured the use of his bare hands.

2017 The site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival was officially recognised for its place in history when Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Bethel Woods Center for the Arts had been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

2019 American singer and songwriter Dr John known for music combining blues, pop, jazz, boogie woogie and rock and roll died at the age of 77 after suffering a heart attack. Born Malcolm John Rebennack his career started in the late 1950s, when he became prominent as a pianist and singer on the New Orleans music scene. He also worked with the Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Bob Seger and Joe Walsh.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 6th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● The Soft Machine —— Third ► Psychedelic Rock

1972 ● Looking Glass —— Looking Glass ► Pop-Rock

1975 ● The Rolling Stones —— Made In The Shade ► Blues-Rock

1981 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Juju ► Post-Punk

1983 ● Crosby, Stills & Nash —— Allies ► Folk-Rock

1987 ● Heart —— Bad Animals ► Album Rock

1988 ● The Moody Blues —— Sur La Mer ► Prog Rock

1989 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— In Step ► Blues-Rock

2006 ● Cheap Trick —— Rockford ► Hard Rock/Power Pop



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