This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 21st


A few albums that was released...


1965 ● The Byrds —— Mr. Tambourine Man ► Country-Rock

1968 ● John Mayall —— Bare Wires ► Blues-Rock

1969 ● Deep Purple —— Deep Purple ► Hard Rock

1982 ● Crosby, Stills & Nash —— Daylight Again ► Folk-Rock

1987 ● Judas Priest —— Priest…Live! ► Heavy Metal

1987 ● White Lion —— Pride ► Hard Rock/Hair Metal

1990 ● Poison —— Flesh & Blood ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal

1994 ● John Mellencamp —— Dance Naked ► Roots Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 22nd

1971 The second Glastonbury Festival in England took place. Held over 5 days to coincide with the summer solstice, (the weather was, for a British 'summer' very good). Acts who appeared included: Melanie, Quintessence, David Bowie, The Edgar Broughton Band, Pink Fairies, Terry Reid - with David Lyndley and Linda Lewis, Gong, Hawkwind, Arthur Brown, Brinsley Schwarz, Fairport Convention, Family and Traffic. Over 7,000 fans attended the event.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 22nd

1948 Todd Rundgren is born outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the '70s, he becomes a top solo artist and one of the most celebrated producers in music, with Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell his biggest commercial success.

1957 INXS bass player Garry Beers is born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia.

1988 Robert Palmer releases "Simply Irresistible" in his native UK, where it peaks at #44. It fares much better in the US, where it lands at #2.

2018 Pantera drummer and co-founder Vinnie Paul dies at 54.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 22nd


A few albums that was released....


1988 ● Robert Palmer —— Heavy Nova ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1998 ● Genesis —— Genesis Archive 1967-75 ► Prog Rock

2004 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour ► Southern Rock

2004 ● Heart —— Jupiter’s Darling ► Album Rock

2004 ● Motörhead —— Inferno ► Heavy Metal

2010 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Live From Freedom Hall ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 23rd



1965 Motown Records releases "Tracks Of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles. The song was written by the group, based on a riff that Miracles guitarist Marv Tarplin had come up with. Their version would reach number 16 on the US Pop charts, while Johnny Rivers' rendition would reach number 10 two years later.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 23rd


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● The Byrds —— Byrdmaniax ► Country-Rock

1972 ● Jethro Tull —— Living In The Past [UK] ► Prog Rock

1987 ● Sammy Hagar —— I Never Said Goodbye ► Hard Rock

2009 ● Cheap Trick —— The Latest ► Hard Rock/Power Pop


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1944 Chris Wood (flutist/saxophonist/keyboardist for Traffic) is born in Quinton, Birmingham, England.

1944 Rock guitarist Jeff Beck is born in Wallington, England.

1945 Colin Blunstone (lead singer of The Zombies) is born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

1947 Mick Fleetwood (drummer for Fleetwood Mac) is born in Redruth, Cornwall, England, though he'll grow up in locales around the world due to his father's career as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot.

1948 Patrick Moraz (keyboardist for Yes, The Moody Blues) is born in Morges, Switzerland.

1949 John Illsley (bass guitarist for Dire Straits) is born in Leicester, England.

1967 Jeff Cease (former guitarist for The Black Crowes) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

2010 JoJo Billingsley (backing vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd) dies of cancer at age 58.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1967 The beginning of the end came for The Lovin' Spoonful when guitarist Zal Yanovsky quit after a performance in New York at the Forest Hills Music Festival. One year later, John Sebastian would also leave the band to go solo. Although he made several unannounced guest appearances during John Sebastian concerts, Yanovsky gradually withdrew from music altogether and eventually became a restaurateur. He was 58 years old when he suffered a fatal heart attack on December 13th, 2002 at his farm near Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

2013 Alan Myers, drummer for the New Wave band Devo on their 1980, Billboard #14 hit, "Whip It", died of cancer at the age of 58.

2018 George Cameron, drummer and vocalist for The Left Banke on their hits "Walk Away Renee" and "Pretty Ballerina", died of cancer at the age of 70.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 24th


A few albums that was released...


1968 ● The Rascals —— Time Peace: The Rascals Greatest Hits ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1980 ● Jackson Browne —— Hold Out ► Folk-Rock

1988 ● Elton John —— Reg Strikes Back ► Pop-Rock

1997 ● Mötley Crüe —— Generation Swine ► Heavy Metal

2008 ● Mötley Crüe —— Saints Of Los Angeles ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th



1984 Prince released his sixth studio album Purple Rain the first to feature his band the Revolution, and the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. The first two singles from the album, 'When Doves Cry' and 'Let's Go Crazy', topped the US singles charts, and were hits around the world, while the title track went to No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

2009 Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964. Jackson is credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool, four of his solo albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), while his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time with sales of over 50 million.



source: thisdayinmusic