This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 18th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● Three Dog Night —— Naturally ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1978 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Love Beach ► Prog Rock

1981 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Hard Rock

1983 ● Ian Anderson —— Walk Into Light ► Electronic/Art Rock

1985 ● Slade —— Crackers – The Christmas Party Album ► Hard Rock

1989 ● Whitesnake —— Slip Of The Tongue ► Arena Rock

1997 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Fit To Be Tied ► Hard Rock

1997 ● Metallica —— Reload ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 19th



1943 Fred Lipsius (original saxophonist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in The Bronx, New York.

1946 Drummer Joe Correro Jr. (of Paul Revere and the Raiders) is born in Greenwood, Mississippi.

1960 Matt Sorum (drummer for Guns N' Roses) is born in Orange County, California.

1973 Emerson, Lake, & Palmer release their fourth studio album, Brain Salad Surgery, featuring the live showstopper "Karn Evil 9."

1982 Led Zeppelin release their final studio album, Coda, a collection of unused songs recorded before drummer John Bonham died in 1980.

1983 Tom Evans of Badfinger commits suicide. Eight years earlier, his bandmate Pete Ham died in similar fashion. The acclaimed band had extraordinary bad business dealings with their record labels, Apple and Warner Bros., which were a contributing factor in their deaths.

2003 Rock bassist Greg Ridley (of Humble Pie, Spooky Tooth) dies of pneumonia in Alicante, Spain, at age 56.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 19th


A few albums that was released....


1984 ● The Kinks —— Word Of Mouth ► British Rock

1991 ● U2 —— Achtung Baby ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1991 ● Jeff Beck —— Beckology ► Blues-Rock

2002 ● Led Zeppelin —— Early Days And Latter Days ► Hard Rock

2013 ● Eric Clapton —— Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 ► Blues-Rock

2013 ● Rush —— Clockwork Angels Tour ► Prog/Art Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 20th


1942 "Spirit In The Sky" singer Norman Greenbaum is born in Malden, Massachusetts.

1946 Ray Stiles (bass guitarist for The Hollies) is born in Guildford, Surrey, England

1946 Duane Allman (guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band, Derek and the Dominos) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

1947 Joe Walsh (guitarist, vocalist for James Gang, Eagles) is born Joseph Fidler Walsh in Wichita, Kansas.

1954 Frank Marino (frontman for Mahogany Rush) is born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 20th


1967 Los Angeles-based psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Incense And Peppermints'. When recording the track the band expressed a dislike for the song's lyrics so the lead vocals were sung by a friend of the band, Greg Munford, who was attending the recording session as a visitor.

1974 Drummer with The Who, Keith Moon collapsed during a concert after his drink was spiked with horse tranquilliser. 19 year-old Scott Halpin who was in the audience, volunteered to replace him on drums for the remaining three numbers.

Birthday:

1941 Dr John, (Malcolm John Rebennack), US R&B pianist, guitarist, singer. He wrote 'I Walk On Guilded Splinters.' Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of his album Gris-Gris and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. He died of a heart attack on 6 June 2019 age 77.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 20th


A few albums that was released....


1982 ● Whitesnake —— Snakes & Sinners ► Arena Rock

1990 ● Cinderella —— Heartbreak Station ► Heavy Metal

1995 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Playback ► Album Rock

2015 ● Rush —— R40 Live ► Prog/Art Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 21st


1948 John "Rabbit" Bundrick (keyboardist for Free) is born in Houston, Texas.

1949 Drummer Randy Zehringer, brother of The McCoys' guitarist Rick Derringer, is born in Celina, Ohio.

1950 Guitarist Gary Pihl (of Boston) is born in Chicago, Illinois, but would later move to San Mateo, California.

1995 Peter Grant (manager for The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, and Bad Company) dies of a heart attack at age 60.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 21st


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● Joan Baez —— Noël ► Folk-Pop/Latin

1966 ● The Animals —— Animalism ► Blues-Rock

1969 ● The Moody Blues —— To Our Children’s Children’s Children ► Psychedelic Rock

1970 ● Sly & The Family Stone —— Greatest Hits ► Soul-Funk

1980 ● REO Speedwagon —— Hi Infidelity ► Arena Rock

1980 ● Steely Dan —— Gaucho ► Jazz-Rock

1989 ● Rush —— Presto ► Arena Rock
Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 22nd


2016 The Hendersonville, Tennessee property where Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash lived for most of their thirty five years of marriage was put up for sale by the current owner. The house was destroyed in a fire in 2007, but a one-bedroom apartment building, a tennis court, a swimming pool and a covered boat dock remained standing. The couple made their home there until their deaths in 2003.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 22nd


1941 Jesse Colin Young (vocalist, bassist for The Youngbloods) is born Perry Miller in Queens, New York City.

1942 Floyd Sneed (drummer for Three Dog Night) is born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

1947 Rod Price (lead guitarist for Foghat) is born Roderick Michael Price in Willesden, North London, England.

1948 Dennis Larden (of Every Mother's Son) is born in New York City, New York. Known for the 1967 hit "Come On Down To My Boat."

1950 Little Steven Van Zandt (guitarist/mandolinist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.


source: calendarsongfacts