This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 13th


2002 Canadian guitarist and singer Zal Yanovsky of The Lovin Spoonful died of a heart attack. Was a member of The Mugwumps with Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot. Formed Lovin Spoonful with John Sebastian in 1964, they scored the 1966 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Summer In The City'.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 13th


1945 Robert Martinez (original drummer for ? & the Mysterians) is born. Like the rest of his bandmates, he was born in Texas, but raised in Michigan.

1948 David "Davy" O'List (of Roxy Music, The Nice) is born in Chiswick, West London, England.

1948 "Skunk" Baxter (guitarist for The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) is born Jeffrey Allen Baxter in Washington, D.C.

1948 Ted Nugent is born Theodore Anthony Nugent in Detroit, Michigan.

2008 Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh marries Marjorie Bach, making him brother-in-law to Ringo Starr, who is married to Marjorie's sister Barbara.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: December 13th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● The Ventures —— Swamp Rock ► Rock n Roll Instrumental

1971 ● Badfinger —— Straight Up ► British Rock

1975 ● Patti Smith —— Horses ► New Wave Punk-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 14th


1949 Cliff Williams (bassist for AC/DC) is born in Romford, Essex, England.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 14th


2004 The funeral took place in Arlington, Texas for Damageplan and Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, Eddie Van Halen, placed Darrell’s original black and yellow stripes guitar into the KISS Kasket he was buried in. Several thousand fans and friends gathered at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, to mourn the guitarist’s death. Darrell was shot five times in the back of the head during a gig at the Alrosa Villa Club in Columbus on 8th Dec 04 by a mentally ill former US Marine. Damageplan's drum technician, John Brooks, and tour manager, Chris Paluska, were both injured in the incident.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: December 14th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Canned Heat —— Historical Figures And Ancient Heads ► Blues-Rock

1974 ● Joe Walsh —— So What ► Blues-Rock

1993 ● Steely Dan —— Citizen Steely Dan ► Jazz-Rock

2010 ● Motörhead —— The Wörld Is Yours ► Heavy Metal

2010 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Mojo Tours 2010 ► Album Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 15th



1942 Dave Clark (of The Dave Clark Five) is born in Tottenham, North London, England.

1946 Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is born in Brooklyn. He does a lot of work with Rod Stewart, co-writing his hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"

1974 Young Frankenstein opens in theaters. When members of Aerosmith take a break from recording the Toys in the Attic album and see the film, they laugh hysterically at the scene where Igor (Marty Feldman) tells Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) to "walk this way," and the doctor imitates Igor's walk. Returning to the studio, they have the title to the track they've been working on.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 15th


2008 John Byrne, the lead singer of The Count Five and writer of their 1966 hit "Psychotic Reaction", died following kidney and liver failure. He was 61.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: December 15th


A few albums that was released....


1964 ● The Beatles —— Beatles ’65 ► Pop-Rock

1967 ● The Who —— The Who Sell Out ► British Rock

1969 ● The Rascals —— See ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1972 ● Status Quo —— Piledriver ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: December 16th


1945 Tony Hicks (of The Hollies) is born in Nelson, Lancashire, England.

1949 Billy Gibbons (guitarist, lead vocalist of ZZ Top) is born in Houston, Texas.

1968 Christopher Thorn (rhythm guitarist for Blind Melon) is born in Dover, Pennsylvania.

1984 Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is shot in the stomach when his girlfriend pulls off his boot and his .38-caliber derringer falls out and discharges. The bullet is designed not to exit, but to do internal damage, which is bad news; he makes it to the hospital where doctors remove most of it, but fragments remain in his back.


source: calendarsongfacts