This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 7th


1938 Rock drummer Spencer Dryden (of Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage) is born in New York City.

1943 Rock guitarist Mick Abrahams (of Jethro Tull) is born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.

1948 Rock drummer Dallas Taylor (of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) is born in Denver, Colorado.

1951 Janis Ian is born Janis Eddy Fink in New York City (but will be raised in New Jersey). She writes her first song at age 12 and completes her first hit, "Society's Child," at 14.

1959 As the snow melts in Mason City, Iowa, Buddy Holly's glasses are found from the plane crash that killed him two months earlier. They are turned in to police, where they stay until 1980, when a sheriff finds them and returns them to Holly's widow.

1988 When the piano wire that keeps him safely suspended during his gallows stunt snaps, Alice Cooper nearly hangs himself for real on stage at Wembley Arena in London. He's able to slip his chin over the rope to keep his neck from snapping until a roadie can rescue him.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 7th


2016 Jimmie Van Zant died in a hospice in Florida after several years of treatment for liver cancer. He began playing guitar and piano as a child, mentored by his cousin Ronnie Van Zant, but largely gave up music until the 1977 plane crash in which Ronnie, the founder and lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, was killed. He then took up a career playing Southern rock music.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 7th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —— 4 Way Street ► Folk-Rock

1987 ● Whitesnake —— Whitesnake ► Arena Rock

1998 ● Bachman-Turner Overdrive —— King Biscuit Flower Hour ► Album Rock

1998 ● King Crimson —— Space Groove ► Prog Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 8th


1944 Drummer Keef Hartley (of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Keef Hartley Band) is born in Preston, Lancashire, England.

1947 Rock guitarist Steve Howe (of Yes) is born in Holloway, London, England.

1951 Rock bassist Mel Schacher (of Grand Funk Railroad, ? & the Mysterians) is born in Owosso, Michigan.

1962 Guitarist Izzy Stradlin, a founding member of Guns N' Roses, is born Jeffrey Dean Isbell in Lafayette, Indiana.

1974 Dr. John releases the album Desitively Bonnaroo. The title, a creole saying for "good stuff," provides the appellation for the Bonnaroo music festival.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 8th


1975 Aerosmith released their third studio album Toys In The Attic. The album is their most commercially successful in the US, with eight million copies sold and features the hit 'Walk This Way' which peaked at No.10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977 when re-released and was one of the songs that helped break Aerosmith into the mainstream in the seventies.

2012 It was reported that organizers for the 2012 London Olympics ceremony had recently asked the manager of The Who if legendary drummer Keith Moon would be able to perform at the forthcoming London Olympics Games. Who manager Bill Curbishley, told The Times how he responded to the request. 'I emailed back saying Keith now resides in Golders Green crematorium, having lived up to The Who's anthemic line 'I hope I die before I get old,' he said. 'If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 8th


A few albums that was released....

1971 ● Caravan —— In The Land Of Grey And Pink ► Prog Rock

1982 ● Toto —— Toto IV ► Pop-Rock

2003 ● Judas Priest —— Live In London ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 9th


A few albums that was released....

1969 ● Bob Dylan —— Nashville Skyline ► Folk-Rock

1970 ● Dr. John —— Remedies ► Blues-Rock

1978 ● Rainbow —— Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Arena Rock

1984 ● R.E.M. —— Reckoning ► Alt. Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[70sProgFan]

26th April 1972
'School's Out' single released by Alice Cooper.

I currently feel very, very old.
Still have this as my phone ringtone.

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 10th


1960 Pop rock singer Katrina Leskanich (of Katrina & the Waves) is born in Topeka, Kansas.

1992 Brash stand-up comedian Sam Kinison, who also appeared in several music videos ("Bad Medicine," "Kickstart My Heart," "Wild Thing"), dies at age 38 when his car is hit by a teenage drunk driver.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 10th


A few albums that was released....


1977 ● Supertramp —— Even In The Quietest Moments ► Prog/Art Rock

1978 ● Jethro Tull —— Heavy Horses ► Prog Rock

1982 ● Jethro Tull —— The Broadsword And The Beast [UK] ► Prog Rock

1989 ● The Cult —— Sonic Temple ► Hard Rock

1990 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Behind The Mask ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll