This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 11th


1952 Rock drummer Terry Ollis (of Hawkwind) is born in Hammersmith, London, England.

1983 Dave Mustaine is kicked out of Metallica because of his drug and alcohol addictions. Soon after, he forms Megadeth, which becomes one of the most successful metal bands of the era.

2017 J. Geils, guitarist and founding member of J. Geils Band, dies at age 71.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 11th


A few albums that was released....


1972 ● Creedence Clearwater Revival —— Mardi Gras ► Folk-Rock

1987 ● The Who —— Two’s Missing ► Hard Rock

1988 ● Iron Maiden —— Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son ► Heavy Metal

2008 ● Asia —— Phoenix ► Prog Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 12th


1940 Jazz musician Herbie Hancock is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1944 Rocker John Kay (frontman of Steppenwolf) is born Joachim Fritz Krauledat in former Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 12th


1966 Jan Berry, the younger half of Jan And Dean, was paralyzed after he ran his Corvette into a parked truck on a side street in Beverly Hills. Berry suffered total physical paralysis for over a year as well as extensive brain damage which made it impossible to return to performing. The pair started their hit streak in 1958 with "Jennie Lee" and followed with "Baby Talk", "Surf City", "Sidewalk Surfin'", "Drag City", "Dead Man's Curve", "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" and "Popsicle". Jan's accident ended their career as hit makers, although they attempted a comeback in 1978 after the biographical movie, Dead Man's Curve, was shown on TV.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 12th


A few albums that was released....


1974 ● Poco —— Seven ► Country-Rock

1982 ● John Mellencamp (John Cougar) —— American Fool ► Roots Rock

1984 ● Rush —— Grace Under Pressure ► Arena Rock

1988 ● Cheap Trick —— Lap Of Luxury ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

1994 ● Motörhead —— Live At Brixton ’87 ► Heavy Metal

1999 ● Golden Earring —— Paradise In Distress ► Hard Rock

1999 ● Supertramp —— It Was The Best Of Times ► Prog/Art Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 13th


1944 Bass guitarist Jack Casady (of Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Hot Tuna) is born John William Casady in Washington, DC.

1945 Rock guitarist Lowell George (of Little Feat) is born in Hollywood, California.

1951 Drummer Max Weinberg (of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) is born in Newark, New Jersey.

1966 Blues-rock guitarist Marc Ford (of The Black Crowes) is born in Long Beach, California.

2019 UFO keyboard player Paul Raymond dies of a heart attack at 73.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 13th


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● David Bowie —— Aladdin Sane ► Glam Rock

1979 ● Thin Lizzy —— Black Rose: A Rock Legend ► Hard Rock

1987 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Tango In The Night ► Pop-Rock

1988 ● Glass Tiger —— Diamond Sun ► Pop-Rock

1999 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Echo ► Album Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 14th


1945 Rocker Ritchie Blackmore (of Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night) is born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.

1964 UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore is born in New Castle, Delaware.

1969 Dutch bassist Martyn LeNoble (of ***** For Pyros) is born in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. In 2013, he marries the actress Christina Applegate.

2016 At the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Prince plays his last concert, as he dies a week later. His last song is "Purple Rain."


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 14th


1967 The Bee Gees release "New York Mining Disaster 1941", which will climb to #10 in the UK and #14 in the US. The song is unusual in that the title never appears in the lyrics, although the originally planned title, "Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones", is heard in the chorus. There actually had been a mining disaster in New York, but it was in 1939, not 1941. The Bee Gees would later say they were inspired to write the song by a 1966 Aberfan mining disaster in Wales.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 14th


A few albums that was released....


1980 ● Judas Priest —— British Steel ► Heavy Metal

1980 ● Iron Maiden —— Iron Maiden ► Heavy Metal

1982 ● Van Halen —— Diver Down ► Hard Rock

1983 ● David Bowie —— Let’s Dance ► Glam Rock

1986 ● Judas Priest —— Turbo ► Heavy Metal

1992 ● ZZ Top —— Greatest Hits ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll