This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 3rd


1974 - Jeff Baxter quit Steely Dan and joined the Doobie Brothers.

2010 - Dave Mustaine's (Megadeth) autobiography "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir" was released in the U.S.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 3rd


1946 John York (bass guitarist for The Byrds) is born in White Plains, New York.

1963 James Hetfield (lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist for Metallica) is born in Downey, California.

1963 Ed Roland (lead vocalist for Collective Soul) is born in Stockbridge, Georgia.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 3rd


1968 Steppenwolf, Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead play the first Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa, CA.

1979 The Talking Heads issue their third studio album, "Fear Of Music."

2005 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold and drummer Greg Upchurch perform an unplugged set after a tree knocks down some nearby power lines halfway through the band's Cincinnati show. With a snare drum, a small PA and flashlights, the duo performs for 40 minutes. Even so, the group reschedules the show for later in the year.

2006 The Scorpions perform at Germany's Wacken festival with former bandmembers Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Hermann Rarebell.

2010 Arcade Fire ventures to "The Suburbs." The band's fourth album features the title track, "Ready To Start" and "We Used To Wait."

2010 The Black Crowes issue a double album, "Croweology," containing acoustic renditions of the band's top tracks.

source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 4th


1967, Pink Floyd released their debut album The Piper At the Gates of Dawn on which most songs were penned by Syd Barrett. In subsequent years, the record has been recognized as one of the seminal psychedelic rock albums of the 1960s. When reviewed, by the two main UK music papers in the UK, Record Mirror and NME both gave the album four stars out of five. The album which was recorded at Abbey Road studios, London during the same time that The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper peaked at No.6 on the UK album chart and failed to chart in the US.

1968, The second day of the two day Newport Pop Festival took place in Costa Mesa, California with Blue Cheer, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Grateful Dead, Illinois Speed Press, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Byrds. Over 100,000 fans attended the festival.

1975, Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and his wife were both badly injured when the hire car he was driving spun off the road and crashed on the Greek island of Rhodes. Plant smashed both his ankle and his elbow, and was not fully fit for the best part of two years. A forthcoming North American tour had to be cancelled.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 4th


1959 Robbin Crosby (guitarist for Ratt) is born in La Jolla, California.

1974 Paul Simon releases "Love Me Like A Rock."

2006 John Locke (keyboardist for Nazareth, Spirit) dies of cancer at age 62.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 4th


1956 Elvis Presley releases his cover of Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog."

1998 A three-day festival commemorating the 29th anniversary of Woodstock, A Day In The Garden, is held in Bethel, NY (the original site). Don Henley (The Eagles), Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac), Pete Townshend (The Who) and a re-formed Ten Years After hit the stage.

2004 The city of Cincinnati lifts its 25-year-old ban on general admission seating that was enacted after 11 people were trampled to death prior to a '79 concert by The Who.

source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1992, Jeff Porcaro drummer from Toto died age 38. His death has been the subject of controversy: some say the attack was caused by an allergic reaction to garden pesticide, while others say Porcaro's heart was weakened by smoking and cocaine use. Porcaro also worked with many other acts including Sonny and Cher, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, Paul Simon and Boz Scaggs.

2009, Steven Tyler was airlifted to hospital after falling off stage during a gig at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. The 61-year-old Aerosmith singer fell from a catwalk onto a couple of fans, he suffered neck and shoulder injuries. About 30 minutes after the accident, guitarist Joe Perry came out to tell the crowd that the remainder of the show had been cancelled.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1978 - Steve Martin's novelty tune "King Tut" peaks at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, nearly three months after it was featured in a skit on TV's Saturday Night Live. Some of the backing musicians on the track, who called themselves the Toot Uncommons, were actually members of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The record, which paid homage to Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen, would go on to sell over a million copies.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1942 Rick Huxley (bassist for The Dave Clark Five) is born in Dartford, Kent, England.

1947 Greg Leskiw (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1947 Guitarist/vocalist Rick Derringer (of the Edgar Winter Group and The McCoys) is born in Fort Recovery, Ohio.

1959 Pat Smear (guitarist for Foo Fighters) is born Georg Albert Ruthenberg in Los Angeles, California

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


Albums Released on this day......


Pink Floyd —— The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn ► Prog Rock >> 1967

Pat Benatar —— Crimes Of Passion ► Hard Rock >> 1980

Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Punch The Clock ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1983

Jeff Beck —— Jeff ► Instrumental Rock >> 2003

Bob Dylan —— Constructing The Legend ► Folk-Rock >> 2013



source: drrocksblog&roll