This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 2nd


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Fillmore East: June 1971 ► Art Rock

1978 ● Boston —— Don’t Look Back ► Arena Rock

1983 ● Jackson Browne —— Lawyers In Love ► Folk-Rock

1986 ● Vinnie Vincent Invasion —— Vinnie Vincent Invasion ► Hard Rock/Glam Metal

1986 ● Poison —— Look What The Cat Dragged In ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 3rd


1968 The two day Newport Pop Festival took place in Costa Mesa, California with Alice Cooper, Canned Heat, Chambers Brothers, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Country Joe and the Fish, Electric Flag, James Cotton Blues Band, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf and Tiny Tim. Over 100,000 fans attended the festival.

1987 Def Leppard released their fourth studio album Hysteria which became their best selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide. The title of the album was thought up by drummer Rick Allen relating to his experiences during the time of his car accident, and the worldwide media coverage that followed.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 3rd


1936 Kenny Hodges (bass guitarist for Spanky and Our Gang) is born in Jacksonville, Florida.

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

1953 Ian Bairnson (guitarist for Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project) is born in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland.

1963 James Hetfield of Metallica is born in Downey, California.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 3rd


1987 Def Leppard released their fourth studio album Hysteria, which became their best-selling album to date, selling more than 20 million copies worldwide. The title of the album was thought up by drummer Rick Allen, relating to his experiences during the time of his car accident and the worldwide media coverage that followed.

2007 Queen guitarist Brian May handed in his astronomy PhD thesis at Imperial College, London — 36 years after abandoning it to join the band. May graduated on May 14, 2008, making him Dr. Brian May. He remains active in astronomy as a Visiting Researcher at Imperial College and through his involvement with the Imperial Astrophysics Group.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 3rd


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Creedence Clearwater Revival —— Green River ► Folk-Rock

1970 ● Canned Heat —— Future Blues ► Folk-Rock

1982 ● Peter Frampton —— The Art Of Control ► Arena Rock

1992 ● INXS —— Welcome To Wherever You Are ► New Wave Synth-Pop

1999 ● REO Speedwagon —— The Ballads ► Arena Rock

2010 ● The Black Crowes —— Croweology ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[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 recognised 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.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 4th


1947 Electronic musician Klaus Schulze (former drummer for Tangerine Dream) is born in Berlin, Germany.

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

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


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 4th


1984 Prince started a 24-week run at the top of the U.S. album charts with Purple Rain. The album, which features hits "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy" and the title track, has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, making it the seventh best-selling soundtrack album of all time.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 4th


A few albums that was released....


1975 ● Rainbow —— Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow ► Hard Rock

1984 ● Slayer —— Haunting The Chapel ► Heavy Metal

1997 ● Pink Floyd —— 1967: The First Three Singles ► Prog Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[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.

1993 Bassist Randy Hobbs (of The McCoys, Edgar Winter Group, and Montrose) dies of heart failure at age 45 in Dayton, Ohio.

2009 Steven Tyler of Aerosmith falls off the stage at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, suffering injuries to his head and neck, which force the rest of the band's tour to be canceled. Tyler falls when he is entertaining the crowd with a dance while a technical problem is being sorted.


source: calendarsongfacts