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This Day In Rock History: August 19th


2013 Richie Havens' ashes were scattered from a plane across the site of the original Woodstock concert. He was the first act to perform at the 1969 event held in upstate New York, where he made history with his performance of "Freedom". Havens died last April from a heart attack at the age of 72.

2019 Larry Taylor, the founding bassist of 1960s L.A. boogie rock band Canned Heat died at age 77 after a twelve year battle with cancer.


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A few albums that was released....


1974 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends ► Prog Rock

1974 ● Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —— So Far ► Folk-Rock

1977 ● The Doobie Brothers —— Livin’ On The Fault Line ► Pop-Rock

1997 ● Fleetwood Mac —— The Dance ► Pop-Rock


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This Day In Rock History: August 20th


1934 Country/rock musician "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow (of The Flying Burrito Brothers) is born in South Bend, Indiana.

1941 Space rock musician Dave Brock (of Hawkwind) is born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England.

1944 Blues drummer "Uncle John" Turner (of Johnny Winter's backing band) is born in Beaumont, Texas.

1947 Trombonist James Pankow (of Chicago) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

1948 Robert Plant is born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. Best known at Led Zeppelin's lead singer, he wins the Album of the Year Grammy for Raising Sand, his 2007 collaboration with Alison Krauss.

1949 Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott is born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.

1966 Pantera guitarist Darrell Abbott, aka Dimebag Darrell, is born in Ennis, Texas.

1973 The Rolling Stones release "Angie."

2020 Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali dies of pancreatic cancer at 68.


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1988 Iron Maiden, Kiss, David Lee Roth, Megadeth, Guns N' Roses and Helloween all appeared at this year's 'Monsters Of Rock' Festival, Castle Donington, England. Two rock fans died while 'slam dancing' as Guns N' Roses played.


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1991 The movie Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man debuted in US theatres. The film featured a song called "The Bigger They Come" by Peter Frampton and Steve Marriott, which was their first work together since their days in Humble Pie, 20 years earlier.


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A few albums that was released....


1976 ● Kiss —— Kiss Destroys Anaheim, Pt. 1 ► Hard Rock

1976 ● Kiss —— Kiss Destroys Anaheim, Pt. 2 ► Hard Rock

1983 ● Heart —— Passionworks ► Album Rock

1985 ● Asia —— Astra ► Prog Rock

1990 ● Queensrÿche —— Empire ► Heavy Metal

1990 ● Black Sabbath —— TYR ► Hard Rock

1991 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Notorious ► Hard Rock

2002 ● The Black Crowes —— Live ► Southern Rock

2002 ● Black Sabbath —— Past Lives ► Hard Rock


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This Day In Rock History: August 21st


1941 Keyboardist Tom Coster (of Santana) is born in Detroit, Michigan. He composed "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" with Carlos Santana.

1947 Carl Giammarese (lead vocalist/guitarist for The Buckinghams) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1952 Rock bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (of Deep Purple) is born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. He has a brief stint as Black Sabbath's frontman in the mid-'80s.

1954 Drummer Steve Smith (of Focus and Journey) is born in Whitman, Massachusetts.

2021 Don Everly of The Everly Brothers dies of a heart attack at 84.


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1971 Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come, Hawkwind, Duster Bennett, Brewers Droop, Indian Summer, Graphite, (and second from the bottom on the bill) Queen all appeared at the Tregye Festival Truro, Cornwall, England.

1976 The Rolling Stones, 10CC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Todd Rundgren's Utopia and Hot Tuna all appeared at The Knebworth Festival, Hertfordshire, England, tickets £4.50.

1983 Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone had a four-hour brain surgery operation, after being found unconscious in a New York Street where he had been involved in a fight.

2021 Don Everly, the surviving member of the rock 'n' roll duo The Everly Brothers, died at the age of 84. Everly and his brother, Phil, had worldwidehits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including 'Bye Bye Love' and 'All I Have To Do Is Dream'. They were known for their close harmonies, and influenced groups like The Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel. The Beatles based the vocal arrangement of 'Please Please Me' on The Everly'***** 'Cathy's Clown'.


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2014 Sir Paul McCartney topped a list of the richest bassists in the world with estimated wealth of $1.2 billion according to the website www.therichest.com. Coming in at number two were Sting and Gene Simmons, both with a net worth of $300 million, followed by Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, U2's Adam Clayton and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.


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2005 Synthesizer pioneer Robert A. Moog died at age 71 at his home in Asheville, N.C., due to complications from brain cancer. The Moog synthesizer was made popular by '70s progressive rock bands like Manfred Mann, Yes, Pink Floyd and Emerson, Lake and Palmer; The Beatles used a Moog synthesizer on Abbey Road and a Moog was used to create the eerie sounds on the soundtrack to the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.


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