This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 25th


1976 - Boston released its self-titled debut album.

1988 - Metallica released the album "And Justice For All."


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 25th


1941 Christopher Augustine (drummer for Every Mother's Son) is born in New York. Known for the 1967 hit "Come on Down to My Boat."

1951 Rob Halford (frontman for Judas Priest) is born in Sutton Coldfield, England.

1952 Geoff Downes (keyboard player/songwriter for Asia and Yes) is born Stockport, Cheshire, England.

1962 Vivian Campbell, who would replace the late Steve Clark as guitarist for Def Leppard, is born in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 25th


1975 Bruce Springsteen released his third studio album Born to Run. The album peaked at No.3 on the Billboard chart eventually selling six million copies in the United States and has since been considered by critics to be one of the greatest albums in popular music. Two singles were released from the album: 'Born to Run' and 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out'; the first helped Springsteen to reach mainstream popularity.

2014 Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' was voted the greatest guitar riff of all time by listeners of BBC Radio 2 in the UK. The rock classic came out top from a list of 100 riffs drawn up by a panel of Radio 2 and 6 Music DJs, critics and record producers. 'Sweet Child O' Mine' by Guns 'N' Roses was second in the poll, with Back In Black (AC/DC) and 'Smoke On The Water' (Deep Purple) the next most popular.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 25th


A few albums that was released....


1972 ● The Kinks —— Everybody’s In Show Biz ► British Rock

1982 ● Alice Cooper —— Zipper Catches Skin ► Heavy Metal

1987 ● The Cars —— Door To Door ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1997 ● Gamma Ray —— Somewhere Out In Space ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal

1998 ● Heart —— Greatest Hits ► Album Rock

1998 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd ► Southern Rock

2009 ● Cheap Trick —— Sgt. Pepper Live ► Hard Rock/Power Pop


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 26th


1978 A crowd of 80,000 people attended the first Canada Jam Festival held at Mosport Park, just north of Bowmanville Ontario. The show featured sets by The Doobie Brothers, Dave Mason, The Commodores, Kansas and The Atlanta Rhythm Section.

2003 Rolling Stone Magazine named Jimi Hendrix as the greatest guitarist in Rock history. Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ry Cooder also made the top 10.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 26th



1940 Rocker Nik Turner (of Hawkwind) is born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

1942 Maureen "Moe" Tucker (drummer for The Velvet Underground) is born in Levittown, New York.

1968 Mary Hopkin releases "Those Were The Days" in the US.

1968 The Beatles release "Hey Jude" with the B-side "Revolution."

2000 Allen Woody (bass guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule) dies in Queens, New York, from an indeterminate cause at age 44.

2004 "Gloria" singer Laura Branigan dies from a cerebral aneurysm in East Quogue, New York, at age 52.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 26th



1967 Small Faces, Move, The Gass, Tomorrow, Denny Laine, Jeff Beck, Eric Burdon and Marmalade all appeared on the first day of the 3-day non-stop happening 'Festival of the Flower Children' at Woburn Abbey, England. Plus DJ's John Peel and Tommy Vance, day tickets cost £1.

1970 Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, (his last ever UK appearance), Donovan, Jethro Tull, Miles Davis, Arrival, Cactus, Family, Taste, Mungo Jerry, ELP, The Doors, The Who, Spirit, The Moody Blues, Chicago, Procol Harum, Sly and the Family Stone and Free all appeared over three days at the third Isle Of Wight Festival. Weekend tickets, £3.

1977 Uriah Heep, Thin Lizzy, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Golden Earing, Aerosmith, Doobie Brothers, Hawkwind, Racing Cars, John Miles, Graham Parker, The Enid, No Dice and Frankie Miller's Full House all appeared at the 17th three day Reading Festival, England. A three day ticket cost £7.95.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 26th


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● Donovan —— Sunshine Superman [US] ► Folk-Rock

1981 ● Grateful Dead —— Dead Set ► Folk-Rock

1997 ● Creed —— My Own Prison ► Alt Rock/Post-Grunge

1997 ● Eddie Money —— Super Hits ► Album Rock

2003 ● Peter Frampton —— Now ► Arena Rock

2003 ● Styx —— Rockers ► Prog/Art Rock

2003 ● Warren Zevon —— The Wind ► Pop-Rock

2008 ● Motörhead —— Motörizer ► Heavy Metal

2016 ● Kiss —— Kiss Rocks Las Vegas ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 27th


1967 British music entrepreneur and the manager of The Beatles, Brian Epstein was found dead, locked in a bedroom at his London home. A coroner's inquest concluded that Epstein died from an overdose of the sleeping pill Carbitrol. He also managed several other artists including Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla Black and The Remo Four. The first contract between The Beatles and Epstein was auctioned in London in 2008, and was sold for £240,000.

1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed when the helicopter he was flying in, hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog. Vaughan had played a show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin with Robert Cray & His Memphis Horns, and Eric Clapton. Vaughan was informed by a member of Clapton's crew that three seats were open on a helicopter returning to Chicago with Clapton's crew, it turned out there was only one seat left; Vaughan requested it from his brother, who obliged. Three members of Eric Clapton's entourage were also killed.

1991 Pearl Jam released their debut album Ten. The group’s most commercially successful album, which has sold over 13 million copies, produced three hit singles: Alive, Even Flow, and Jeremy.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 27th


1944 Rocker Tim Bogert (bassist/vocalist for Vanilla Fudge) is born John Voorhis Bogert III in Richfield, New Jersey.

1953 Alex Lifeson (guitarist for Rush) is born Aleksandar Zivojinovic in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, to Serbian immigrant parents. He is raised in Toronto, Ontario.


source: calendarsongfacts