This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 7th


1968 Iron Butterfly's LP, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" enters Billboard's album chart, where it will reach #10. Today it is a multi-Platinum album which has sold over 25 million copies and was Atlantic Records' biggest selling LP until it was surpassed by 1971's "Led Zeppelin IV".


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 7th


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Over-Nite Sensation ► Art Rock

1979 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Join Hands ► Glam Rock

1984 ● Mercyful Fate —— Don’t Break The Oath ► Heavy Metal

1984 ● Queensrÿche —— The Warning ► Heavy Metal

1984 ● Jethro Tull —— Under Wraps ► Prog Rock

1990 ● Led Zeppelin —— Led Zeppelin Boxed Set ► Hard Rock

1992 ● Toto —— Kingdom Of Desire [UK] ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock

1993 ● John Mellencamp —— Human Wheels ► Roots Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 8th


2002 Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson started his new job as an airline pilot. The heavy metal singer qualified as a £35,000 - a year first officer with Gatwick based airline Astraeus who took holidaymakers to Portugal and Egypt.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 8th


1945 Kelly Groucutt (bassist and co-lead vocalist for Electric Light Orchestra) is born Michael William Groucutt in Coseley, Staffordshire, England.

1946 Dean Daughtry (keyboardist for Atlanta Rhythm Section) is born in Kinston, Alabama.

1947 Ben Orr (lead singer/bassist for The Cars) is born Benjamin Orzechowski in Lakewood, Ohio.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 8th


1972 Mott The Hoople released "All The Young Dudes."


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 8th


A few albums that was released....


1987 ● Rush —— Hold Your Fire ► Arena Rock

2003 ● Iron Maiden —— Dance Of Death ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 9th


1946 Bruce Palmer (bassist for Buffalo Springfield) is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1945 Doug Ingle (vocalist/organist for Iron Butterfly) is born in Omaha, Nebraska.

1947 Freddy Weller (guitarist for Paul Revere and the Raiders) is born Wilton Frederick Weller in Atlanta, Georgia. Co-wrote Tommy Roe's 1970 hit, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight."

1948 Pamela Des Barres, perhaps the most famous groupie of all time, is born. She boasts liaisons with Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger and Keith Moon, and even joins a band made up of groupies, The GTO's, in 1969. In 2013 she starts her own fashion label: "Groupie Couture."

1950 John McFee (guitarist, violinist for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Santa Cruz, California.

2007 Rock guitarist Hughie Thomasson (of The Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd) dies of a heart attack in Brooksville, Florida, at age 55.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 9th


1965 US newspaper The Hollywood reporter ran the following advertisement; 'Madness folk & roll musicians, singers wanted for acting roles in new TV show. Parts for 4 insane boys. The Monkees were born. 437 people applied for the job.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 9th


A few albums that was released....


1982 ● Rush —— Signals ► Arena Rock

1997 ● Whitesnake —— Starkers In Tokyo ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 10th


1942 Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night is born in Buncrana, Donegal, Ireland.

1945 José Feliciano is born José Montserrate Feliciano García in Lares, Puerto Rico. Known for the Christmas classic "Feliz Navidad."

1946 Don Powell (drummer for Slade) is born in Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. He would become interested in drums as a Boy Scout.

1949 Barriemore Barlow (drummer/percussionist for Jethro Tull) is born in Birmingham, England.

1950 Joe Perry (lead guitarist for Aerosmith) is born Anthony Joseph Perry in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

1996 Neil Peart employs some jazz-influenced traditional drum grips on Rush's 16th studio album, Test for Echo. It's the last album the band releases before the death of Peart's daughter, followed ten months later by the passing of his wife, leads the band to take a six-year recording hiatus.


source: calendarsongfacts