This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 10th


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● Eric Clapton —— Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert ► Blues-Rock

1975 ● Kiss —— Alive! ► Hard Rock

1991 ● Jethro Tull —— Catfish Rising ► Prog Rock

1996 ● John Mellencamp —— Mr. Happy Go Lucky ► Roots Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 11th


1943 Mickey Hart (one of the drummers for Grateful Dead) is born Michael Steven Hartman in Brooklyn but would be raised in Long Island, New York.

1945 Dennis Tufano (original lead singer for The Buckinghams) is born Dennis Stanley Joseph Tufano in Chicago, Illinois.

1953 Tommy Shaw of Styx is born in Montgomery, Alabama.

1973 Bruce Springsteen releases his second album, The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle.

1982 John Mellencamp becomes the first male solo artist with a #1 album (American Fool) and two Top 10 singles, all at the same time ("Hurts So Good" at #8; "Jack & Diane" at #4)


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 11th


A few albums that was released....


1986 ● Triumph —— The Sport Of Kings ► Arena Rock

1987 ● Jethro Tull —— Crest Of A Knave ► Prog Rock

1990 ● Warrant —— Cherry Pie ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Nickelback —— Silver Side Up ► Alt Rock/Post-Grunge

2001 ● Boz Scaggs —— Dig It ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 12th


2003 Johnny Cash, "The Man in Black" who became a towering figure in American music with such hits as "Folsom Prison Blues", "I Walk the Line", and "A Boy Named Sue", died at the age of 71. During his career, Cash won 11 Grammys, most recently in 2003, when "Give My Love To Rose" earned him honors as Best Male Country Vocal Performance. He also notched fourteen number 1 Country music hits. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Two of his most popular albums were recorded live at Folsom Prison in 1968 and at San Quentin in 1969. Many people wrongly thought he had served prison time himself. He never did, although he did spend the odd night in jail during his youth and battled addictions to pills on and off throughout his life.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 12th


1944 R&B singer Barry White is born Barry Eugene Carter in Galveston, Texas. He would be raised in South Central Los Angeles, California.

1946 Blue Cheer singer/bassist Dickie Peterson is born in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

1952 Neal Peart (drummer/lyricist for Rush) is born near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

1969 The Rolling Stones release Through The Past, Darkly.

1975 Pink Floyd release the album Wish You Were Here.

2008 Metallica release Death Magnetic, produced by Rick Rubin.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 12th


A few albums that was released....


1975 ● Thin Lizzy —— Fighting ► Hard Rock

1977 ● Chicago —— Chicago XI ► Jazz-Rock

1980 ● David Bowie —— Scary Monsters ► Glam Rock

1989 ● Aerosmith —— Pump ► Hard Rock

2000 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Christmas Time Again ► Southern Rock

2006 ● Peter Frampton —— Fingerprints ► Arena Rock

2006 ● Bob Seger —— Face The Promise ► Heartland Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 13th


2019 Eddie Money, whose eleven Billboard Top 40 hits included "Take Me Home Tonight" (#4 in 1986) and "Walk On Water" (#9 in 1988) passed away at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 13th


1941 David Clayton-Thomas is born in England. He would grow up in Canada and become the lead singer in Blood, Sweat, Tears, bringing with him their biggest hit, "Spinning Wheel."

1943 Ray Elliot (keyboardist/saxophonist/flautist for Them) is born in Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.

1944 Peter Cetera (bassist/vocalist for Chicago) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1961 Dave Mustaine (lead singer/guitarist for Megadeth) is born in La Mesa, California.

1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases their first live album, One More from the Road. It's the only live album the band releases before a 1977 plane wreak ends the original lineup and puts the band out of commission entirely for fourteen years.

2000 Almost Famous is released in theaters across the US. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of writer and director Cameron Crowe's time spent interviewing rock bands for Rolling Stone in the '70s, when he was just a teenager. The film centers around a fictional band called Stillwater, and rather than being based on one band in particular, Stillwater feels like every '70s arena band rolled into one.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 13th


A few albums that was released....


1972 ● Yes —— Close To The Edge ► Prog Rock

1974 ● Supertramp —— Crime Of The Century ► Prog/Art Rock

1974 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Heros Are Hard To Find ► Pop-Rock

1977 ● Elton John —— Elton John’s Greatest Hits Volume II ► Pop-Rock

1984 ● Dokken —— Tooth And Nail ► Heavy Metal

1984 ● Kiss —— Animalize ► Hard Rock

1988 ● Jeff Healey Band —— See The Light ► Blues-Rock

1994 ● Eric Clapton —— From The Cradle ► Blues-Rock

2011 ● Alice Cooper —— Welcome 2 My Nightmare ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 14th


1946 Pete Agnew (bassist for Nazareth) is born in Dunfermline, Scotland.

1949 Steve Gaines (guitarist/songwriter for Lynyrd Skynyrd) is born in Seneca, Missouri, but would be raised in Miami, Oklahoma.

1950 Rock guitarist Paul Kossoff (of Free) is born in Hampstead, London, England.


source: calendarsongfacts