This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 15th


Today in 2016, Denise Katrina Matthews, better known as Vanity, died at the age of 57 after years of health problems. Vanity was the lead singer of the female trio Vanity 6 from 1981 until it disbanded in 1983, and the group was known for their song "Nasty Girl". She also had two solo albums and a film career and was connected professionally and romantically to Prince after meeting him in 1982 when she was Rick James' date at the American Music Awards.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 15th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● The Monkees —— Instant Replay ► Pop-Rock

1974 ● Slade —— Old New Borrowed Blue ► Hard Rock

1974 ● Deep Purple —— Burn ► Hard Rock

2000 ● The Who —— BBC Sessions ► British Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 16th



1935 Sonny Bono is born in Detroit. He finds success as a producer and record executive before marrying Cher, with whom he forms the duo Sonny & Cher. He is elected to Congress in California, where he serves until the time of his death.

1993 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases The Last Rebel, the band's seventh album, on which Kurt Custer appears for his first time and guitarist Randall Hall for his last.

2013 Guitarist Stanley "Goober Grin" Knight (of Black Oak Arkansas) dies of cancer at age 64.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 16th


2004 Doris Troy, the big voiced singer of the 1963 #10 hit "Just One Look", died of emphysema at the age of 67. She was working as an usherette at the Apollo Theatre when she was discovered by James Brown and went on to work with The Rolling Stones, Humble Pie, Pink Floyd, George Harrison, Dusty Springfield, Nick Drake and Carly Simon.

2015 Leslie Gore, who placed eleven songs on the Billboard Top 40 between 1963 and 1967, including "It's My Party", "Judy's Turn To Cry", She's A Fool" and "You Don't Own Me", died of cancer at the age of 68.

2018 Barbara Ann Alston, vocalist for The Crystals on their hits "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Then He Kissed Me" and "There's No Other Like My Baby", died at the age of 74 after contracting influenza.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 16th


A few albums that was released....



1975 ● T. Rex —— Bolan’s Zip Gun ► Glam Rock

1982 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— The Concert In Central Park ► Folk-Pop

1988 ● Sting —— Nada Como El Sol…. ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 17th


1973 The Rock ensemble Free, who reached #2 in the UK and #4 in the US in 1970 with "All Right Now", play their final show at Florida's Hollywood Sportatorium. Vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke will move on to form Bad Company.

1976 The Eagles release their "Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975" album. To this day, it is still one of the best selling records of all time.

2008 Little Richard got a standing ovation from a crowd of 2,400 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville without playing a single note. The 75 year old Rock 'n Roll pioneer was seated at the rear of the auditorium during a concert by The Temptations and The Four Tops when he was introduced by The Temp's Otis Williams.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 17th


1950 Rickey Medlocke, Lynyrd Skynyrd member and frontman of the band Blackfoot, is born in Jacksonville, Florida. He is inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

2014 Bob Casale (rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for Devo) dies of heart failure at age 61.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 17th


1969 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash recorded “Girl From The North Country” together in Nashville at CBS Studios. The track appeared on Dylan’s Nashville Skyline album.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 17th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers —— A Hard Road ► Blues-Rock

1981 ● Eric Clapton —— Another Ticket ► Blues-Rock

1986 ● King Diamond —— Fatal Portrait ► Heavy Metal

2009 ● Eagles —— New Zealand Concert ► Country-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 18th


1947 Styx founder Dennis DeYoung is born in Chicago, where his neighbors are future bandmates Chuck and John Panozzo.

1948 Keith Knudsen (drummer for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Le Mars, Iowa.

1953 Little River Band drummer Derek Pellicci is born in London.

1953 Robbie Bachman (original drummer for Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.


source: calendarsongfacts