This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 26th


1928 Fats Domino is born Antoine Domino in New Orleans, Louisiana. One of nine children, he quickly masters the piano, taking the name Fats from piano great Fats Waller (and also, he's 5'5" and well over 200 pounds).

1943 Paul Cotton (guitarist for Poco) is born Norman Paul Cotton in Fort Rucker, Alabama.

1943 Bob "Bear" Hite (lead singer of Canned Heat) is born in Torrance, California.

1950 Jonathan Cain (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist Journey) is born Jonathan Leonard Friga in Chicago, Illinois.

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source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 26th


A few albums that was released....


1981 ● Judas Priest —— Point Of Entry ► Heavy Metal

1991 ● Great White —— Hooked ► Hard Rock

1991 ● Motörhead —— 1916 ► Heavy Metal

1991 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Capitol Collectors Series ► Hard Rock

2016 ● Bonnie Raitt —— Dig In Deep ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 27th


1954 Neal Schon is born on an Air Force base in Oklahoma. The guitarist does time in Santana before founding the groups Journey and Bad English.

1959 Johnny Van Zant is born in Jacksonville, Florida. He performs and records with the Johnny Van Zant Band and as a solo artist, but is best known for succeeding his deceased brother Ronnie Van Zant as frontman for Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987.

1981 The Who release "You Better You Bet," their first single since the death of their drummer, Keith Moon, in 1978. Their new stickman is Kenney Jones, formerly of the Faces.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 27th


Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith is born in London. 1957

AC/DC Premium Lager Beer, a German lager that contains 5.0% alcohol, is available in Germany. 2013


source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 27th


1971 Five months after her death, Janis Joplin started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with her second and final solo studio album Pearl. Joplin sang on all tracks except 'Buried Alive in the Blues', which remained a Full Tilt Boogie instrumental because she died before adding her vocals.

2019 English drummer Doug Sandom died one day after his 89th birthday. He was the first drummer for the rock band The Who. No recordings with Sandom playing with the band were ever released.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 27th


2015 - Leonard Nimoy died at age 83. The actor, best known for playing Spock on Star Trek, also made a musical impact: His albums Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space and Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy both charted in the U.S. (No. 83 and 97, respectively), and his voice was sampled in the Information Society hit "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)."


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 27th


A few albums that was released....


1975 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— On Your Feet Or On Your Knees ► Metal

1996 ● The Band —— High On The Hog ► Folk-Rock

1996 ● Triumph —— King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert) ► Arena Rock

1996 ● Neil Young —— Dead Man ► Folk-Rock

1996 ● Frank Zappa —— The Lost Episodes ► Prog rock/Jazz Fusion

2001 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Everyday ► AA Pop-Rock

2001 ● Cheap Trick —— Silver ► Hard Rock/Power Pop


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 28th


1942 Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones is born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He is the group's leader early on, but dies in 1969 at age 27.

1957 Cindy Wilson is born in Athens, Georgia, where along with her brother Ricky and three other friends, she forms The B-52s.

2006 Bruce Springsteen releases Hammersmith Odeon London 1975.

2008 Mike Smith (lead vocalist, keyboardist for The Dave Clark Five) dies of pneumonia at age 64.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 28th


1985 David Byron, singer with Uriah Heep died from an epileptic fit and liver disease aged 38. Byron was the original singer of the English band between 1969 and 1976 and gained a reputation with his operatic vocals and harmonies as one of the best rock vocalists and frontmen in the world.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 28th


1970 After the family of the late Ferdinand von Zeppelin threatens a lawsuit, Led Zeppelin performs in Copenhagen, Denmark as The Nobs.

1976 Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years" in named Best Pop Vocal Performance and Album Of The Year at the 18th annual Grammy Awards. In his acceptance speech, Simon tells the audience "I'd like to thank Stevie Wonder for not releasing an album this year."


source: classicbands