This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 28th


A few albums that was released....



1983 ● U2 —— War ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1990 ● Little River Band —— Get Lucky ► Soft Rock

1995 ● Harry Nilsson —— Personal Bast: The Harry Nilsson Anthology ► Folk-Rock

2000 ● Oasis —— Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop

2000 ● AC/DC —— Stiff Upper Lip ► Hard Rock

2005 ● The Rolling Stones —— Singles 1968-1971 ► Blues-Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 1st


1965 After selling over 3 million copies in the US alone, Petula Clark's "Downtown" is awarded a Gold record. The song, which had been recorded in four different languages, was a success in a dozen other countries and was inducted into The Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2003.

1966 Gene Clark of The Byrds announced he was leaving the group due to his chronic fear of flying. He had also had some problems getting along with Roger McGuinn.

1977 Sara Lowndes Dylan files for divorce from her husband of eleven years, Bob Dylan. The divorce is granted in June and she is given custody of their 5 kids and possession of their million-dollar home. Sara was the subject of such songs as "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands", "Lay Lady Lay" and "Sara".

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 1st



1973 Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album The Dark Side of The Moon in the US. It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.

1994 Nirvana played their final ever concert when they appeared at The Terminal Einz in Munich, Germany. The 3,000 capacity venue was a small Airport Hanger. The power went off during the show so they played an impromptu acoustic set including a version of The Cars 'My Best Friend's Girl.'


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 1st


1944 Roger Daltrey of The Who is born in London.

1944 Mike D'Abo of Manfred Mann is born in Surrey, England.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 1st


1974 Rush releases their eponymous debut album. With drummer and creative catalyst Neil Peart yet to join the band, the sound is very different from the one that will become Rush's trademark. Still, the album's "Working Man" becomes a breakout song in blue collar Cleveland, Ohio, after winning WMMS disc jockey Donna Halper's endorsement. One year later the band releases Fly by Night, its first album to include Peart.

1985 Ford licenses The Beatles "Help!" for a commercial, marking the first time one of their songs is used in a TV ad.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 1st



1968 Johnny Cash marries June Carter of the gospel stars The Carter Family.

1927 Harry Belafonte is born in Harlem, New York, but at age 8 moves to Jamaica (his mother's birthplace) with his family. The Belafontes move back to New York in the early stages of World War II; in the '50s, Harry becomes a top entertainer, his career buoyed by the calypso craze.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 1st


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● The Rascals —— Search And Nearness ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1974 ● Camel —— Mirage ► Prog Rock

1977 ● Max Webster —— High Class In Borrowed Shoes ► Hard Rock

1978 ● The Hollies —— A Crazy Steal ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 2nd


1942 Lou Reed is born Lewis Allan Reed in Brooklyn, New York.

1948 Irish rocker Rory Gallagher is born William Rory Gallagher in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland.

1956 Mark Evans (bassist for AC/DC) is born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where he meets his future bandmates at the city's Station Hotel in 1975.

1962 Jon Bon Jovi is born John Francis Bongiovi in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 2nd


2007 Jimi Hendrix was crowned the 'wildest guitar hero' of all-time in a poll of music fans for Classic Rock magazine. Hendrix beat Keith Richards into second place, with Stevie Ray Vaughan in third. Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page made it to number four, followed by Dimebag Darrell, who played for several heavy metal bands including Pantera and Damageplan.

2008 Canadian guitarist, singer, Jeff Healey, died of cancer. Healey lost his sight to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eyes when he was 8 months old, resulting in his eyes being surgically removed. After living cancer-free for 38 years, he developed sarcoma in his legs. Despite surgery for this, the sarcoma spread to his lungs and ultimately was the cause of his death. Healey released over 12 albums, presented a long running radio show and worked with many artists incuding; Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, ZZ Top & Eric Clapton.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 2nd


A few albums that was released....

1973 ● Todd Rundgren —— A Wizard, A True Star ► Pop-Rock

1973 ● The Doobie Brothers —— The Captain And Me ► Pop-Rock

2004 ● Cheap Trick —— The Essential Cheap Trick ► Hard Rock/Power Pop


source: drrocksblog&roll