This Day In Rock History

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This Day In Rock History: September 25th


1972, Black Sabbath released their fourth studio album, 'Black Sabbath Vol. 4'. The album which features a monochrome photograph of Ozzy Osbourne with hands raised, taken during a Black Sabbath concert was originally to be titled 'Snowblind', after one of several songs referring to the band's cocaine use.

1975, Jackie Wilson had a heart attack while performing live on stage at the Latin Casino, New Jersey. Wilson collapsed into a coma suffering severe brain damage. Ironically, he was in the middle of singing one of his biggest hits, 'Lonely Teardrops' and was two words into the line, "....my heart is crying" when he collapsed to the stage, striking his head heavily. He remained semi-comatose for the nine years until his death in 1984, at the age of 49. Van Morrison wrote the song 'Jackie Wilson Said', covered by Dexy's Midnight Runners.

1980, John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours). During live sets his drum solo, ‘Moby Dick,’ would often last for half an hour and regularly featured his use of his bare hands. In 2007, Ludwig issued a limited edition drum kit in Bonham's memory.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

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This Day In Rock History: September 25th


1973 The Allman Brothers release "Ramblin' Man."

2007 Bruce Springsteen releases Magic.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 25th


1979 The Eagles release another best-selling album, "The Long Run."

1990 Little Richard gets a street named after him in his native Macon, GA.
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1993 John Mellencamp's "Human Wheels" is released. The album reaches #7 in the U.S.

2003 Robert Palmer dies in Paris of a heart attack. Best known for the hits "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" and "Addicted To Love," Palmer also fronted Power Station. He was 54.

2007 Foo Fighters release their sixth album, "Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace," containing the single, "The Pretender." "There's four-piece Rock band s**t, but then there are songs where the middle sections turn into this mass orchestrated swarm and ridiculous time signatures," says front man David Grohl. "The album sounds like a Foo Fighters album, but it's definitely moving in a few different directions," adds Grohl. "It's cool man, I love it."

source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 26th


1995, AC/DC released Ballbreaker their 12th international studio album. The album which was produced by Rick Rubin, featured the return of former drummer Phil Rudd, who had been fired from the band in 1983 as a result of drinking and drug problems and a fight with founding rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young.

2003, English singer, songwriter Robert Palmer died of a heart attack aged 54 in Paris France. He was a member of Vinegar Joe and Power Station (with Duran Duran members Andy Taylor and John Taylor with drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson). As a solo artist had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Addicted To Love' and the 1988 hit 'Simply Irresistible'.

2003, A report published on requests by artists to venues of their backstage requirements revealed; Limp Bizkit insisted that all the lamps in their rooms be dimmable while Mariah Carey would only have 'bendy' straws as she will not use straight ones. Van Halen insisted that back-stage celery is trimmed and not peeled. The Red Hot Chili Peppers asked for a meditation room and a selection of aromatherapy candles. Barry Manilow requested that the air temperature in the auditorium be kept at a regular 65 degrees.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 26th


1908 The first stereo advertisement, for an Edison Phonograph, appears in the Saturday Evening Post.

1941 Joe Bauer (drummer for The Youngbloods) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1954 Guitarist Craig Chaquico (of Jefferson Airplane) is born in San Francisco, California.

1974 John Lennon releases Walls And Bridges.

2003 54-year-old Robert Palmer dies of a heart attack in Paris after a quiet dinner and a movie.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 27th


1943, Born on this day, Randy Bachman, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman'). Bachman Turner Overdrive, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet').

1947, Born on this day, Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday), 1993 UK & US No.1 single 'I'd Do Anything For Love But I Won't Do That', record breaking 1978 album 'Bat Out Of Hell', spent 457 weeks on the UK album chart).

1986, Metallica bass player Cliff Burton was crushed to death after the bands tour bus crashed between Stockholm and Copenhagen. During a European tour members from the band drew cards for the most comfortable bunk on the tour bus, Burton had won the game with an Ace of Spades and was asleep when the tour bus ran over a patch of black ice and skidded off of the road. He was thrown through the window of the bus, which fell on top of him.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

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This Day In Rock History: September 27th


1976 Ringo Starr releases Ringo's Rotogravure.

1979 While onstage at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California, Elton John collapses from "exhaustion." The song he'd been performing, ominously, was entitled "Better Off Dead.

2016 Bruce Springsteen publishes his autobiography, Born To Run. He started working on it after his 2009 performance at the Super Bowl halftime show.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 27th


1938 - "Thanks for the Memory" was heard for the first time on the "The Bob Hope Show."

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This Day In Rock History: September 28th



1954 George Lynch (guitarist for Dokken) is born in Spokane, Washington, but will be raised in Auburn, California.

1967 Gladys Knight and the Pips release "I Heard It Through The Grapevine."

2010 Bad Religion release their fifteenth full-length studio album The Dissent of Man.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 28th


1976: A&M Records sued George Harrison for $6 million over non-delivery of his latest album Thirty Three & 1/3. Harrison had missed the deadline by two months due to being diagnosed with serum hepatitis earlier in the year. Warner Bros. Records bought out Harrison’s A&M contract and released the album that November.

Birthdays:
Nick St. Nicholas-bassist for Steppenwolf born in 1943

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