This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 24th


1988 Campaigning as a member of The Wild Party, Alice Cooper announces he is going to run for Governor of Arizona. To no one's surprise, he lost.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 24th


A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac ► Blues-Rock

1971 ● Cactus —— One Way…Or Another ► Hard Rock

1994 ● Cradle Of Filth —— The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh ► Heavy Metal/Extreme Metal

1998 ● Gov’t Mule —— Dose ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 25th


1993 Toy Caldwell, lead singer for The Marshall Tucker band on their 1977 million seller, "Heard It In A Love Song", died in his sleep at the age of 45.

2011 Rick Coonce, drummer for The Grass Roots on their eleven Billboard Top 40 hits, died of heart failure at the age of 64.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 25th


1943, Born on this day, George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles The all-time bestselling album in the UK is The Beatles’ 'Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band', with over 4.5 million copies sold. Harrison wrote the 1969 US No.1 & UK No.4 Beatles single ‘Something’. As a solo artist he had the 1971 US No.1 album 'All Things Must Pass' and the 1970 worldwide No.1 single ‘My Sweet Lord’. He was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys with Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Harrison died of cancer on November 29th 2001.

1972, Led Zeppelin appeared in front of over 25,000 fans at the Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, the group's first ever gig in New Zealand, (and the largest crowd ever to attend a concert on the island). A special train was chartered from Wellington to bring fans to the concert. News reviews the next day reported the band could be heard over five miles from the Stadium.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 25th


Bob Seger releases his 11th studio album “Against The Wind.” It goes on to sell five million copies in the U.S. 1980

"Vulgar Display Of Power" is unfurled. The Pantera album sells over 2 million copies and is listed as one of the most influential Heavy Metal albums of the ‘90s. 1992


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 25th


2011 Susan “Suze” Rotolo, died from lung cancer. She was the one time girlfriend of Bob Dylan, and the inspiration of some of his early songs. Susan appeared in one of the decade’s signature images, walking with Dylan arm-in-arm for the cover photo of his breakthrough album Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 25th


Frank Sinatra Performs His Final Concert

On this day in music, February 25, 1995, Frank Sinatra performed his final concert at the Palm Springs Marriott Desert Spring Resort, as part of the Frank Sinatra Desert Classic golf tournament. The 79-year-old icon, who was one of the most popular entertainers of the 40s, 50s, and 60s, closed out the show with one of his signature hits, “The Best Is Yet to Come” (a title that was later etched on his tombstone). Sinatra’s final appearance in front of a live audience took place later in the year, during a star-studded 80th birthday event at The Shrine Auditorium. Sinatra died in 1998 at the age of 82.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 25th


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● Alice Cooper —— Billion Dollar Babies ► Hard Rock

1973 ● Dr. John —— In The Right Place ► New Orleans R&B

1977 ● Peter Gabriel —— Peter Gabriel ► Prog Rock

1979 ● Scorpions —— Lovedrive ► Heavy Metal/ Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 26th


Born on this Day

1932 Johnny Cash US country singer, songwriter who was considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is remembered as a country icon, his songs spanned other genres including rock and roll and rockabilly and blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honour of induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, most notably 'Hurt' by Nine Inch Nails. Cash died of respiratory failure on September 12th 2003, aged 71.

1945 Mitch Ryder, American musician, who has recorded more than 25 albums over more than four decades. Ryder formed his first band, Tempest, when he was at High School, and the group gained some notoriety playing at a Detroit soul music club called The Village. Ryder next appeared fronting a band named Billy Lee & The Rivieras, which had limited success until they met songwriter / record producer Bob Crewe. Crewe renamed the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, and they recorded several hit records in the mid to late 1960s, most notably 'Devil with a Blue Dress On'.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 26th


2008 Drummer Buddy Miles died from congestive heart failure at the age of 60. Miles played drums for Wilson Pickett, The Delfonics and The Ink Spots before founding The Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield and later joined Jimi Hendrix in Band Of Gypsys.

2011 Mark Tulin, bassist for The Electric Prunes on their 1967 hit "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)", died of a heart attack at the age of 62.


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