This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 12th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● Jimi Hendrix Experience —— Are You Experienced? [UK] ► Psychedelic Rock

1972 ● The Rolling Stones —— Exile On Main Street ► Rock n Roll

1992 ● The Black Crowes —— The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion ► Southern Rock

2008 ● Iron Maiden —— Somewhere Back In Time: The Best of: 1980-1989 ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 13th


1941 Rock and roll pioneer Ritchie Valens is born Richard Steven Valenzuela in Pacoima, California.

1945 Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz (harmonica player for The J. Geils Band) is born in New London, Connecticut.

1947 Pete "Overend" Watts (bass guitarist for Mott the Hoople) is born in Yardley, Birmingham, England.

1950 Stevie Wonder is born Stevland Morris in Saginaw, Michigan.


source: calendersongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 13th


A few albums that was released....


1977 ● Roger Daltrey —— One Of The Boys ► Hard Rock

1980 ● Elton John —— 21 At 33 ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: May 14th


1976 33 year-old Keith Relf, former lead singer for The Yardbirds, was electrocuted while tuning a guitar which was not properly earthed. The accident happened in his West London home where he was found by his eight year old son, still holding the plugged-in electric guitar. The Yardbirds had the hits 'For Your Love', 'Heart Full of Soul', and 'Shapes of Things'.

1998 American singer and actor Frank Sinatra died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles aged 82, after suffering a heart attack. Sinatra had his first hit in 1940, working in the Swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1953 film 'From Here to Eternity'. He went on to score over 25 Top 40 singles including the 1966 No.1 'Strangers In The Night'. His 1969 single 'My Way', re-entered the UK charts eight times and spent a total of 165 weeks on the UK chart.

2015 Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist B.B. King died in his sleep aged 89 from a series of small strokes caused by type 2 diabetes. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential blues guitarists of all time, Rolling Stone magazine placed him behind only Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman in its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 14th


2019 - Guitarist, singer and songwriter Mike Wilhelm died at age 77. He was best-known as a founding member of the influential Bay Area band The Charlatans, who have been widely credited as starting the Haight-Ashbury psychedelic scene during the 1960s. He later played with the bands Loose Gravel and the Flamin' Groovies.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 14th


1943 Derek Leckenby (lead guitarist for Herman's Hermits) is born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

1943 Jack Bruce (bassist, singer for Cream, Manfred Mann, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers) is born in Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

1945 Gene Cornish (guitarist for The Rascals) is born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

1962 Ian Astbury (lead vocalist for The Cult) is born in Heswall, Cheshire, England.

1962 C.C. DeVille (of Poison) is born Bruce Anthony Johannesson in Brooklyn, New York.

1966 Mike Inez, bass player for Alice In Chains, is born in San Fernando, California.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 14th


1956 - Buddy Holly got a prescription for contact lenses. He couldn't get used to wearing them so he continued to use his trademark glasses.

1968 - The Rascals recorded "People Got to Be Free."

1982 - The Clash released the album "Combat Rock."


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 14th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Pink Floyd —— Relics ► Prog Rock

1972 ● Rory Gallagher —— Live In Europe ► Blues-Rock

1977 ● Heart —— Little Queen ► Album Rock

1981 ● Peter Frampton —— Breaking All The Rules ► Arena Rock

1984 ● Chicago —— Chicago 17 ► Jazz-Rock

1985 ● Supertramp —— Brother Where You Bound ► Prog/Art Rock

1996 ● Def Leppard —— Slang ► Hard Rock

1996 ● Peter Wolf —— Long Line ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul

2001 ● Scorpions —— Acoustica ► Heavy Metal/ Rock

2002 ● Rush —— Vapor Trails ► Prog/Art Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 15th


1971 Mountain, The Faces, and Pink Floyd play at the Crystal Palace Bowl in London. Performing in front of a large pond, a number of fish are killed when Floyd set off smoke flares under water. They were later billed for the dead fish.

2020 Phil May, the frontman of the UK band The Pretty Things, died at the age of 75 after suffering complications from emergency hip surgery.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 15th


1947 Graeham Goble, guitarist and harmony vocalist of Little River Band, is born in Adelaide, Australia. He writes the band's biggest hit, "Reminiscing."

1948 Gary Thain (bassist for Uriah Heep) is born in Christchurch, New Zealand.

1951 Rock singer Dennis "Fergie" Frederiksen (of Toto) is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

1975 Fleetwood Mac play their first concert with new members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks at a show in El Paso, Texas.


source: calendarsongfacts