This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: May 15th


1982 Asia went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled album. It spent a total of nine weeks at No.1 and became the best-selling album in the US for the year 1982. The supergroup included former members of several veteran progressive rock bands, namely bassist/vocalist John Wetton (formerly in Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, U.K. and Wishbone Ash), guitarist Steve Howe (formerly in Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (of Yes and The Buggles) and drummer Carl Palmer (formerly in The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster and Emerson, Lake & Palmer).

2003 Country singer June Carter Cash, the second wife of Johnny Cash died in Nashville, Tennessee, of complications following heart valve replacement surgery, aged 73. She was a member of the Carter Family, and had hits with Johnny Cash, including the Grammy Award winning songs, 'Jackson', 'Ring Of Fire', (which she co-wrote about their courtship), and 'If I Were A Carpenter.'


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 15th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● King Crimson —— In The Wake Of Poseidon ► Prog Rock

1981 ● The Moody Blues —— Long Distance Voyager ► Prog Rock

1987 ● Mötley Crüe —— Girls, Girls, Girls ► Heavy Metal

1990 ● Dio —— Lock Up The Wolves ► Heavy Metal

2007 ● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Anthology: Greatest & Latest ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 16th


2010 Ronnie James Dio, singer with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own band Dio died after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. He was 67 years old. Dio’s career began in 1957 with The Vegas Kings, which later changed to Ronnie and the Rumblers, then Ronnie and the Redcaps, then in 1961, Ronnie Dio and the Prophets. In 1967, Dio and Prophets guitarist Nick Pantas formed the Electric Elves, which shortened its name to Elf. The band’s success eventually landed them an opening slot for Deep Purple which exposed Dio’s voice to Deep Purple’s guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, who later recruited Dio and other members of Elf for his new band Rainbow.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 16th


1970 Lead guitarist Randy Bachman quits The Guess Who. He would later form Bachman-Turner Overdrive and enjoy six Billboard Top 40 hits over the next six years that included "Let It Ride (#23), "Takin' Care Of Business" (#12) and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (#1).

1981 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes rocketed to the top spot on Billboard's singles chart, where it would remain for six weeks. Carnes received a personal thank-you letter for the song from actress Bette Davis, saying that it had impressed her young grandson.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 16th


1946 Robert Fripp (guitarist for King Crimson) is born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England.

1946 Roger Earl (drummer for Foghat, Savoy Brown) is born in Hampton Court Palace, London, England.

1947 Darrell Sweet (drummer for Nazareth) is born in Bournemouth, England.

1949 Rock guitarist William "Sputnik" Spooner (of Grateful Dead, The Tubes) is born in Phoenix, Arizona.

1965 Krist Novoselic (bass guitarist for Nirvana) is born in Compton, California.

1983 Michael Jackson does the Moonwalk for the first time on TV when he breaks out the move on the Motown 25th anniversary TV special.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 16th


1970, Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to number one on the album chart with Deja Vu.

1970, Pink Floyd played at the Warehouse in New Orleans, with support from The Allman Brothers Band and Country Funk. The band had $40,000 worth of equipment stolen from their truck overnight. Nick Mason told Melody Maker in an later interview, “We sat at our hotel thinking – ‘Well that’s it. It’s all over.’ – We were pouring out our troubles to a girl who worked at the hotel and she said her father worked for the FBI. The police hadn’t helped us much, but the FBI got to work and four hours later it was found.”


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 16th


1965 - Driving away from a gig at the Civic Hall in Long Beach, the limo taking the Rolling Stones back to their hotel was besieged by fans who caved in the roof by standing on it. The band attempted to hold the roof up while their chauffeur drove off with bodies falling onto the road.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 16th


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● The Shadows —— Shadow Music ► Instrumental Rock ‘N’ Roll

1969 ● Tyrannosaurus Rex —— Unicorn ► Psychedelic Folk

1970 ● The Who —— Live At Leeds ► British Rock

1975 ● The Kinks —— The Kinks Present A Soap Opera ► British Rock

1978 ● Joe Walsh —— But Seriously Folks… ► Blues-Rock

1983 ● Iron Maiden —— Piece Of Mind ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 17th


1963 The first Monterey Folk Festival took place over three days in Monterey, California. The festival featured Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Peter Paul and Mary. The 1967 Monterey Rock festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by Jimi Hendrix and The Who as well as the first major public performances of Janis Joplin. It was also the first major performance by Otis Redding in front of a predominantly white audience.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 17th



1941 Malcolm Hale (lead guitarist for Spanky & Our Gang) is born in Butte, Montana.

1949 Bill Bruford (drummer for Yes, King Crimson) is born in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.

1949 Andrew Latimer (frontman for the prog rock band Camel) is born in Guildford, Surrey, England.

1959 Iron Maiden's original lead singer, Paul Di'Anno, is born in London, England.


source: calendarsongfacts