This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 23rd

A few albums that was released....

1971 ● The Byrds —— Byrdmaniax ► Country-Rock

1972 ● Jethro Tull —— Living In The Past [UK] ► Prog Rock

1987 ● Sammy Hagar —— I Never Said Goodbye ► Hard Rock

2009 ● Cheap Trick —— The Latest ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th



1967 The beginning of the end came for The Lovin' Spoonful when guitarist Zal Yanovsky quit after a performance in New York at the Forest Hills Music Festival. One year later, John Sebastian would also leave the band to go solo. Although he made several unannounced guest appearances during John Sebastian concerts, Yanovsky gradually withdrew from music altogether and eventually became a restaurateur. He was 58 years old when he suffered a fatal heart attack on December 13th, 2002 at his farm near Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

1977 Madison Wisconsin Police Detective Bruce Frey witnessed one of the strangest events of his career when he saw Elvis Presley jump out of his limo and stop two teenagers who were beating up a younger lad at a local gas station. Elvis said, "I'll take you on." Frey remembers; "They looked up at him, froze in mid-punch and the victim ran into the gas station." The pair quickly apologized and Elvis got back into the limo and headed for his hotel room at the Sheraton.

2013 Alan Myers, drummer for the New Wave band Devo on their 1980, Billboard #14 hit, "Whip It", died of cancer at the age of 58.

2018 George Cameron, drummer and vocalist for The Left Banke on their hits "Walk Away Renee" and "Pretty Ballerina", died of cancer at the age of 70.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


2004, A Fender Stratocaster that Eric Clapton nicknamed 'Blackie' sold at a Christie's auction for $959,500 (£564,412) in New York, making it the most expensive guitar in the world. The proceeds of the sale went towards Clapton's Crossroads addiction clinic, which he founded in 1998.

2013, Former Devo drummer Alan Myers died aged 58 in Los Angeles, California, following a long bout with cancer. Myers drummed for Devo between 1976 and 1986.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1939 Oz Bach (guitarist for Spanky and Our Gang) is born Paul Michael Bach in Paw Paw, West Virginia.

1944 Chris Wood (flautist/saxophonist/keyboardist for Traffic) is born in Quinton, Birmingham, England.

1944 Arthur Brown is born Arthur Wilton in Yorkshire, England. Making a name for himself in the world of performance art, he has a huge hit with "Fire."

1944 Rock guitarist Jeff Beck is born in Wallington, England.

1945 Colin Blunstone (lead singer of The Zombies) is born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

1947 Mick Fleetwood (drummer for Fleetwood Mac) is born in Redruth, Cornwall, England, though he'll grow up in locales around the world due to his father's career as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot.

1948 Patrick Moraz (keyboardist for Yes, The Moody Blues) is born in Morges, Switzerland.

1949 John Illsley (bass guitarist for Dire Straits) is born in Leicester, England.

1967 Jeff Cease (former guitarist for The Black Crowes) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

2010 JoJo Billingsley (backing vocalist for
Lynyrd Skynyrd) dies of cancer at age 58.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1974 - Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" was released.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 24th


A few albums that was released...


1968 ● The Rascals —— Time Peace: The Rascals Greatest Hits ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1971 ● Todd Rundgren —— Runt: The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren ► Pop-Rock

1980 ● Jackson Browne —— Hold Out ► Folk-Rock

1997 ● Mötley Crüe —— Generation Swine ► Heavy Metal

2008 ● Mötley Crüe —— Saints Of Los Angeles ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th


1946 Rock multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald (of Foreigner, King Crimson) is born in Osterley, Middlesex, England.

1946 Allen Lanier (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist for Blue Öyster Cult) is born in Long Island, New York.

1954 David Paich (keyboardist for Toto) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1963 George Michael is born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, London, England.

1972 Mike Kroeger (bassist for Nickelback) is born in Hanna, Alberta, Canada.

1975 Frank Zappa's last album with The Mothers of Invention, One Size Fits All, is released.

2009 Sky Saxon (lead singer of The Seeds) dies at age 71 when an untreated infection leads to heart and renal failure.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th


1984 Prince released his sixth studio album Purple Rain the first to feature his band the Revolution, and the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. The first two singles from the album, 'When Doves Cry' and 'Let's Go Crazy', topped the US singles charts, and were hits around the world, while the title track went to No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

2009 Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964. Jackson is credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool, four of his solo albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), while his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time with sales of over 50 million.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th


2007 Hank Medress, best known as the voice behind The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", died of lung cancer at the age of 68.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 25th


1976: The Alan Parsons Project released their debut studio album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Based on the horror stories of Edgar Allen Poe, the LP features guest musicians Arthur Brown, John Miles, Terry Sylvester, Francis Monkman, and the complete line-up of bands Ambrosia and Pilot.


source: wwcradio