This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 12th


A few albums that was released....


1981 ● U2 —— October ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1997 ● Midnight Oil —— 20,000 Watt R.S.L. ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1999 ● Chicago —— Chicago XXVI: Live In Concert ► Jazz-Rock

1999 ● Eric Clapton —— Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock

2009 ● Journey —— Don’t Stop Believin’: The Best Of Journey ► AOR Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 13th


1944 Robert Lamm (keyboardist and songwriter for Chicago) is born in Brooklyn, New York

1947 Sammy Hagar is born in Salinas, California. He replaces David Lee Roth as lead singer of Van Halen from 1985-1996, before returning in 2004.

1948 John Ford Coley, folk rock/country singer and instrumentalist, is born in Dallas, Texas.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 13th


A few albums that was released....


1976 ● Triumph —— Triumph ► Arena Rock

1978 ● AC/DC —— If You Want Blood You’ve Got It ► Hard Rock

1980 ● INXS —— INXS ► New Wave Synth-Pop

1982 ● Kiss —— Creatures Of The Night ► Hard Rock

1987 ● Supertramp —— Free As A Bird ► Prog/Art Rock

1992 ● Prince & The New Power Generation —— The Love Symbol Album ► Dance-Pop

2009 ● Kansas —— There’s Know Place Like Home ► Prog/Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 14th



1942 Billy Harrison (guitarist/vocalist for Them) is born in Belfast, Ireland.

1945 Colin Hodgkinson (bassist for Whitesnake) is born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England

1946 Dan McCafferty (lead singer for Nazareth) is born in Dunfermline, Scotland.

1946 Justin Hayward (guitarist for The Moody Blues) is born Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

1947 Al Atkins - the first frontman for Judas Priest - is born at West Bromwich, England.

1959 A.J. Pero (drummer for Twisted Sister) is born Anthony Jude Pero in Staten Island, New York.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 14th


A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Tyrannosaurus Rex —— Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels Of The Ages ► Psych Rock

1985 ● Iron Maiden —— Live After Death ► Heavy Metal

1985 ● INXS —— Listen Like Thieves ► New Wave Synth-Pop

2003 ● ZZ Top —— Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top Box ► Blues-Rock

2011 ● Scorpions —— Live 2011: Get Your Sting & Blackout ► Heavy Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 15th


1967 The first Sacramento Pop Festival took place which featured Spirit, Jefferson Airplane, Nutty Gritty Dirt Band, Strawberry Alarm Clock and Sunshine Company.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 15th


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● The Band —— Moondog Matinee ► Folk-Rock

1973 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Mystery To Me ► Pop-Rock

1988 ● Motörhead —— Nö Sleep At All ► Heavy Metal

1996 ● Dio —— Angry Machines ► Heavy Metal

1996 ● Motörhead —— Overnight Sensation ► Heavy Metal

1996 ● Bad Company —— Stories Told & Untold ► Hard Rock

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 16th


1986 Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray joined other artists on stage in St Louis, for Chuck Berry's 60th birthday concert, as featured in the film 'Hail Hail! Rock & Roll'.

2015 Patti Smith was said to be moved to tears after a fan returned a bag of stolen goods to the singer, 36 years after they went missing. They included a shirt worn for a 1978 Rolling Stone cover shot and a bandana given to her by her late brother. The items went missing in June 1979 when a truck, which was carrying $40,000 in amplifiers, guitars and other musical equipment, was stolen from outside a hotel after Smith and her band played a show at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 16th


1943 C.F. "Fred" Turner (bassist/vocalist for Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is born Charles Frederick Turner in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1947 Bob Weir (guitarist/vocalist for Grateful Dead) is born in San Francisco, California.

1968 Jimi Hendrix Experience releases Electric Ladyland.

1953 Rocker Tony Carey (keyboardist for The Rainbow) is born in Watsonville, California. Also known by the pseudonym Planet P Project.

1973 Drummer Gene Krupa dies of leukemia in Yonkers, New York, at age 64.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 16th


A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Three Dog Night —— Three Dog Night ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1969 ● Three Dog Night —— Captured Live At The Forum ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1973 ● Creedence Clearwater Revival —— Live In Europe ► Folk-Rock

1976 ● Thin Lizzy —— Johnny The Fox ► Hard Rock

1983 ● Thin Lizzy —— Life Live ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Journey —— The Essential Journey ► AOR Rock

2001 ● John Mellencamp —— Cuttin’ Heads ► Roots Rock

2001 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— Down To Earth ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll