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This Day In Rock History: September 17th


1991 "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II" were released simultaneously by Guns N' Roses.


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This Day In Music History: September 17th


A few albums that was released....


1975 ● Scorpions —— In Trance ► Heavy Metal/ Rock

1979 ● Judas Priest —— Unleashed In The East ► Heavy Metal

1980 ● The Doobie Brothers —— One Step Closer ► Pop-Rock

1982 ● Phil Lynott —— The Phil Lynott Album ► Album Rock

1991 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— No More Tears ► Hard Rock

1996 ● ZZ Top —— Rhythmeen ► Blues-Rock


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This Day In Rock History: September 18th



1970 Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his managers answer phone earlier that night. Rumors and conspiracy theories grew up around Hendrix’s death. Eric Burdon claimed Jimi had committed suicide, but that’s contradicted by reports that he was in a good frame of mind. In 2009, a former Animals roadie published a book claiming that Jimi’s manager had admitted to him that he arranged the murder of Hendrix, since the guitarist wanted out of his contract.


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This Day In Rock History: September 18th


1949 Kerry Livgren (songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist for Kansas) is born in Topeka, Kansas.

1978 WKRP in Cincinnati, a TV series about a radio station that switches format from easy listening to rock, makes its debut on CBS. It lasts four seasons, enjoying support from real radio professionals who recognize the quirky characters (incompetent general manager Arthur Carlson, disheveled morning jock Johnny Fever) in their co-workers.

1979 Greg Arama (bass player for The Amboy Dukes) dies in a motorcycle accident at age 29.


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This Day In Music History: September 18th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Kiln House ► Pop-Rock

1978 ● Ace Frehley —— Ace Frehley ► Pop-Metal

1978 ● Peter Criss —— Peter Criss ► Hard Rock

1978 ● Gene Simmons —— Gene Simmons ► Hard Rock

1978 ● Paul Stanley —— Paul Stanley ► Hard Rock

1982 ● Twisted Sister —— Under The Blade ► Hair Metal

1983 ● Dokken —— Breaking The Chains ► Heavy Metal

1983 ● Kiss —— Lick It Up ► Hard Rock

1987 ● Kiss —— Crazy Nights ► Hard Rock

1989 ● The Band —— To Kingdom Come: The Definitive Collection ► Folk-Rock

2001 ● Alice Cooper —— Dragontown ► Hard Rock

2015 ● David Gilmour —— Rattle That Lock ► Prog Rock


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This Day In Rock History: September 19th



1973 Country rock singer, songwriter 26-year-old Gram Parsons formerly of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, died under mysterious conditions in Joshua Tree, California. His death was attributed to heart failure but later was officially announced as a drug overdose. His coffin was stolen by two of his associates, manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin, a former roadie for The Byrds, and was taken to Cap Rock in the California desert, where it was set alight, in accordance to Parson's wishes. The two were later arrested by police.


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This Day In Rock History: September 19th


1940 Blue-eyed soul singer Bill Medley (of The Righteous Brothers) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1943 Cass Elliot (of The Mamas & The Papas) is born Ellen Naomi Cohen in Baltimore, Maryland.

1958 Lita Ford is born in London. She joins the all-female rock group The Runaways as a teenager and has a hit with "Kiss Me Deadly" in 1988.


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This Day In Music History: September 19th


A few albums that was released....


1980 ● White Spirit —— White Spirit ► Hard Rock/Heavy Metal

1981 ● Triumph —— Allied Forces ► Arena Rock

1986 ● Megadeth —— Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? ► Heavy Metal

1988 ● Anthrax —— State Of Euphoria ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal

1988 ● Bon Jovi —— New Jersey ► Hard Rock

2005 ● Jethro Tull —— Auqualung Live [UK] ► Folk-Rock


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This Day In Rock History: September 20th


1948 The fraternal twin brothers Chuck and John Panozzo are born in Chicago. Along with James Young, Dennis DeYoung and John Curulewski, they form the band Styx, where they are the rhythm section, Chuck on bass and John on drums.

1967 Identical twins Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (of Nelson) are born to teen idol Ricky Nelson and actress Kristin Harmon in Santa Monica, California.

1973 Jim Croce is killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana, at age 30.

2010 Leonard Skinner, the namesake of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies of Alzheimer's disease at age 77. As a gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida, he sent Ronnie Van Zant to the principal's office because his hair was too long.


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This Day In Rock History: September 20th


1976 AC/DC released their third studio album 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap'. The album has been certified 6x Platinum in the United States, which means that it has sold at least 6 million copies, becoming the third highest sold album by AC/DC in the US after 'Highway To Hell' and 'Back In Black'.


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