This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 19th



1974 Jefferson Airplane changes their name to Jefferson Starship. The new line-up includes Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, drummer Johnny Barbata, David Freiberg, Peter Kaukonen, Cragi Chaquico and 56 year old violinist, Papa John Creach.

1976 Former Free guitarist, 26 year old Paul Kossoff died of heart failure while on a flight across the US. He had been troubled with heart disease most of his life. Free is most often remembered for their hit, "All Right Now". Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to form Bad Company with Free drummer Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell (from King Crimson) and Mick Ralphs (of Mott the Hoople).

2015 Michael Brown, keyboardist for The Left Banke, died of heart failure at the age of 65. Brown co-wrote the band's 1966, #14 hit "Walk Away Renee" and composed the follow-up, "Pretty Ballerina", which rose to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 19th


1946 Paul Atkinson (guitarist for The Zombies) is born in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, England.

1951 Derek Longmuir (drummer for Bay City Rollers) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1975 Kiss release their third studio album, Dressed to Kill.

1990 Andrew Wood, lead singer of Mother Love Bone, dies of a h.e.r.o.i.n. overdose at age 24. Members of the band go on to form Pearl Jam.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 19th


1971: Jethro Tull released Aqualung, which went on to become their most successful album selling three million copies in the U.S. alone.

Birthdays:
Billy Sheehan-bassist for Mr. Big, David Lee Roth & Steve Vai born in 1953


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 19th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Jethro Tull —— Aqualung ► Prog Rock

1974 ● Cat Stevens —— Buddha And The Chocolate Box ► Folk-Pop

1975 ● America —— Hearts ► Folk-Rock

1976 ● The Doobie Brothers —— Takin’ It To The Streets ► Pop-Rock

1987 ● Ozzy Osbourne And Randy Rhoads —— Tribute ► Hard Rock

1990 ● Robert Plant —— Manic Nirvana ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 20th


1990 Gloria Estefan's tour bus was rammed by a tractor-trailer on the way to a concert. Emilio Estefan and their son Nayib were injured; Gloria suffered a serious back injury, which required an operation two days later.

1991 Eric Clapton's four year old son, Conor, fell to his death from the 53rd story of a New York City apartment after a housekeeper who was cleaning the room left a window open. The boy was in the custody of his mother, Italian actress, Lori Del Santo and the pair were visiting a friend's apartment. Clapton was staying in a nearby hotel after taking his son to the circus the previous evening. The tragedy inspired his song ‘Tears in Heaven’.

2015 American drummer A. J. Pero died from an apparent heart attack. He was a member of Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob. Adrenaline Mob's band members attempted but failed to wake Pero on their tour bus traveling from Baltimore to Poughkeepsie.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 20th



1977 T-Rex played their farewell gig when they appeared at The Locarno in Portsmouth, England. As pioneers of Glam Rock, the band placed eleven singles in the British Top Ten between 1970 and 1973.

2020 Kenny Rogers, the Country/Pop superstar who placed 28 songs on the Billboard Top 40 chart between 1968 and 2000, died of natural causes at the age of 81. During the course of his career, Rogers achieved 30 number one singles on the Pop, Country and Adult Contemporary charts. He also won three Grammys, six CMA awards, and eight ACM awards, along with inclusion in the Country Music Hall of Fame


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 20th


1944 Jance Garfat (bassist for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) is born Robert Jance Garfat in California.

1950 Drummer Carl Palmer is born in Birmingham, England. At age 20, he gets the gig with Greg Lake and Keith Emerson, who choose him over Mitch Mitchell for their band Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

1951 Blues rocker Jimmie Vaughan (of Fabulous Thunderbirds) is born in Dallas, Texas. His younger brother, Stevie Ray Vaughan, is born in 1954.

1976 1976 Alice Cooper gets married for the first (and only) time. His bride is Sheryl Goddard, a 19-year-old dance instructor who had performed on his Welcome To My Nightmare tour.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 20th


A few albums that was released....

1987 ● Peter Wolf —— Come As You Are ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul

2000 ● Eddie Money —— Complete Eddie Money Live ► Album Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 21st


1943 Viv Stanshall of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band is born in Oxford, England.

1946 Ray Dorset (frontman for Mungo Jerry) is born in Ashford, Middlesex, England.

1949 Eddie Money is born Joseph Mahoney in Brooklyn, New York.

1950 Roger Hodgson (of Supertramp) is born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

1951 Conrad Lozano (bass player for Los Lobos) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1988 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases Southern by the Grace of God, their second live album. It features music recorded in 1987 in what was supposed to be a one-time touring tribute to band members who died in a 1977 plane wreck that seemingly ended the band. Four years later, an updated Lynyrd Skynyrd lineup records new material and begins touring again regularly.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 21st


1970: Santana peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Evil Ways” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.

1983: Pink Floyd released The Final Cut, which was their final album with bassist & singer Roger Waters.

1992: Johnny & Edgar Winter performed together for the first time in 15 years at the Sting club in New Britain, CT.

source: paulshaffersdayinrock