This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 28th


1943 Nick St. Nicholas (of Steppenwolf) is born Klaus Karl Kassbaum is born in Plön, Germany. Nick's family will flee to Toronto, Canada, after his father's involvement in Operation Valkyrie, the failed mission to overthrow Adolf Hitler, makes his dad an assassination target.

1954 George Lynch (guitarist for Dokken) is born in Spokane, Washington, but will be raised in Auburn, California.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 28th


2009 Lucy Vodden, the childhood pal of John Lennon's son Julian, passed away at the age of 46 after battling lupus. She was the inspiration for The Beatles' track, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," written mostly by John after Julian showed his father a nursery-school drawing he made and called "Lucy - in the sky with diamonds," depicting his classmate.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 28th


1974, Bad Company went to No.1 on the album chart with their self-titled debut album. Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke had come out of Free, while Mick Ralphs had played guitar with Mott the Hoople, and Boz Burrell played bass for King Crimson before the group formed in 1973. They produced six albums together before disbanding in 1983.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 28th


2018: Just shy of a year after Tom Petty’s death, Reprise Records released An American Treasure, a compilation box set of rare and unreleased songs and obscure album tracks from Petty’s career with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch, and as a solo artist that showcase his talent as a songwriter.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 28th


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● Slade —— Sladest ► Glam Rock

1973 ● Status Quo —— Hello! ► British Rock

1983 ● Alice Cooper —— DaDa ► Art Rock

1999 ● ZZ Top —— XXX ► Blues-Rock

2009 ● Slade —— Live At The BBC ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: September 28th


A few albums that was released....


1974 - Eldorado - Electric Light Orchestra

1988 - No Rest for the Wicked - Ozzy Osbourne


source: everydayalbums

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 29th


1967 - Mickey Hart joins Grateful Dead as its new drummer.

1989 While on a motorcycle trip from Los Angeles to the Grand Canyon, Bruce Springsteen stopped in at a small saloon in Prescott, Ariz., and wound up jamming with the house band. The Boss and The Mile High Band burned through "Don't Be Cruel," "I'm On Fire," "Route 66" and a couple of other songs. One of the bartenders, Brenda Techanec, was talking about her problems paying her hospital bills. Springsteen overheard her and a week later she received $100,000 from Springsteen.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 29th


2020 Helen Reddy, the Australian singer behind the feminist anthem "I Am Woman", died at the age of 78. Along with fourteen other Billboard Top 40 hits, she hosted a season of The Helen Reddy Show on NBC TV in 1973, and a year later was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Late in life she was rumored to be suffering from health problems and spent her last years in a celebrity care home in Los Angeles.

2020 78-year-old singer/songwriter Mac Davis passed away following heart surgery. Along with his own hit records, which included the chart topping "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" in 1972, Mac also wrote "In the Ghetto" and "A Little Less Conversation" for Elvis Presley. He hosted his own NBC variety series in 1974, the same year the Academy of Country Music named him entertainer of the year.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 29th


1948 Mark Farner (lead singer/guitarist for Grand Funk) is born in Flint, Michigan.

1948 Guitarist Mike Pinera (of Iron Butterfly) is born in Tampa, Florida.

1968 Bassist Brad Smith (of Blind Melon) is born in West Point, Mississippi.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: September 29th


1986: Chicago released Chicago 18, their fifteenth studio album, first without founding member Peter Cetera, and first with bassist Jason Scheff.

1997: The Rolling Stones released their twenty-first British and twenty-third American studio album, Bridges to Babylon. Unlike their previous albums, an eclectic mix of well-known producers was brought in, including the Dust Brothers, Don Was, and Rob Fraboni, and a wide array of guest musicians appeared on the album. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were not on speaking terms during recording sessions, but mended their relationship enough to embark on a successful year-long world tour to support the album.

1998: Peter Wolf released his fifth solo album, Fool’s Parade.


source: wwcfradio