This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 8th


National Geographic announces that a species of frog that sounds like a bat has been named after Ozzy Osbourne. The frog, who lives in the Brazilian Amazon, is named Dendropsophus ozzyi by the scientists who discovered it. 2014


source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 8th



1968 The Who, Joe Cocker and The Grease Band, The Mindbenders and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown all appeared at The Walthamstow Granada Theatre, England.

1971 Led Zeppelin released their fourth album. With no title printed on the album, and generally referred to as Four Symbols, The Fourth Album or Led Zeppelin IV it has gone on to sell over 37 million copies worldwide. The 19th century rustic oil painting on the front of the album was purchased by Robert Plant from an antique shop in Reading, Berkshire, England. The 20th century urban tower block on the back of the full gatefold LP cover is Butterfield Court in Eves Hill, Dudley, England.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 8th


2022 Dan McCafferty, lead vocalist for the Scottish band Nazareth on their 1976, Billboard #8 hit, "Love Hurts", died from unspecified causes. He was 76. The band placed eleven albums on the Billboard 200 chart between 1971 and 1982.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 8th


1980 - Motörhead released their fourth studio album, Ace of Spades. It features the singles "Ace of Spades," "Love Me Like a Reptile," and "(We Are) The Road Crew."


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 8th


2008, AC/DC started a two-week run at number one on the US album chart with Black Ice, the band’s fifteenth studio album and the second-best selling album of 2008. Black Ice went to the top spot in 29 countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 8th


A few albums that was released....


1974 ● Thin Lizzy —— Nightlife ► Hard Rock

1993 ● Iron Maiden —— Live At Donington ► Heavy Metal

1994 ● Eagles —— Hell Freezes Over ► Country-Rock

2011 ● Rush —— Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland ► Prog/Art Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 9th


1941 Tom Fogerty (rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival) is born in Berkeley, California.

1943 Dennis Provisor (keyboardist for The Grass Roots) is born in Los Angeles, California.

1943 Lee Graziano (drummer, trumpet player for The American Breed) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1944 Phil May (lead singer of Pretty Things) is born Philip Arthur Dennis Wadey in Dartford, Kent, England.

1948 Alan Gratzer (drummer for REO Speedwagon) is born in Syracuse, New York.

1948 Blue Öyster Cult bass player Albert Bouchard is born in Watertown, New York.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 9th


1967: The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine was published. Founded in San Francisco by 21-year-old University of Berkeley, California dropout Jann Wenner and 48-year-old San Francisco Chronicle music critic Ralph J. Gleason, the pair considered names like “Electric Typewriter” and “New Times” before settling on “Rolling Stone,” a title inspired by an essay Gleason had written for The American Scholar.


source: wwcfradio

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 9th


1967 The first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine was published in San Francisco. It featured a photo of John Lennon on the cover, dressed in army fatigues while acting in his recent film, How I Won the War and the first issue had a free roach clip to hold a marijuana joint. The name of the magazine was compiled from three significant sources: the Muddy Waters song, the first rock ‘n’ roll record by Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 9th


A few albums that was released....

1970 ● Badfinger —— No Dice ► Power Pop

1973 ● Santana —— Welcome ► Jazz-Rock Fusion

1976 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ► Album Rock

1985 ● Y&T —— Down For The Count ► Heavy Metal

1993 ● The Outlaws —— Hittin’ The Road ► Southern Rock

1997 ● Golden Earring —— Naked II ► Hard Rock

1999 ● 38 Special —— Live At Sturgis ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll