This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 12th


2020 Jim Tucker, the original rhythm guitarist with The Turtles, died at age 74. He played with The Turtles from 1965 to 1968 and was featured on many of the band’s biggest hits, including the chart-topping 1967 classic 'Happy Together,' plus 'She’d Rather Be with Me' and the group’s 1965 cover of Bob Dylan's 'It Ain’t Me Babe.'


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 12th


1971: Yes released Fragile, their fourth studio album and first to feature keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who replaced founding member Tony Kaye


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 12th



2008 Mitch Mitchell, the British drummer with the Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in his US hotel room aged 61. As a teenager, he starred in a children's television programme, Jennings and Derbyshire, and starred in a leading role in the 1960 British film Bottoms Up with Jimmy Edwards. Mitchell had been working with Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames when in 1966 he was invited to audition for a new band being formed to back Jimi Hendrix. In December 1968, Mitchell played with the Dirty Mac, an all-star band assembled for The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (with John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards).


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 12th


1990 Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood was involved in a minor car accident fifty miles outside of London. His wife, Jo, was driving the couple's BMW at the time. Ron was unharmed and got out to direct traffic around the scene, but was struck by another vehicle. The impact broke both his legs.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 12th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Genesis —— Nursery Cryme ► Prog Rock

1973 ● Buffalo Springfield —— Buffalo Springfield (Collection) ► Folk-Rock

1991 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Lynyrd Skynyrd (Box Set) ► Southern Rock

1996 ● Blind Melon —— Nico ► Alt. Rock

2002 ● The Pretenders —— Loose Screw ► Post-Punk

2007 ● Led Zeppelin —— Mothership [UK] ► Hard Rock

2012 ● The Rolling Stones —— GRRR! ► Blues-Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 13th


1971 Three Dog Night's "Old Fashioned Love Song" is released in the US, where it will climb to #4 on the Billboard Pop chart and #1 on the Easy Listening chart. It was a tune that songwriter Paul Williams would later say that he wrote in twenty minutes. It was originally intended for The Carpenters, but Richard Carpenter turned it down. The duo never did record it, but did perform it live on television with Carol Burnett a few months later.

1992 Ronnie Bond, drummer for The Troggs, died of an undisclosed illness at the age of 49. The band scored three Billboard Top 40 hits, "Wild Thing" (#1 in 1966), "With A Girl Like You" (#29 in 1966), and "Love Is All Around" (#7 in 1967). In their home country of England, they enjoyed eight songs that reached the Top 40.

1999 Drummer R.J. Vealey of the Atlanta Rhythm Section suffered a fatal heart attack 10 minutes after their show in Orlando, Florida. The 37 year old Vealey had joined the band in 1995.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 13th


1947 Toy Caldwell (lead guitarist for The Marshall Tucker Band) is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

1951 Bill Gibson (drummer for Huey Lewis & the News) is born in Sacramento, California.

1965 The Lovin' Spoonful release "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice."


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 13th


2016 Leon Russell died in Nashville, he was 74. He led Joe Cocker’s band Mad Dogs & Englishmen, and appeared at George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. Many of his songs became hits for others, among them 'Superstar' (written with Bonnie Bramlett) for the Carpenters, 'Delta Lady' for Joe Cocker and 'This Masquerade' for George Benson. More than 100 acts have recorded 'A Song for You,' which Russell said he wrote in 10 minutes.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 13th


1968 Rolling Stone Brian Jones bought Cotchford Farm in Sussex. The author AA Milne, who wrote Winnie The Pooh, had owned the house.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 13th


A few albums that was released....


1978 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— The Scream ► Glam Rock

1982 ● Eagles —— Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 ► Country-Rock

1995 ● Queen —— Ultimate Queen ► Glam Rock


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