This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 15th


A few albums that was released....


1981 ● Thin Lizzy —— Renegade ► Hard Rock

1986 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— Live Alive ► Blues-Rock

1988 ● Kiss —— Smashes, Trashes & Hits ► Hard Rock

1993 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Flashback ► Hard Rock



source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 16th


Today in 1963, brother-sister duo Nino Tempo and April Stevens went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Deep Purple."*In 1964, it won the*Grammy Award*for*Best Rock And Roll Recording. The song would become a favorite of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore’s grandmother. Blackmore would then suggest it as a name for his band in 1968. Perhaps if the song never existed, the group would have taken on their second name choice, "Concrete God".

1974 John Lennon was at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Whatever Gets You Through The Night." Elton John played on the session and made a deal with Lennon that if the song reached No. 1, Lennon would have to appear on stage live with Elton. Lennon kept his side of the deal, and on Thanksgiving Day 1974, the two played three songs together during a show at New York's Madison Square Garden: "I Saw Her Standing There," "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" and "Whatever Gets You Through the Night." The public had no idea Lennon was going to appear during the show. According to a BBC documentary about the event, Elton John says the crowd gave Lennon a 10-minute standing ovation.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 16th


1945 Guitarist/keyboard player Paul Raymond is born in Hertfordshire, England. He joins UFO in 1976.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 16th


1968, The Jimi Hendrix Experience went to number one on the album chart with Electric Ladyland. The double album included “Crosstown Traffic,” “Voodoo Chile,” and “All Along the Watchtower.” It featured guest appearances by Dave Mason, Steve Winwood and Al Kooper.

1968, Led Zeppelin played their first ever show in the north of England when they appeared at Manchester College of Science & Technology. The band was on the main stage in their large hall. John Fahey and Procul Harum also performed during this event.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 16th


1973: Denny Laine, a founding member of both The Moody Blues and Wings, released his first solo album, Ahh… Laine!.

1993: “All For Love” by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting was released as a single in the US. Recorded for the motion picture soundtrack to The Three Musketeers, the song became a worldwide hit, reaching #1 across Europe, Australia, and North America.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 16th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Live Album ► Hard Rock

1993 ● Heart —— Desire Walks On ► Album Rock

1993 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Greatest Hits ► Album Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 17th


1938 Gordon Lightfoot is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1944 Gene Clark (tambourine player, guitarist, vocalist for The Byrds) is born Harold Eugene Clark in Tipton, Missouri.

1946 Martin Barre (guitarist for Jethro Tull) is born in Kings Heath, Birmingham, England.

1947 Robert "Stewkey" Antoni (vocalist, keyboardist for The Nazz) is born in Newport, Rhode Island.

1975 Tommy Bolin's debut solo album, Teaser, is released. The album runs the gamut stylistically, and spawns the rocking title track, which Mötley Crüe covers years later.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 17th


1980 John Lennon and Yoko Ono release their fifth album, "Double Fantasy" in both the US and UK. The album would reach the top of the charts in both countries as well as seven others around the globe. Four singles made the Billboard Top 40, "(Just Like) Starting Over" (#1), "Woman" (#2), "Watching The Wheels" (#10), and "Nobody Told Me" (#5). The LP would win Album Of The Year at the 1982 Grammy Awards and sell over three million copies in America alone.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 17th


1970: Elton John played a live set to a studio audience on New York City radio station WABC. The recording was later released on LP as his first live album, titled 11-17-70. According to John, it was never intended to be released, but the popularity of the broadcast with bootleggers prompted his record label to put out an album. Of the thirteen songs Elton and his band performed, six were included in the initial release, with the remaining tracks released in 1996 and 2017. According to longtime New York City radio personality Dave Herman, who can be heard at the beginning and end of the album, John had cut his hand at some point during the performance, and by the end of the show, the piano keys were covered with blood.


source: wwcfradio

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 17th


2021 Keith Allison, a member of Paul Revere And The Raiders from 1968 to 1975, died of natural causes at the age of 79. Before joining The Raiders he played guitar and harmonica on Sonny & Cher's mega-hit "The Beat Goes On" and later recorded and performed with Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, The Righteous Brothers, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Rick Nelson, The Crickets and Johnny Rivers. As an actor, Allison played Captain James J. White in Gods and Generals (2003) and showed up on episodes of Blossom, 7th Heaven and The Love Boat.


source: classicbands