This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: January 17th


1981, Motley Crue formed when bassist Nikki Sixx left the band London and began rehearsing with drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist Greg Leon, who later left. Sixx and Lee then added guitarist Bob “Mick Mars” Deal. Vince Neil accepted an offer to join too.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: January 17th


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— Sounds Of Silence ► Folk-Pop

1983 ● Black Sabbath —— Live Evil ► Hard Rock

2000 ● Golden Earring —— Last Blast Of The Century ► Hard Rock

2011 ● Pearl Jam —— Live On Ten Legs ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 18th


1944 "Legs" Larry Smith (drummer for Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band) is born in Oxford, England.

1971 KoRn frontman Jonathan Davis is born in Bakersfield, California.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: January 18th


2015 American session drummer Dallas Taylor died of complications from viral pneumonia and kidney disease, aged 66. He is best known as the drummer on Crosby, Stills and Nash's debut album, Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) and their follow-up with Neil Young, Déjà Vu (1970) as well as appearing on Stephen Stills' eponymous first solo album in 1970. Taylor was the drummer for Stills' group Manassas in 1972 and 1973. In 1970, Dallas sat in with The Doors accompanying John Densmore on drums. Jim Morrison acknowledges him on The Doors Live in New York album.

2016 The Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey died at the age of 67 in New York City from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia. Frey co-founded the Eagles in 1971 with Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner. After the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Frey embarked on a successful solo career and went on to score the Top 40 hits 'The One You Love', 'Smuggler's Blues', 'The Heat Is On', and 'You Belong to the City'.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 18


1978: Warren Zevon released his third studio album, Excitable Boy. Produced by Jackson Browne and Waddy Wachtel, it became his commercial breakthrough, reaching a career high of #8 on the Billboard chart, and remains his best-selling album. On the same day, “Werewolves of London” was issued as the album’s third single. The song began as a joke by Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers to Zevon in 1975. Everly had watched a television broadcast of the 1935 film Werewolf of London and “suggested to Zevon that he adapt the title for a song and dance craze.” Zevon then wrote the lyrics with Wachtel and LeRoy Marinell in about fifteen minutes, but none of them took the song seriously. Browne, however, thought it had potential and began performing it during his live concerts. Several different configurations of musicians were tried in the recording studio before they settled on an arrangement with Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. The protracted studio time and musicians’ fees led to the song eating up most of the album’s budget.



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 18th


1974 Free's Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke, Mott The Hoople's Mick Ralphs, and King Crimson's Boz Burrell unite to form the band Bad Company.

1991 - During an AC/DC North American tour three fans were killed during a crush in a crowd at a gig in Salt Lake City.

2023 - David Crosby died aged 81 in his sleep from complications of COVID-19 at his horse ranch in Santa Ynez, California.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 18th


2022 Dick Halligan, a multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of Blood, Sweat & Tears, died of natural causes at the age of 78. Halligan had a heavy influence on the band's second album, "Blood, Sweat & Tears", which spent seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 after arriving in December 1968. That LP spawned three hit singles: You've Made Me So Very Happy", "And When I Die" and "Spinning Wheel", all of which reached #2 on the Hot 100. Halligan provided trombone, organ, piano, flute and vocals on various tracks.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Jan 18th


1991, Tens of thousands of fans attended the Rock in Rio Two festival in Brazil where the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Joe Cocker and Prince performed.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Jan 18th


A few albums that was released.


1983 ● Bryan Adams —— Cuts Like A Knife ► Pop-Rock

1986 ● Soul Asylum —— Made To Be Broken ► Alt. Rock/Garage Rock

1988 ● AC/DC —— Blow Up Your Video ► Hard Rock

1994 ● ZZ Top —— Antenna ► Blues-Rock

1996 ● Gotthard —— G. ► Hard Rock

2011 ● Gregg Allman —— Low Country Blues ► Southern Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: January 19th



1939 Phil Everly (of The Everly Brothers) is born in Chicago, Illinois, the younger brother of future bandmate Don.

1943 Janis Joplin is born in Port Arthur, Texas.

1947 Original Deep Purple lead singer Rod Evans is born in Buckinghamshire, England.

1949 Robert Palmer is born in Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He lands his breakthrough singing on the Alan Brown Set's 1969 single "Gypsy Girl."

1966 Simon & Garfunkel release "Homeward Bound."

2013 Steve Knight (keyboardist for Mountain) dies of complications from Parkinson's disease in New York, at age 77.


source: calendarsongfacts