This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 6th


2000 Eric Clapton was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time, after receiving previous honors as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream.

2001 Mike "Smitty" Smith, the original drummer for Paul Revere And The Raiders, died of natural causes at his home in Hawaii at the age of 58.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 6th


A few albums that was released....

1971 ● The Rolling Stones —— Stone Age ► Blues-Rock

1974 ● Three Dog Night —— Hard Labor ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1978 ● John Mellencamp (Johnny Cougar) —— A Biography ► Folk-Rock

2001 ● Aerosmith —— Just Push Play ► Hard Rock



source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 7th


1943 Chris White (bass guitarist for The Zombies) is born in England.

1946 Peter Wolf (lead vocalist for The J. Geils Band) is born Peter Walter Blankfield in the Bronx, New York.

1946 Matthew Fisher (organist for Procol Harum) is born in Croydon, England.

1971 Saxophonist/flautist Harold McNair (of Ginger Baker's Airforce) dies of lung cancer at age 39.

2013 Guitarist Peter Banks, a founding member of Yes, dies at age 65.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 7th


1969: The Who released the original recording of “Pinball Wizard” from their rock opera Tommy. The single reached #4 in the UK and #19 on the US charts after being released in the States two weeks later.

1970: Mountain released their debut album, Climbing!, though singer and guitarist Leslie West’s 1969 debut solo album, Mountain, produced by and recorded with bassist and vocalist Felix Pappalardi, is often cited as the band’s first album.

1973: The Byrds released their self-titled twelfth and final studio album. It was recorded as the centerpiece of a reunion among the five original band members: Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke. The last time that all five members had worked together as the Byrds was in 1966, prior to Clark’s departure from the band.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 7th


1966 Tina Turner recorded her vocal on the Phil Spector produced 'River Deep Mountain High'. It went on to make No.3 in the UK but only No.88 on the US chart. Spector was well aware of Ike Turner's controlling attitude in the studio, and therefore he drafted an unusual contract: the River Deep – Mountain High album and single would be credited to Ike & Tina Turner, but Ike was paid $20,000 to stay away from the studio, and only Tina Turner's vocals would be used on the record. Session musicians who played on the track included Leon Russell (keyboards), Glen Campbell (guitar), and Hal Blaine (drums).



source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 7th


1970 - Creedence Clearwater Revival peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "Travelin' Band," which was their fifth top-10 single in the U.S.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 7th


2026 Country Joe McDonald, the singer and activist who fronted the '60s Psychedelic-Rock group Country Joe And The Fish, died due to complications from Parkinson's Disease at the age of 84. Two songs from the band's second album, "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" and "The Fish Cheer", became part of music history when the band performed them at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. After The Fish broke up in 1971, McDonald went on to a long career as a solo artist, releasing twenty studio albums and a wide array of live material during a career spanning over fifty years.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 7th


2016 - AC/DC announced they would be rescheduling the last 10 shows of their U.S. "Rock or Bust" tour. Doctors had advised Brian Johnson to stop touring immediately to avoid the risk of total hearing loss. It was announced on April 16 that Axl Rose would be the band's vocalist for the remainder of the 2016 tour dates.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 7th


1969: Before they were the big-name band they would become, Led Zeppelin played a show at the Bluesville 69 Club at the Hornsey Wood Tavern in Finsbury Park, London, England. They played in the back room, where the stage was so small only the drummer could fit.


source: wdhafm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 7th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Genesis —— From Genesis To Revelation ► Pop-Rock

1975 ● David Bowie —— Young Americans ► Glam Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll