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This Day In Rock History
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This Day In Rock History: March 17th
1951 Scott Gorham (of Thin Lizzy, Supertramp) is born in Glendale, California.
1958 "Tequila" by The Champs hits #1 in America, becoming one of the most popular saxophone instrumentals of all time.
1990 Ric Grech, bass player in Traffic and Blind Faith, dies of a brain hemorrhage at age 43.
2010 Big Star lead singer Alex Chilton dies of a heart attack at age 59. Three days later, the group's scheduled performance at SXSW is turned into a tribute to Chilton.
source: calendarsongfacts
1951 Scott Gorham (of Thin Lizzy, Supertramp) is born in Glendale, California.
1958 "Tequila" by The Champs hits #1 in America, becoming one of the most popular saxophone instrumentals of all time.
1990 Ric Grech, bass player in Traffic and Blind Faith, dies of a brain hemorrhage at age 43.
2010 Big Star lead singer Alex Chilton dies of a heart attack at age 59. Three days later, the group's scheduled performance at SXSW is turned into a tribute to Chilton.
source: calendarsongfacts
This Day In Rock History: March 17th
1978 - U2 won £500 ($850) and a chance to audition for CBS Ireland in a talent contest held in Dublin, The Limerick Civic Week Pop '78 Competition. Just two years later, U2 were signed to Island Records and released their debut album, Boy. U2 have released 12 studio albums and are among the all time best-selling artists, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.
1998 - Van Halen released their eleventh studio album, Van Halen III, which would be their only album with former Extreme singer Gary Cherone singing for them. It went on to become their first album not to go platinum, and they didn't release another studio album until 2012's A Different Kind of Truth.
source: thecurrent
1978 - U2 won £500 ($850) and a chance to audition for CBS Ireland in a talent contest held in Dublin, The Limerick Civic Week Pop '78 Competition. Just two years later, U2 were signed to Island Records and released their debut album, Boy. U2 have released 12 studio albums and are among the all time best-selling artists, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.
1998 - Van Halen released their eleventh studio album, Van Halen III, which would be their only album with former Extreme singer Gary Cherone singing for them. It went on to become their first album not to go platinum, and they didn't release another studio album until 2012's A Different Kind of Truth.
source: thecurrent
This Day In Rock History: March 17th
1966 The Who's drummer Keith Moon marries his pregnant girlfriend, Kim Kerrigan at the Brent Registry Office in Wembley, England. After enduring a tumultuous marriage, Kim would leave Keith in 1973, taking their daughter Mandy with her. They were divorced in 1975 and she would wed keyboard player Ian McLagan of The Small Faces in October, 1978, one month after Moon's death.
1973 "I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band" by The Moody Blues peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. In their native UK, the song did not do nearly as well, only climbing to #36. It was also the final single released by the band prior to their five-year hiatus, which was agreed upon so each of the band members could pursue solo careers. Their next single, "Steppin' in a Slide Zone", would not be issued until 1978, when it peaked at a disappointing #39 in America.
source: classicbands
1966 The Who's drummer Keith Moon marries his pregnant girlfriend, Kim Kerrigan at the Brent Registry Office in Wembley, England. After enduring a tumultuous marriage, Kim would leave Keith in 1973, taking their daughter Mandy with her. They were divorced in 1975 and she would wed keyboard player Ian McLagan of The Small Faces in October, 1978, one month after Moon's death.
1973 "I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band" by The Moody Blues peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. In their native UK, the song did not do nearly as well, only climbing to #36. It was also the final single released by the band prior to their five-year hiatus, which was agreed upon so each of the band members could pursue solo careers. Their next single, "Steppin' in a Slide Zone", would not be issued until 1978, when it peaked at a disappointing #39 in America.
source: classicbands
This Day In Rock History: March 17th
Birthdays:
1941 American guitarist, singer and songwriter Paul Kantner from Jefferson Airplane. He was known for co-founding Jefferson Airplane, the leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture era, and its more commercial spin-off band Jefferson Starship. With Jefferson Airplane, Kantner was among the performers at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1966 and the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Kantner died in San Francisco at the age of 74 on Jan 28, 2016 due to multiple organ failure and septic shock after he suffered a heart attack days earlier.
1944 American singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonicist, and autoharpist, John Sebastian who is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful. They had the 1966 UK No.2 single 'Daydream', and 1966 US No.1 single 'Summer in The City' and Sebastian scored the solo 1976 US No.1 single 'Welcome Back'. In August 1969, Sebastian made a memorable, albeit unscheduled appearance at Woodstock. He was not on the performance bill and traveled to the festival as a spectator, but he was asked to appear when the organisers suddenly needed an acoustic performer after a rain break.
source: thisdayinmusic
Birthdays:
1941 American guitarist, singer and songwriter Paul Kantner from Jefferson Airplane. He was known for co-founding Jefferson Airplane, the leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture era, and its more commercial spin-off band Jefferson Starship. With Jefferson Airplane, Kantner was among the performers at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1966 and the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Kantner died in San Francisco at the age of 74 on Jan 28, 2016 due to multiple organ failure and septic shock after he suffered a heart attack days earlier.
1944 American singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonicist, and autoharpist, John Sebastian who is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful. They had the 1966 UK No.2 single 'Daydream', and 1966 US No.1 single 'Summer in The City' and Sebastian scored the solo 1976 US No.1 single 'Welcome Back'. In August 1969, Sebastian made a memorable, albeit unscheduled appearance at Woodstock. He was not on the performance bill and traveled to the festival as a spectator, but he was asked to appear when the organisers suddenly needed an acoustic performer after a rain break.
source: thisdayinmusic
This Day In Rock History: March 17th
1957, Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion for $102,500. The 23-room, 10,000 square foot home, on 13.8 acres of land, would be expanded to more than 17,000 square feet before Elvis moved in a few weeks later. The original building had at one time been a place of worship, used by the Graceland Christian Church. It was named after the builder’s daughter, Grace.
1973, Dr Hook’s single ‘On The Cover Of Rolling Stone peaked at No.6 on the US chart. The single was banned in the UK by the BBC due to the reference of the magazine.
source: internetfm
1957, Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion for $102,500. The 23-room, 10,000 square foot home, on 13.8 acres of land, would be expanded to more than 17,000 square feet before Elvis moved in a few weeks later. The original building had at one time been a place of worship, used by the Graceland Christian Church. It was named after the builder’s daughter, Grace.
1973, Dr Hook’s single ‘On The Cover Of Rolling Stone peaked at No.6 on the US chart. The single was banned in the UK by the BBC due to the reference of the magazine.
source: internetfm
This Day In Rock History: March 17th
1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the "Purple Haze" single in the UK via Track Records. They had performed it on the TV show Top of the Pops a day earlier, and it eventually peaked at No. 2 on the UK charts.
source: Q105
1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the "Purple Haze" single in the UK via Track Records. They had performed it on the TV show Top of the Pops a day earlier, and it eventually peaked at No. 2 on the UK charts.
source: Q105
This Day In Music History: March 17th
A few albums that was released....
1967 ● Grateful Dead —— The Grateful Dead ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO)
1969 ● The Rascals —— Freedom Suite ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1977 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Works, Vol. 1 ► Prog. Rock
1979 ● Bad Company —— Desolation Angels ► Hard Rock
1995 ● Elton John —— Made In England ► Pop-Rock
source: drrocksblog&roll
A few albums that was released....
1967 ● Grateful Dead —— The Grateful Dead ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO)
1969 ● The Rascals —— Freedom Suite ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1977 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Works, Vol. 1 ► Prog. Rock
1979 ● Bad Company —— Desolation Angels ► Hard Rock
1995 ● Elton John —— Made In England ► Pop-Rock
source: drrocksblog&roll
This Day In Rock History: March 18th
1950 John Hartman (original drummer for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Falls Church, Virginia.
1963 Jeff LaBar (guitarist for Cinderella) is born in Darby, Pennsylvania.
1966 Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell is born in Tacoma, Washington.
1978 1978 Cal Jam II takes place at Ontario Motor Speedway outside of Los Angeles. The largest festival of the late '70s, performers include Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Santana and Heart. An estimated 350,000 fans attend; the Los Angeles Times reports that 700 of them were treated for overdoses of Angel Dust.
2014 Joe Lala, a drummer and percussionist who worked with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Bee Gees, Whitney Houston, the Eagles and Eric Clapton, died from complications of lung cancer at the age of 66.
source: calendarsongfacts
1950 John Hartman (original drummer for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Falls Church, Virginia.
1963 Jeff LaBar (guitarist for Cinderella) is born in Darby, Pennsylvania.
1966 Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell is born in Tacoma, Washington.
1978 1978 Cal Jam II takes place at Ontario Motor Speedway outside of Los Angeles. The largest festival of the late '70s, performers include Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Santana and Heart. An estimated 350,000 fans attend; the Los Angeles Times reports that 700 of them were treated for overdoses of Angel Dust.
2014 Joe Lala, a drummer and percussionist who worked with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Bee Gees, Whitney Houston, the Eagles and Eric Clapton, died from complications of lung cancer at the age of 66.
source: calendarsongfacts
This Day In Rock History: March 18th
2001 American singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Phillips of Mamas and The Papas died of heart failure aged 65. His first band, The Journeymen, were a folk trio, Mamas and The Papas had the US No.1 'Monday, Monday'. Phillips was married to Michelle Gilliam, they had one child together, Chynna Phillips, vocalist of the 1990s pop trio Wilson Phillips. His second solo album was released on Rolling Stones records and featured Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood.
source: thisdayinmusic
2001 American singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Phillips of Mamas and The Papas died of heart failure aged 65. His first band, The Journeymen, were a folk trio, Mamas and The Papas had the US No.1 'Monday, Monday'. Phillips was married to Michelle Gilliam, they had one child together, Chynna Phillips, vocalist of the 1990s pop trio Wilson Phillips. His second solo album was released on Rolling Stones records and featured Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood.
source: thisdayinmusic
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