This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 18th


1991 - U2 were fined about $750 after being convicted of selling condoms illegally at the Virgin Megastore in Dublin.

Birthdays:

B.J. Wilson, drummer for Procol Harum, was born today in 1947.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 18th


2013: After 20 years, David Bowie achieved what could be the greatest comeback in rock and roll history when his album The Next Day became the fastest-selling album of the year in the U.K., reaching No. 1 on the album chart within its first week.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 18th


1965 Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman were fined £5 each for urinating on the outer wall of a Francis Petrol station in Stratford, outside of London, England. According to attendant Charles Keeley, he refused to give the band the key to the loo because he didn't like the looks of them and told them to "Get back in the car and keep driving." Instead, The Stones began chanting "We'll piss anywhere! We'll piss anywhere," as Bill Wyman proceeded to unzip his fly and pee on the garage wall. Quickly piling back into their black Daimler touring car, the boys sped away, giving Keeley the one finger salute. When handing down the sentence, the judge chastised the accused, calling them morons, and berated them for their long hair, their dirty clothes and the clown-like behavior.

2017 Chuck Berry, one of Rock 'n' Roll's founding fathers and a true music legend, passed away at his home near St. Louis at the age of 90. Along with influencing a generation of guitarists, he placed fourteen singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and twenty-two on the R&B chart. He was among the first musicians to be inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 18th


A few albums that was released....


1978 ● Big Star —— Third/Sister Lovers ► Pop-Rock

1997 ● Aerosmith —— Nine Lives ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 19th


1946 Paul Atkinson (guitarist for The Zombies) is born in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, England.

1951 Derek Longmuir (drummer for Bay City Rollers) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1975 Kiss release their third studio album, Dressed to Kill.

1990 Andrew Wood, lead singer of Mother Love Bone, dies of a heroin overdose at age 24. Members of the band go on to form Pearl Jam.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 19th



1974 Jefferson Airplane changes their name to Jefferson Starship. The new line-up includes Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, drummer Johnny Barbata, David Freiberg, Peter Kaukonen, Cragi Chaquico and 56 year old violinist, Papa John Creach.

1976 Former Free guitarist, 26 year old Paul Kossoff died of heart failure while on a flight across the US. He had been troubled with heart disease most of his life. Free is most often remembered for their hit, "All Right Now". Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to form Bad Company with Free drummer Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell (from King Crimson) and Mick Ralphs (of Mott the Hoople).

2015 Michael Brown, keyboardist for The Left Banke, died of heart failure at the age of 65. Brown co-wrote the band's 1966, #14 hit "Walk Away Renee" and composed the follow-up, "Pretty Ballerina", which rose to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 19th


1982 Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and former Quiet Riot member Randy Rhoads was killed when the plane he was riding in crashed. After driving much of the night, the band had stopped near a small airstrip. The tour bus driver, Andrew Aycock, talked the band's keyboardist, Don Airey, into taking a test flight in a '55 Beechcraft Bonanza, the joyride ended, and the plane landed safely. Then Aycock took Rhoads and Rachel Youngblood on another flight and attempts were made to 'buzz' the tour bus. The left wing clipped the bus, which sent the plane spiralling into a nearby house and bursting into flames. All three bodies were burned beyond recognition, and were identified by dental records.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 19th


1971: Jethro Tull released their fourth studio album, Aqualung. It was the band’s first album with keyboardist John Evan as a full-time member, their first with new bassist Jeffrey Hammond, and last album featuring Clive Bunker on drums. It became their best-selling album and its success signaled a turning point in their career, which went on to become a major radio and touring act.

1976: The Doobie Brothers released Takin’ It to the Streets, their sixth studio album and first with Michael McDonald performing lead vocals.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 19th


A few albums that was released....


1974 ● Cat Stevens —— Buddha And The Chocolate Box ► Folk-Pop

1975 ● America —— Hearts ► Folk-Rock

1987 ● Ozzy Osbourne And Randy Rhoads —— Tribute ► Hard Rock

1990 ● Robert Plant —— Manic Nirvana ► Hard Rock

2010 ● Scorpions —— Sting In The Tail ► Heavy Metal/ Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 20th


1944 Jance Garfat (bassist for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) is born Robert Jance Garfat in California.

1950 Drummer Carl Palmer is born in Birmingham, England. At age 20, he gets the gig with Greg Lake and Keith Emerson, who choose him over Mitch Mitchell for their band Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

1951 Blues rocker Jimmie Vaughan (of Fabulous Thunderbirds) is born in Dallas, Texas. His younger brother, Stevie Ray Vaughan, is born in 1954.

1976 Alice Cooper gets married for the first (and only) time. His bride is Sheryl Goddard, a 19-year-old dance instructor who had performed on his Welcome To My Nightmare tour.


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