This Day In Rock History

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This Day In Rock History: May 4th


1923 Ed Cassidy (drummer for Spirit) is born in Harvey, Illinois.

1940 Ronnie Bond (drummer for The Troggs) is born Ronald James Bullis in Andover, Hampshire, England.

1945 Georg Wadenius (lead guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Stockholm, Sweden.

1951 Mick Mars (lead guitarist for Motley Crue) is born Robert Alan Deal in Terre Haute, Indiana.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 4th


1973 Led Zeppelin opened their 1973 North American tour, which was billed as the 'biggest and most profitable rock & roll tour in the history of the United States'. The group would gross over $4 million from the dates, flying between gigs in 'The Starship' a Boeing 720 passenger jet, complete with bar, shower room, TV and video in a 30' lounge and a white fur bedroom.

1987 American blues vocalist, harmonica player Paul Butterfield, who fronted The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, died at his home in North Hollywood, California, of drug-related heart failure, he was 44. Gained international recognition, as one of the early acts performing during the Summer of Love, at Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock festival.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 4th


1968 Top British model Twiggy saw a performance by an 18-year-old Welsh singer named Mary Hopkin and immediately recommended her to Paul McCartney as a possible addition to the Apple Records roster. Six months later, Hopkin's first record, "Those Were the Days" would be sitting behind "Hey Jude" in the number 2 position.

2019 After suffering a number of health problems over the last few years, Meat Loaf's career suffered another setback. While taking part in a question and answer period in Dallas, Texas, the 71-year-old singer appeared to trip on some wires and fall off the back of a platform, causing him to break his collarbone.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 4th


1964: The band that later became known as the The Moody Blues began to form in Birmingham, England with keyboardist Mike Pinder and flute and harmonica player Ray Thomas forming the Krew Cats. The pair soon after recruited guitarist and vocalist Denny Laine, drummer Graeme Edge, and bassist Clint Warwick. The band’s eventual name came from a potential sponsorship from the local M&B Brewery. After calling themselves “The M Bs” and “The M B Five,” it was finally revealed in an interview that the band was named “Moody Blues,” referencing how music affected people’s moods, and the fact that they were playing blues at the time.

1989: Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan began what ended up being his last tour at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in support of his fourth and final studio album, In Step. Consisting of six legs and 136 shows, Vaughan and Double Trouble co-headlined with Jeff Beck and Joe Cocker during the third and fifth legs, branded as “The Fire Meets the Fury” and “Power and Passion” tours.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 4th


A few albums that was released....


1982 ● 38 Special —— Special Forces ► Southern Rock

2004 ● Styx —— Come Sail Away – The Styx Anthology ► Prog/Art Rock

2010 ● Carole King & James Taylor —— Live At The Troubadour ► Folk-Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 5th


1948 Bill Ward (drummer for Black Sabbath) is born in Aston, Birmingham, England.

1959 Ian McCulloch (frontman for Echo & The Bunnymen) is born in Liverpool, England.

1962 Kevin Mooney (bass player for Adam & The Ants) is born in Greenwich, London, England.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 5th


1972 The first day of the three day Bickershaw Festival, Wigan, England, with Grateful Dead, Dr John, Donovan, The Kinks, Captain Beefheart, Hawkwind, America, Family, Country Joe MacDonald, Wishbone Ash, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Brinsley Schwarz and the Flamin Groovies.

2015 American rock bassist Craig Gruber died of prostate cancer in Florida aged 63. He is best known as the original bassist in Rainbow and also played in Elf with vocalist Ronnie James Dio and worked with guitarist Gary Moore.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 5th


1973, At Tampa Stadium in Florida, 56,800 Led Zeppelin fans see Led Zeppelin. The band grossed $309,000. At the time the show set a record for the largest paying crowd at an American rock concert. The band played for two and a half hours without an intermission. Tickets were $5.00.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 5th


1990 Jason Bonham delights the guests at his wedding reception when he plays a five song set with his late father's band mates, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones.

2009 69-year-old Tina Turner closes out her 50th Anniversary Tour with a show at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England that turns out to be her final concert. She told the crowd, "I don't want people to come to a show and think that I used to be great." .


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 5th


1969 - The Beatles single "Get Back" had its U.S. release. In 1980, John Lennon claimed, "There's some underlying thing about Yoko in there," suggesting that Paul McCartney looked at Yoko Ono in the studio every time he sang, "Get back to where you once belonged."


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