This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 16th


1970: The Who’s first live album, Live at Leeds, was released in the US a week before it was issued in the UK. Recorded at the University of Leeds in Yorkshire three months earlier, it was the only live album recorded with the line-up of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon, and has been cited by critics as one of the best live rock albums of all time.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 16th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Tyrannosaurus Rex —— Unicorn ► Psychedelic Folk

1975 ● The Kinks —— The Kinks Present A Soap Opera ► British Rock

1983 ● Iron Maiden —— Piece Of Mind ► Heavy Metal

2000 ● Peter Frampton —— Live In Detroit ► Arena Rock

2000 ● Pearl Jam —— Binaural ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 17th



1941 Malcolm Hale (lead guitarist for Spanky & Our Gang) is born in Butte, Montana.

1949 Bill Bruford (drummer for Yes, King Crimson) is born in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.

1949 Andrew Latimer (frontman for the prog rock band Camel) is born in Guildford, Surrey, England.

1959 Iron Maiden's original lead singer, Paul Di'Anno, is born in London, England.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 17th


1963 The first Monterey Folk Festival took place over three days in Monterey, California. The festival featured Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Peter Paul and Mary. The 1967 Monterey Rock festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by Jimi Hendrix and The Who as well as the first major public performances of Janis Joplin. It was also the first major performance by Otis Redding in front of a predominantly white audience.

1990 Nirvana played the last date of a North American tour at the Zoo in Boise, Idaho. This was Chad Channing's final gig with the band, drummer Dave Grohl replaced him in Sept of this year after his band Scream had split-up.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 17th


1987: A fire destroyed Tom Petty’s Los Angeles home and caused $1 million worth of damage. Without a home to stay in, Petty took his family out on an already planned tour with the Heartbreakers who were opening for and backing Bob Dylan. Investigators determined the blaze was the work of an arsonist. Afterward, Petty found it difficult to use the word “fire” in his lyrics, but the experience inspired the song “I Won’t Back Down,” which was later released as part of his debut solo album Full Moon Fever. Petty soon after built a new home on the same site, preserving the recording studio untouched by the fire.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 17th


1989 - Rolling Stone ex-bassist Bill Wyman opened the first of his Stones-themed restaurants, Sticky Fingers, in London.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 17th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Paul & Linda McCartney —— Ram ► Pop-Rock

1973 ● Bachman-Turner Overdrive —— Bachman-Turner Overdrive ► Album Rock

1976 ● Rainbow —— Rainbow Rising ► Arena Rock

1976 ● Jethro Tull —— Too Old To Rock ‘N’ Roll, Too Young To Die ► Prog Rock

1988 ● Judas Priest —— Ram It Down ► Heavy Metal

1989 ● The Doobie Brothers —— Cycles ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 18th


2004 - It was announced that the Country Cow Creamery would be producing the ice cream flavors Ozzy's Carnivorous Carrot Cake and Death by Sharon in honor of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 18th


2017 American musician, singer and songwriter Chris Cornell died suddenly in Detroit after performing at a show with Soundgarden. Cornell was known for his role as one of the architects of the 1990s grunge movement, and for his near four octave vocal range as well as his powerful vocal belting technique. He released four solo studio albums as well as working with Audioslave and Temple of the Dog.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 18th


1968: The Grateful Dead, The Doors, The Steve Miller Band, Country Joe and the Fish, The Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin, The Youngbloods, The Electric Flag, Kaleidoscope, Taj Mahal, and Ravi Shankar all appeared at The Northern California Rock Festival at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in California.

1968: The first Miami Pop Festival began at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Florida. The event was originally publicized as the “1968 Pop and Underground Festival,” and “The 1968 Pop Festival,” but due to Hallandale’s proximity to Miami, it became known colloquially as the “Miami Pop Festival.” The concert was not associated the actual Miami Pop Festival that took place later that year in December. The festival attracted an estimated 25,000 attendees, and featured acts including The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mothers of Invention, Blue Cheer, Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Original scheduled as a two-day event, the second day’s concert was rained out, and inspired Jimi Hendrix to write “Rainy Day, Dream Away.” The festival was also promoted in part by Michael Lang, who became famous as promoter of the Woodstock festival in 1969.


source: wwcfmradio