This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 25th


1948 Klaus Meine (lead singer of Scorpions) is born in Hanover, Germany.

1950 Robby Steinhardt (co-lead singer for Kansas) is born in Illinois, but will grow up in Lawrence, Kansas.

2005 Domenic Troiano (guitarist for The Guess Who, Bush) dies at age 59 after a ten-year battle with prostate cancer.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 25th


1969 The Who and Led Zeppelin appeared at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA. This was the only time the two group's ever appeared together, with Zeppelin opening the show. On the tickets Led Zeppelin was spelt Lead Zeppelin.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 25th


1978 - AC/DC released their fifth studio album, Powerage. It features the singles "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" and "Sin City."

1983 - Dio released their debut studio album, Holy Diver. It features the singles "Holy Diver" and "Rainbow in the Dark."


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 25th


1974: Yes keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman's solo album Journey To The Centre Of The Earth went to the top of the UK album chart. The live album was recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London and is a symphonic rock adaptation of Jules Verne's similarly named 1864 science-fiction novel.


source: rock929rocks

 

[CrazyConnie]

Music History Today Podcast May 25

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 25th


A few albums that was released....


1993 ● Anthrax —— The Sound Of White Noise ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal

2015 ● Yes —— Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two ► Prog Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 26th


1926 Miles Davis is born in Alton, Illinois.

1940 Levon Helm (lead vocalist for The Band) is born Mark Lavon Helm in Elaine, Arkansas, but will grow up in nearby Turkey Scratch.

1944 Verden Allen (organist for Mott The Hoople) is born Terence Allen in Crynant, Neath, Wales.

1945 Garry Peterson (drummer for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1948 Stevie Nicks is born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in Phoenix, Arizona, but is raised in California. After releasing an album with her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham in 1973, the duo join Fleetwood Mac, helping the group transform from a renowned blues band to one of the most popular (and intriguing) groups in the world.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 26th

1973: “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple entered the Billboard Hot 100 on its way to reaching #5. The song is based on the true story of how someone had fired a flare gun into the ceiling of Switzerland’s Montreux Casino during a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. The resulting fire destroyed the building where Deep Purple was set to record a live album the next day.


source: wwcfradio

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 26th


1972, Mott The Hoople was on the verge of splitting up, when David Bowie offered them two of his new songs, “Suffragette City,” which they turned down and “All The Young Dudes,” which they recorded. The song gave the group a number three UK and US Top 40 hit.

1972, The first day of the four day UK festival The Great Western Express near Lincoln featuring The Faces, Joe Cocker, Humble Pie, Slade, The Groundhogs, Ry Cooder, Don McLean, Brewers Droop, plus a special appearance by Monty Python.

1979, The first day of the two day Loch Lomond Festival featured The Stranglers, Dr Feelgood, Skids, Third World, The Dickies. Day two featured The Average White Band, Buzzcocks, Rockpile and The Boomtown Rats, who played “I Don’t Like Mondays” live for the first time.

2002, The first episode of At Home With The Osbournes was shown on MTV in the UK. Already becoming a hit in the the US, the show focused on the madman, his wife Sharon, and two of their three children. Oblivious to the camera, they bicker, squabble, curse and hang out backstage at Ozzy shows.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: May 26th


2022 – Alan White, best known for his tenure in the progressive rock band Yes died age 72. In 1969, White joined John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band, playing drums on the singles 'Instant Karma! and 'Imagine', as well as most of Lennon's 1971 Imagine album. White also performed on over 50 albums by other musicians, notably George Harrison, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Terry Reid, Joe Cocker and The Ventures.


source: thecurrent