This Day In Rock History

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This Day In Rock History: May 26th



1973 The Edgar Winter Group went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Frankenstein', the bands only US No.1, it reached No.18 in the UK. The group featured ex McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. In live performances of the song, Edgar Winter further pioneered the advancement of the synthesizer as a lead instrument by becoming the first person ever to strap a keyboard instrument around his neck.


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This Day In Rock History: May 26th


1967 Verve Records releases the album "Absolutely Free" by The Mothers Of Invention. It features the track, "Brown Shoes Don't Make It", which has been described as "Frank Zappa's first real masterpiece." The LP rose to #41 on the Billboard 200 chart.

1969 John Lennon recorded "Give Peace a Chance" in a room at Hotel La Reine Elizabeth in Montreal, Canada. The voices of Tommy Smothers and Petula Clark can be heard on the chorus. The song was credited to Lennon / McCartney, even though Paul had nothing to do with the record. Lennon may have been showing his appreciation for McCartney's help on "The Ballad of John and Yoko" single, which the two of them recorded without George and Ringo.

2025 Rick Derringer, the lead singer and guitarist for The McCoys on their 1965, Billboard #1 hit, "Hang On Sloopy", died of unnamed causes at the age of 77. He later worked extensively with Johnny and Edgar Winter, playing guitar in their bands and producing all of their Gold and Platinum records, including Edgar's 1973 hits "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride". Along with a successful solo career, he also collaborated with Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, and "Weird Al" Yankovic, producing the parody artist's Grammy Award-winning songs "Eat It" (1984) and "Fat" (1988).


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Music History Today Podcast May 26

 

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This Day In Rock History: May 26th


A few albums that was released....


1992 ● Queen —— Live At Wembley ’86 ► Glam Rock

1998 ● The B-52’s —— Time Capsule ► New Wave Pop-Rock

2009 ● Procol Harum —— Procol Harum Live: In Concert With The Danish National Concert Orchestra And Choir ► Prog Rock


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This Day In Rock History: May 27th


1948 Pete Sears (bassist, keyboardist, guitarist for Jefferson Starship) is born in Bromley, Kent, England.

1957 Siouxsie Sioux (lead singer for Siouxsie and the Banshees) is born Susan Janet Ballion in London, England.

1957 Eddie Harsch (original keyboardist for The Black Crowes) is born Edward Hawrysch in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1966 Sean Kinney, drummer for Alice in Chains, is born in Seattle, Washington.


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This Day In Rock History: May 27th


1987: During a show in Rome’s Flaminio Stadio, U2’s sound system set off earthquake alarms in two neighborhoods.


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This Day In Rock History: May 27th


1994 The Eagles reunite at a Burbank, California concert, ending a fourteen year break-up. The two-and-a-half-hour show ended with two encores capped by "Desperado". The band members were Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt. Original members Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon were not invited to participate.

2017 Gregg Allman, guitarist and keyboard player for The Allman Brothers Band died due to complications from liver cancer at the age of 69.


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This Day In Rock History: May 27th


1963, The album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan was released by Columbia in the USA. Establishing Dylan as a leader in the singer-songwriter genre and a supposed spokesman for the youth-orientated protest movement, it reached number 22 on the US charts and number one on the UK charts. The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan showcased Dylan’s songwriting talent for the first time and propelled him to national and international fame

1964, Pirate radio station Sutch was started by Screaming Lord Sutch, broadcasting from former army fort Shivering Sands in The Thames Estuary.

1967, The Who play one of their weirdest dates, the Oxford Pembroke College May Ball, in Oxfordshire, England.. They are expected to play dance music but most of the prom goers spend the evening with their hands over their ears as first Cream and then The Who perform their standard repertoire. Pete’s guitar is stolen after the show.


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This Day In Rock History: May 27th


1988: In East Troy, Wisconsin, the Monsters of Rock tour held its first show with nine hours of performances by bands such as Scorpions, Dokken, and Kingdom Come. Metallica was on tour to promote the prerelease of their ...And Justice for All album.


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Music History Today Podcast May 27