This Day In Rock History

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This Day In Rock History: June 20th


1948 Alan Longmuir (bass guitarist for The Bay City Rollers) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1954 Rock bassist Michael Anthony (of Van Halen, Chickenfoot) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1960 John Taylor (bassist for Duran Duran) is born Nigel John Taylor in Solihull, Warwickshire, England. As well as co-founding Duran Duran he later achieves a second round of success in rock supergroup The Power Station.

1978 Foreigner releases Double Vision.

2001 The Cult return with their seventh studio album, and first new recording in seven years, Beyond Good and Evil.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 20th


2008 Jimmy Buffett announced that his Margaritaville Holdings had paired with New York gambling company Coastal Marina to buy the Trump Marina Hotel Casino for $316 million. His vast business empire also included tequila, beer, frozen food, footwear, restaurants, a resort, a record label and a recording studio. In 2006, Rolling Stone magazine estimated Buffett's earnings, at $44 million, the seventh-most of any musician. Jimmy has been quoted as saying, "I don't apologize for being a businessman as well as being a performer."

2004 June 20th marked the 3000th time that Paul McCartney took to the stage as a professional musician. He had performed 2,535 concerts with The Quarrymen and The Beatles, 140 gigs with Wings and 325 solo shows.

2019 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd auctioned off 127 guitars from his collection. The event, which took place at Christie's in New York, set several world records for sales of guitars, and raised a total of $21,490,750 that was donated to charity. The "Black Strat", Gilmour's primary 1969 Fender Stratocaster, used on iconic albums like "The Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall", sold for $3,975,000 to Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 20th


1974, Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tim Buckley, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and The Doobie Brothers all appeared at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England. A special PA system was used for the event, claiming to be the best ever for an outside show, weighing 12 tons and needing five technicians.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 20th


1967: The Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Company, and Quicksilver Messenger Service performed for the summer solstice celebrations at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

1969: The Grateful Dead released their third studio album, Aoxomoxoa. Considered to be the band’s experimental peak, it was one of the first rock albums to be recorded using 16-track technology. It was also the group’s first album recorded entirely in or near their original hometown of San Francisco and their only studio release to include pianist Tom Constanten as an official member. It was also the group’s first album to have lyricist Robert Hunter as a full-time contributor to the band, which cemented Jerry Garcia’s songwriting partnership with Hunter that endured for the rest of the band’s existence.

1969: Approximately 200,000 people showed up at the Devonshire Downs horse racing track in the suburban Los Angeles city of Northridge to witness the Newport 69 festival, which featured the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker, Spirit, Jethro Tull, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, Marvin Gaye, The Byrds, The Rascals, and many others. The second of two Newport music festivals, the three-day event was considered the largest pop concert at the time. Headliner Jimi Hendrix’s fee was reported to be $125,000, which at that time a record-breaking sum for a single appearance by a rock performer.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 20th


1969, David Bowie recorded “Space Oddity” at Trident Studios London. Rick Wakeman was an in house session player on mellotron on the song. It reached number five in the UK, but upon it’s US re-release in 1973 and UK in 1975, it became a chart topper.



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Music History Today Podcast June 20

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 20th


A few albums that was released...


1974 ● Bob Dylan & The Band —— Before The Flood ► Folk-Rock

1975 ● Neil Young —— Tonight’s The Night ► Folk-Rock

1980 ●Neil Young —— Tonight’s The Night► Arena Rock

1985 ● Scorpions —— World Wide Live ► Heavy Metal/ Rock

1988 ● Chicago —— Chicago 19 ► Jazz-Rock

1989 ● The Allman Brothers Band —— Dreams ► Southern Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 21st


1944 Ray Davies (rhythm guitarist, vocalist for The Kinks) is born in Fortis Green, London, England.

1947 Joey Molland of Badfinger is born in Edge Hill, Liverpool, England. He's the only member of the group to live into his 60s. Lead singer Pete Ham (27) and guitarist Tom Evans (36) both commit suicide, and drummer Mike Gibbins dies of a brain aneurysm at 56.

1950 Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith) is born in The Bronx, New York City.

1951 Rock multi-instrumentalist Nils Lofgren (of Grin, E Street Band, All Starr Band) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1979 Angus MacLise (original drummer for The Velvet Underground) dies of hypoglycemia and tuberculosis at age 41.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 21st


1965 The debut LP by The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man" was released on Columbia Records. The album would peak at #6 on the Billboard chart and reach #7 in the United Kingdom. The "Mr. Tambourine Man" single had been issued ahead of the album in April, 1965 and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK chart. A second single, "All I Really Want to Do", also a Dylan cover, stalled at #40 in America, but reached the Top 10 in Great Britain. The Byrds themselves played on most of the songs, but on the instrumental tracks for "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "I Knew I'd Want You", Jim McGuinn's twelve-string electric guitar was accompanied by members of The Wrecking Crew, including Bill Pitman and Jerry Cole on guitars, Larry Knechtel on bass, Leon Russell on electric piano, and Hal Blaine on drums.

1973 The Soft Rock group Bread, led by David Gates, give their final concert in Salt Lake City. A truck accident earlier in the day had destroyed the band's equipment, so they had to play with borrowed instruments and amps.

1981 Just after signing a multi-album contract with Warner Brothers, Steely Dan announced they were breaking up. Donald Fagan and Walter Becker, the driving forces behind the band, said their fourteen year musical partnership was over. The duo reach the US Top 40 ten times with hits like "Do It Again" (#6 in 1972), "Reeling in the Years" (#11 in 1973), "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (#4 in 1974), "Peg" (#11 in 1978) and "Hey Nineteen" (#10 in 1981)


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 21st


1967 - It was the Summer of Love: There was a free concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park celebrating the Summer Solstice. The Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Quicksilver Messenger Service all performed.

1986 - Genesis scored their fourth U.K. No.1 album with their 13th studio album 'Invisible Touch'. It remained in the charts for 96 weeks, making it the most commercially successful album of their career, eventually selling over 15 million copies worldwide and produced five U.S. Top 5 singles, including the title track.

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