This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 23rd


Some albums released....


1971 ● The Byrds —— Byrdmaniax ► Country-Rock

1972 ● Jethro Tull —— Living In The Past [UK] ► Prog Rock

1985 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Jumping At Shadows ► Blues-Rock

1980 ● Bob Dylan —— Saved ► Folk-Rock

1987 ● Sammy Hagar —— I Never Said Goodbye ► Hard Rock

1992 ● Glenn Frey —— Strange Weather ► Pop-Rock

1992 ● The B-52’s —— Good Stuff ► New Wave Pop-Rock

2009 ● Cheap Trick —— The Latest ► Hard Rock/Power Pop

2014 ● Peter Gabriel —— Back To Front: Live In London ► Prog Rock



source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1939 Oz Bach (guitarist for Spanky and Our Gang) is born Paul Michael Bach in Paw Paw, West Virginia.

1944 Chris Wood (flautist/saxophonist/keyboardist for Traffic) is born in Quinton, Birmingham, England.

1944 Arthur Brown is born Arthur Wilton in Yorkshire, England. Making a name for himself in the world of performance art, he has a huge hit with "Fire."

1944 Rock guitarist Jeff Beck is born in Wallington, England.

1945 Colin Blunstone (lead singer of The Zombies) is born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

1947 Mick Fleetwood (drummer for Fleetwood Mac) is born in Redruth, Cornwall, England, though he'll grow up in locales around the world due to his father's career as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot.

1948 Patrick Moraz (keyboardist for Yes, The Moody Blues) is born in Morges, Switzerland.

1949 John Illsley (bass guitarist for Dire Straits) is born in Leicester, England.

1967 Jeff Cease (former guitarist for The Black Crowes) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

2010 JoJo Billingsley (backing vocalist for
Lynyrd Skynyrd) dies of cancer at age 58.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1974 - Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" was released.


source: onthisday

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Sweet Home Alabama” was first released in 1974 and became a tune recognized and beloved by listeners all over the world regardless of whether they’ve ever been to Alabama (or could point it out on a...

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


2014 - A working draft of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" set a record at auction after selling for $2 million at Sotheby's. The manuscript, said to be the only known draft of the final lyrics, was written in pencil in 1965 by the 24 year-old Dylan.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


2004, A Fender Stratocaster that Eric Clapton nicknamed 'Blackie' sold at a Christie's auction for $959,500 (£564,412) in New York, making it the most expensive guitar in the world. The proceeds of the sale went towards Clapton's Crossroads addiction clinic, which he founded in 1998.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1967 The beginning of the end came for The Lovin' Spoonful when guitarist Zal Yanovsky quit after a performance in New York at the Forest Hills Music Festival. One year later, John Sebastian would also leave the band to go solo. Although he made several unannounced guest appearances during John Sebastian concerts, Yanovsky gradually withdrew from music altogether and eventually became a restaurateur. He was 58 years old when he suffered a fatal heart attack on December 13th, 2002 at his farm near Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

1977 Madison Wisconsin Police Detective Bruce Frey witnessed one of the strangest events of his career when he saw Elvis Presley jump out of his limo and stop two teenagers who were beating up a younger lad at a local gas station. Elvis said, "I'll take you on." Frey remembers; "They looked up at him, froze in mid-punch and the victim ran into the gas station." The pair quickly apologized and Elvis got back into the limo and headed for his hotel room at the Sheraton.

2013 Alan Myers, drummer for the New Wave band Devo on their 1980, Billboard #14 hit, "Whip It", died of cancer at the age of 58.

2018 George Cameron, drummer and vocalist for The Left Banke on their hits "Walk Away Renee" and "Pretty Ballerina", died of cancer at the age of 70.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1967: “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane was released. Originally written and recorded by singer Grace Slick while she had been with her previous group, the Great Society, Jefferson Airplane’s version became their second and last song to reached the top 10 on both the Billboard and Cash Box singles charts. According to Slick, the composition was supposed to be a slap to parents who read their children novels such as Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass and then wondered why their children later used drugs.


source: wwcfradio

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 24th


1978, Genesis, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Devo, Brand X and The Atlanta Rhythm Section all appeared at Knebworth Park, England, tickets cost $10.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 24th


A few albums that was released...


1968 ● The Rascals —— Time Peace: The Rascals Greatest Hits ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1980 ● Jackson Browne —— Hold Out ► Folk-Rock

1991 ● Marillion —— Holidays In Eden ► Prog Rock

1997 ● Mötley Crüe —— Generation Swine ► Heavy Metal

2008 ● Mötley Crüe —— Saints Of Los Angeles ► Heavy Metal

2014 ● The Band —— Carter Barron Amphitheater Washington, DC, July 17th, 1976 ► Folk-Rock



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