This Day In Rock History

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This Day In Rock History: July 10th


1969 The funeral of Rolling Stone Brian Jones took place in his hometown of Cheltenham, England, at Hatherley Road Parish Church. Canon Hugh Evan Hopkins read Jones's own epitaph, "Please don't judge me too harshly." Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts from The Stones attended the funeral.

1972 - Harry Nilsson's eighth album, Son of Schmilsson, was released. Nilsson was being pressured to produce a follow-up album similar to his 1971 breakthrough, Nilsson Schmilsson, but instead, he created a more eccentric work. Among the album's tracks are "You're Breakin' My Heart" and the U.S. hit "Spaceman." Session musicians on the album included Peter Frampton, Ringo Starr (credited as Richie Snare) and George Harrison (credited as George Harrysong). The album cover for Son of Schmilsson features a photo of Nilsson taken at Harrison's home in England.


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This Day In Rock History: July 10th


2021, American fiddle player Byron Berline died at the age of 77 of complications of a stroke. He joined The Flying Burrito Brothers in 1971. He also worked with Stephen Stills’s band Manassas and played on the song “Country Honk” on the Rolling Stones’ album Let It Bleed.


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This Day In Rock History: July 10th


1968 - Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break up following a farewell tour.

1971 - Three Dog Night's "Liar" was released.

1986 - Jerry Garcia lapsed into a diabetic coma. He was released from the hospital a couple of weeks later.


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Music History Today Podcast July 10

 

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This Day In Music History: July 10th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● The Yardbirds —— Little Games ► Blues Rock

1972 ● Peter Frampton —— Wind Of Change ► Pop-Rock

1972 ● Chicago —— Chicago V ► Jazz-Rock

2015 ● Yes —— Like It Is: Yes at The Messa Arts Center ► Prog Rock


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This Day In Rock History: July 11th


1946 John Lawton, lead vocalist for Uriah Heep from 1976 to 1979, is born in Halifax, England.

1947 Jeff Hanna of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is born in Detroit, Michigan.

1959 Guitarist Richie Sambora is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He joins Bon Jovi soon after the band form and becomes a primary songwriter along with lead singer Jon Bon Jovi. Sambora says with the band until 2013, when he leaves in the middle of a tour for personal reasons.


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This Day In Rock History: July 11th


1994 The Rolling Stones release their 22nd American studio album, "Voodoo Lounge", ending a five-year gap since their last studio LP, "Steel Wheels" in 1989. The effort did not produce a US Top 40 hit, but two tracks did well in the UK, with "Love Is Strong" reaching #14 and "You Got Me Rocking" making it to #23. The album itself climbed to #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the UK Official Albums Chart.

2011 Rob Grill, lead singer and bassist for the 1960s rock band The Grass Roots, whose hits included "Midnight Confessions", "Temptation Eyes" and "Let's Live for Today", died after suffering a head injury from a fall caused by a stroke. He was 67.


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This Day In Rock History: July 11th


1969, Led Zeppelin performs at The Laurel Pop Festival along with Jethro Tull, Johnny Winter, Al Kooper, Buddy Guy, and the Edwin Hawkins Singers at the Laurel Race Couse on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland. Ticket prices ranged from $4.75 – $10 (£3 – £6.75).

1975, Fleetwood Mac release their self titled tenth album under the Fleetwood Mac name. It was the first to feature Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 over a year after entering the chart, spent 37 weeks within the top 10, and more, than fifteen months within the top 40. It launched three top twenty singles, “Over My Head,” “Rhiannon,” and “Say You Love Me,” the last two falling just short of the top ten, both at number eleven.


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This Day In Rock History: July 11th


1969: “Space Oddity” by David Bowie was released as a 7-inch single. The release coincided with the Apollo 11 moon landing, which occurred five days later, though it wasn’t aired by the BBC until after the Apollo 11 crew had safely returned. The song became Bowie’s first to chart in the UK, where it peaked that fall at #5. It also won Bowie the 1970 Ivor Novello Special Award for Originality. In 1975, the song was re-released as part of a maxi-single, and later that year became Bowie’s first UK #1 single.


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This Day In Rock History: July 11th


1992 A range of eight ties, designed by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead went on sale in the US. President Bill Clinton bought a set. The collection grossed millions in the US by the end of the year.

2014 Producer and drummer Tommy Ramone (Thomas Erdelyi), from the influential punk rock band the Ramones died aged 65 following unsuccessful treatment for bile duct cancer. He was the last surviving original member of the Ramones before his death. Erdelyi was also an assistant engineer for the production of the Jimi Hendrix album Band of Gypsys.


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