This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 25th


1941 Guitarist Manny Charlton (of Nazareth) is born in La Linea, Spain.

1973 The Doobie Brothers release "China Grove."

1999 On the third day of the Woodstock '99 festival on Griffiss Air Force Base, overpriced water, overflowing toilets and a Limp Bizkit performance of "Break Stuff" leads to riots, groping and injuries. Conditions deteriorate as the festival rages on, and by the final day, MTV is covering the event with the tagline, "Apocalypse Woodstock."

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 25th



1970 Probably the best Rock song from Chicago, "25 Or 6 To 4," is released.

2006 "The Essential Alice In Chains," a two-CD compilation, is released.

2013 After Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley breaks his collarbone in bicycle accident the band recruits As I Lay Dying drummer Jordan Mancino for touring.

source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 25th


Birthdays:

Jim McCarty-drummer for The Yardbirds born in 1943
Mark Clarke-bassist for Uriah Heep, Rainbow & Mountain born in 1950

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 26th


1969: The Rolling Stones released the album “Beggar’s Banquet.”

1984: Prince’s movie “Purple Rain” premiered in Hollywood, CA.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 26th


1990, Brent Mydland from The Grateful Dead was found dead on the floor of his home aged 38 from a drug overdose

2008, Klaxons singer Jamie Reynolds postponed the group's Australian tour dates after he broke his leg at a gig in France. The bands singer said he "drastically misjudged" the distance when he jumped from the stage during their final song in the set.

2013, US singer-songwriter JJ Cale died of a heart attack at the age of 74. He became famous in 1970, when Eric Clapton covered his song 'After Midnight'. In 1977 Clapton also popularised Cale's 'Cocaine'. The two worked together on an album which won a Grammy award in 2008.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 26th


1963 - "Mickey's Monkey" was released by The Miracles.

1979 - The Clash released their first U.S. single. It was their remake of Bobby Fuller Four's "I Fought The Law."

2000 - Oasis stormed off stage after being hit with bottles, can and coins at a Swiss music festival.

source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 26th


1949 Roger Taylor (drummer for Queen) is born in Dersingham, Norfolk, England.

1950 Singer/keyboardist Duncan Mackay (of 10cc) is born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

1960 Rock singer/songwriter Gary Cherone (of Extreme and Van Halen) is born in Malden, Massachusetts.

2003 Limp Bizkit appear at the Hawthorne Racetrack in Chicago as part of Metallica's Summer Sanitarium tour with Deftones, Linkin Park and Mudvayne. But the crowd soon shows how they feel about front man Fred Durst and his crew, as the band is booed and Durst is pelted with coins and bottles, leading him to launch into homophobic taunts. As a result, Limp Bizkit leaves the stage after 30 minutes and only six songs, but not before Durst challenges audience members to a fight.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 26th


1943 Michael Phillip Jagger, otherwise known as "Mick," is born in Dartford, Kent.

2005 "Stricken," the first single from Disturbed's third studio album, "Ten Thousand Fists," hits the airwaves.

source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 26th


1977: Elvis Costello was arrested for playing outside of a CBS Records conference being held at the Hilton in London. Soon afterwards Costello would be signed to CBS.

1977: Robert Plant’s son Karac died of an unidentified viral infection. Led Zeppelin’s tour of North America was immediately cancelled.

2003: Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain was arrested before their concert in Wantagh, NY after allegedly running over a parking attendant in his 2004 Jaguar. McBrain was issued a ticket & released in time to make the concert.

2004: A Staples back-to-school campaign commercial starring Alice Cooper humorously utilizing Cooper’s “School’s Out” premiered nationally. The commercial depicted Cooper in the role of a father shopping for back-to-school supplies with his daughter who is unhappy about returning to school.

source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 27th


1974 - Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" is released in America, where it would become their highest charting single, reaching #8. If you listen carefully, you can hear Ronnie Van Zant shout "Turn it up", asking producer Al Kooper and engineer Rodney Mills to turn up the volume in his headphones so that he could hear the track better.

1976 - John Lennon finally received his US Green Card, three years after he was ordered to leave by immigration officials.

2001 - Leon Wilkeson, bassist for the southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd was found dead in a Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida hotel room. Allegedly suffering from chronic liver and lung disease, the official cause of death was deemed from natural causes. He was 49.

source: classicbands