This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 29th


1955 Sun Records founder Sam Phillips launches America's first all-female radio station, WHER in Memphis.

1977 A 30 year old rocker named Marvin Lee Aday, who uses the stage name Meat Loaf, releases his landmark album "Bat Out Of Hell". Since that time, the LP has sold over 43 million copies worldwide.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 29th


2002 "Nirvana" (with the black cover and silver lettering), a de facto Nirvana greatest hits record, is released.

source: rockintown

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 30th


1947, Born on this day, Timothy B Schmit, bass, vocals, Poco, The Eagles, joined in 1977, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. 'Greatest Hits 1971-1975' is the second biggest selling album in the world with sales over 30m).

1971, Pink Floyd released their sixth studio album Meddle in the US. The album features 'One Of These Days' and the 23-minute track 'Echoes' which took up all of side 2 on the vinyl record. The cover image was photographed by Bob Dowling. The image represents an ear, underwater, collecting waves of sound, represented by ripples in the water.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 30th


1939 Grace Slick (of Jefferson Airplane) is born in Highland Park, Illinois.

1946 Drummer Chris Slade (of Uriah Heep, AC/DC, Manfred Mann) is born Christopher Rees in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales.

1960 Joey BellaDonna (vocalist for Anthrax) is born Joseph Bellardini in Oswego, New York.

2001 Lenny Kravitz releases his sixth studio album, Lenny.

2007 Eagles release Long Road Out of Eden, available from the the band's website, Wal-Mart, and Sam's Club stores.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 31st


1947, Born on this day, Russ Ballard, guitar, vocals, Argent, (1972 UK No.5 single 'Hold Your Head Up').

1961, Born on this day, Larry Mullen, drummer, U2, (1984 UK No.3 single 'Pride, In The Name Of Love' plus over 25 other UK Top singles, 1987 UK and worldwide No.1 album Joshua Tree spent 156 weeks on the UK chart. Scored five consecutive US No.1 albums from 1987.)

1963, Born on this day, Mikkey Dee, Motorhead, (1980 UK No.15 single 'Ace Of Spades').




source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 31st


1952

Pianist Johnnie Johnson hires 26 year old Chuck Berry as a guitarist in his band. While playing evening gigs in the St. Louis area, Berry will keep his day job as a hairdresser for the next three years.

1975

Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was released as a single. It would stay on the chart for seventeen weeks, nine of them at number one and would eventually go Platinum. The song would be re-released in December, 1991 after being featured in the movie Wayne's World and became a hit all over again.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 1st


1968, George Harrison released his first solo album, 'Wonderwall Music' on the Apple label. The songs which were mostly Harrison instrumentals, featured Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and an unaccredited banjo contribution by Peter Tork of The Monkees.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 1st


1946 Rick Grec, bass player for Blind Faith and Traffic, is born in Bordeaux, France.

1960 Elvis Presley releases "Are You Lonesome Tonight."

1963 Rick Allen (drummer for Def Leppard) is born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 2nd


1944, Born on this day, Keith Emerson, keyboards, The Nice, (1968 UK No.21 single 'America'). Emerson Lake and Palmer, (1977 UK No.2 single 'Fanfare For The Common Man'). Emerson died on 11 March 2016 in Santa Monica, California, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He had become "depressed, nervous and anxious" because nerve damage in his hands had hampered his playing.

1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Willy and the Poor Boys, the third studio album that the band released in this year. The album features the songs 'Down on the Corner', from which the album got its name, and 'Fortunate Son', which is a well known protest song and their version of the Lead Belly song 'Cotton Fields'.

1974, George Harrison became the first Beatle to undertake a solo world tour when he played the first show of a 30-night tour in Vancouver, Canada.

1999, Foo Fighters released their third studio album 'There Is Nothing Left to Lose', the album marks the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins. Early pressings of the disc included a temporary tattoo, similar to the one featured on the album cover.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 2nd


1963 Bobby Dall (bassist for Poison) is born Robert Harry Kuykendall in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

1972 Carly Simon releases "You're So Vain."

1973 Ringo Starr releases his third studio album, Ringo, in the US.

1989 Bad Religion release their fourth full-length studio album, No Control.

source: calendarsongfacts