This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 3rd


1968, The two day Newport Pop Festival took place in Costa Mesa, California with Alice Cooper, Canned Heat, Chambers Brothers, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Country Joe and the Fish, Electric Flag, James Cotton Blues Band, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf and Tiny Tim. Over 100,000 fans attended the festival.

1987, Def Leppard released their fourth studio album Hysteria which became their best selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide. The title of the album was thought up by drummer Rick Allen relating to his experiences during the time of his car accident, and the worldwide media coverage that followed.

source: thisdayinmusic

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 3rd


1946 John York (bass guitarist for The Byrds) is born in White Plains, New York.

1951 Johnny Graham (multi-instrumentalist of Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in Louisville, Kentucky.

1953 Ian Bairnson (guitarist for Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project) is born in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland.

1961 Randy Scruggs (of The Stray Cats) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

1963 James Hetfield (lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist for Metallica) is born in Downey, California.

source: calendarsongfacts

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 3rd

A few albums that was released....

1969 ● Creedence Clearwater Revival —— Green River ► Folk-Rock

1970 ● Canned Heat —— Future Blues ► Folk-Rock

1973 ● Stevie Wonder —— Innervisions ► Pop-R&B

1979 ● Talking Heads —— Fear Of Music ► New Wave Art-Rock

1982 ● Peter Frampton —— The Art Of Control ► Arena Rock

1992 ● The Beach Boys —— Summer In Paradise ► Pop-Rock

1992 ● INXS —— Welcome To Wherever You Are ► New Wave Synth-Pop

1993 ● Sheryl Crow —— Tuesday Night Music Club ► Blues-Rock

1999 ● Alison Krauss —— Forget About It ► Bluegrass

1999 ● REO Speedwagon —— The Ballads ► Arena Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 4th

1967, Pink Floyd released their debut album The Piper At the Gates of Dawn on which most songs were penned by Syd Barrett. In subsequent years, the record has been recognized as one of the seminal psychedelic rock albums of the 1960s. When reviewed, by the two main UK music papers in the UK, Record Mirror and NME both gave the album four stars out of five. The album which was recorded at Abbey Road studios, London during the same time that The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper peaked at No.6 on the UK album chart and failed to chart in the US.

1968, The second day of the two day Newport Pop Festival took place in Costa Mesa, California with Blue Cheer, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Grateful Dead, Illinois Speed Press, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Byrds. Over 100,000 fans attended the festival.

1984, Prince started a 24 week run at the top of the US album charts with 'Purple Rain'. His sixth studio album which features the hits 'When Doves Cry' and 'Let's Go Crazy', as well as the title track has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, becoming the seventh best-selling soundtrack album of all time.

1996, Oasis played two sold out nights at Balloch Castle Country Park, Loch Lomand, Scotland to over 80,000 fans. Oasis roadie James Hunter was crushed to death between a fork-lift truck and a lorry during the bands two days shows.

source: thisdayinmusic

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 4th


1958 - Billboard Magazine introduced its "Hot 100" chart, which was part popularity and a barometer of the movement of potential hits. The first number one song was Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool."

1966 - The Temptations' "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" was released.

1987 - The soundtrack "Dirty Dancing" was released.


source: onthisday

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 4th

1947 Electronic musician Klaus Schulze (former drummer for Tangerine Dream) is born in Berlin, Germany

1959 Robbin Crosby (guitarist for Ratt) is born in La Jolla, California.

1966 The Temptations release "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep."

2006 John Locke (keyboardist for Nazareth, Spirit) dies of cancer at age 62.

source: calendarsongfacts

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 4th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● Aretha Franklin —— Aretha Arrives ► Soul

1975 ● Rainbow —— Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow ► Hard Rock

1984 ● Slayer —— Haunting The Chapel ► Heavy Metal

1992 ● Gin Blossoms —— New Misrable Experience ► Power Pop

1992 ● Donovan —— Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 ► Folk-Rock

1997 ● Pink Floyd —— 1967: The First Three Singles ► Prog Rock

1998 ● Dimmu Borgir —— Godless Savage Garden ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal

2003 ● Kraftwerk —— Tour De France Soundtracks ► Techno-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1975, Drummer Sandy West and guitarist Joan Jett formed the first ever all female heavy rock band after being introduced by producer Kim Fowley. The Runaways released four studio albums, among its best known songs: 'Cherry Bomb', 'Queens of Noise' and a cover of The Velvet Underground's 'Rock n Roll'.

1992, Jeff Porcaro drummer from Toto died age 38. His death has been the subject of controversy: some say the attack was caused by an allergic reaction to garden pesticide, while others say Porcaro's heart was weakened by smoking and cocaine use. Porcaro also worked with many other acts including Sonny and Cher, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, Paul Simon and Boz Scaggs.

2009, Steven Tyler was airlifted to hospital after falling off stage during a gig at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. The 61-year-old Aerosmith singer fell from a catwalk onto a couple of fans, he suffered neck and shoulder injuries. About 30 minutes after the accident, guitarist Joe Perry came out to tell the crowd that the remainder of the show had been cancelled.


source: thisdayinmusic

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1969 "These Eyes" by The Guess Who enters the Billboard chart on its way to #6 a month later. Guitarist Randy Bachman wrote the basic piano chords with an original title of "These Arms". Vocalist Burton Cummings changed the title to "These Eyes" and added the middle eight bars.

1971 Chicago became the first American Rock group to perform at Carnegie Hall. They played six sold out shows and recorded the concerts for the four-record album, "Chicago at Carnegie Hall", which became their third LP to make the top 5 in the US.

1998 50 year old drummer Cozy (Collin) Powell was killed in a car accident after bad weather forced him to lose control on a highway near Bristol. He had worked with Black Sabbath, Whitesnake, Rainbow, Peter Green, Jeff Beck and Emerson, Lake And Powell.

2007 Former KISS guitarist Mark St. John died from an apparent brain hemorrhage at the age of 51. St. John was Kiss' third official guitarist, having replaced Vinnie Vincent in 1984 and appeared on the album "Animalize".

source: classicbands

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1957: American Bandstand made its network debut on ABC-TV. The show was hosted by Dick Clark. Until this day the show had been a local show in Philadelphia since 1952.

1975: Stevie Wonder signed a $13 million contract to cover seven years. The contract was the largest contract in the recording industry at the time.

1980: The Osmonds split up.

1986: Lionel Richie released the album “Dancing on the Ceiling.”

source: noiseaddicts

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1942 Rick Huxley (bassist for The Dave Clark Five) is born in Dartford, Kent, England.

1947 Greg Leskiw (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1947 Guitarist/vocalist Rick Derringer (of the Edgar Winter Group and The McCoys) is born in Fort Recovery, Ohio.

1959 Pat Smear (guitarist for Foo Fighters) is born Georg Albert Ruthenberg in Los Angeles, California.

1993 Bassist Randy Hobbs (of The McCoys, Edgar Winter Group, and Montrose) dies of heart failure at age 45 in Dayton, Ohio.

source: calendarsongfacts

[CrazyConnie]

This Day With Nothing To Do With Rock History: August 5th


1962 Marilyn Monroe dies of a barbiturate overdose at age 36 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Musically, she's known for an iconic performance of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend."


source: calendarsongfacts

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 5th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● The Stooges —— The Stooges ► Proto-Punk

1980 ● Pat Benatar —— Crimes Of Passion ► Hard Rock

1983 ● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Punch The Clock ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1997 ● HiM —— Interpretive Belief System ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal

1997 ● 311 —— Transistor ► Alt. Pop-Rock

2003 ● Jeff Beck —— Jeff ► Instrumental Rock

2003 ● Jack Bruce —— More Jack Than God ► Prog Rock/Fusion


source: drrocksblog&roll

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 6th


1970, The 10th National Jazz, Blues and Pop four day Festival was held at Plumpton Racecourse in Sussex, England. Featuring, Family, Groundhogs, Cat Stevens, Deep Purple, Fat Mattress, Yes, Caravan, The Strawbs, Black Sabbath, Wild Angles, Wishbone Ash and Daddy Longlegs.

1970, Steppenwolf, Janis Joplin, Paul Simon, Poco and Johnny Winter all appeared at the Concert For Peace at New York's Shea Stadium. The concert date coincided with the 25th anniversary of dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

1988, Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses debut album went to No.1 in the US, after spending 57 weeks on the chart and selling over 5 million copies. Singles from the album, ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine,’ ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ and ‘Paradise City’ were all US top 10 hits. Worldwide sales now stand in excess of 28 million and the album is the best-selling debut album of all-time in the US, beating Boston's debut album Boston, which has gone 17x platinum.

source: thisdayinmusic

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 6th


1966 Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs top the Cashbox Best Sellers list with "Lil' Red Riding Hood", a #2 hit on the Billboard chart. A week later, the RIAA will certify it as a Gold Record, with sales exceeding one million copies.

2004 Rick James, most often remembered for the 1981 #16 hit "Super Freak", died of natural causes at the age of 56. He was also given writing credit on MC Hammer's 1990, #8 hit, "U Can't Touch This", which heavily sampled "Super Freak".

source: classicbands

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 6th

1977: The Police performed their last concert as a four-piece at the Mont du Marsan Punk Festival in France.

1996: The Ramones performed their final concert at The Palace in Los Angeles. This was their 2,263rd concert & it featured appearances by former bassist Dee Dee Ramone along with Motorhead singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder & Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell & bassist Ben Shepherd.


source: paulshaffersdayinrock

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 6th


A few albums that was released....


1963 ● Johnny Cash —— Ring Of Fire: The Best Of Johnny Cash ► Outlaw Country

1974 ● Barry White —— Can’t Get Enough ► Soul

1991 ● Harem Scarem —— Harem Scarem ► Hard Rock/Glam Metal

1991 ● Yes —— Yesyears ► Prog Rock

1996 ● Modest Mouse —— Interstate 8 ► Alt. Rock

1996 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— She’s The One [Sndtrk] ► Heartland Rock

2001 ● The Human League —— Secrets ► New Wave Synth-Pop

2002 ● Ringo Starr —— King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His All-Starr Band ► Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 7th


1964, The Rolling Stones, Ronnie Scott, Tuby Hayes, Manfred Mann, Yardbirds and Mose Allison all appeared at the fourth Richmond Jazz Festival held over three days in Richmond, England.

1970, The Goose Lake International Music Festival was held in Leoni, Michigan. Over 200,000 fans attended the three day festival. Acts who appeared included, Jethro Tull, 10 Years After, Mountain, Chicago, Bob Seger, John Sebastian, James Gang, Stooges with Iggy Pop, Brownsville Station, MC5, Rod Stewart and Flying Burrito Brothers.

source: thisdayinmusic