This Day In Rock History

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This Day In Music History: August 7th


1961 Patsy Cline reaches number one on the Billboard Country chart and number twelve on the Hot 100 with "I Fall To Pieces". It was one of the slowest ascending records in music history, taking over six months to peak from when it was first released on January 30th. Although it was a tune that Patsy initially wanted no part of, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at #238 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004.

2011 Marshall Grant, who played bass for Johnny Cash from 1954 to 1980, passed away at the age of 83. After his time with The Man In Black, Grant managed The Statler Brothers until they retired in 2002 and later wrote an autobiography entitled I Was There When It Happened.


source: classicbands

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 7th


1951 Pete Way of UFO is born in Enfield, North London.

1952 Bass guitarist/vocalist Andy Fraser (of Free) is born in Paddington, London, England.

1958 Bruce Dickinson (lead vocalist for Iron Maiden) is born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

2017 The Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society reports that a recently identified new species of ancient crocodile has been named Lemmysuchus obtusidens in honor of the Motörhead frontman.

source: calendarsongfacts

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 7th


1981

The animated sci-fi film Heavy Metal is released. Although it shares its name with the hard-rock genre, the film isn't intended to have anything to do with music, but instead is an anthology of various stories from the comic magazine Heavy Metal. Almost as an afterthought, an all-star soundtrack is added, featuring songs by Sammy Hagar, Devo, Blue Öyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Journey, and Black Sabbath, to name a few.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 7th


1964 Time magazine pans A Hard Day's Night saying the public should "avoid this film at all costs." Later, critics call The Beatles film the best Rock n' Roll movie of all-time.

1974 J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf marries actress Faye Dunaway.

1983 Black Sabbath release their 11th studio album Born Again. It is the only Sabbath album with former Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan as frontman. Released to mixed reviews the album later becomes a fan favorite.

source: rockintown

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 7th


A few albums that was released....


1961 ● Brenda Lee —— All The Way ► Country-Pop

1967 ● The Byrds —— The Byrd’s Greatest Hits ► Country-Rock

1970 ● The Moody Blues —— A Question Of Balance ► Psychedelic Rock

1970 ● Stevie Wonder —— Signed, Sealed And Delivered ► Pop-R&B

1973 ● The Isley Brothers —— 3 + 3 ► Soul-Funk

1990 ● Jon Bon Jovi —— Blaze Of Glory ► Arena Rock

1999 ● Rory Gallagher —— BBC Sessions ► Blues-Rock

2015 ● Gregg Allman —— Back To Macon, GA ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 8th


1960, 16-year old Brian Hyland went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' it made No.8 in the UK. Also a UK No.1 for Bombalurina featuring TV presenter Timmy Mallett in 1990.

1970, Janis Joplin bought a headstone for the grave of her greatest influence Bessie Smith at the Mont Lawn Cemetery in Philadelphia. Blues singer Smith died in 1937 after being refused admission to a whites only hospital.

1992, A riot broke out during a Guns N' Roses and Metallica gig at Montreal stadium when Metallica's show was cut short after singer James Hetfield was injured by pyrotechnics. Guns N' Roses took the stage but frontman Axl Rose claimed that his throat hurt, causing the band to leave the stage early. The cancellation led to a riot by the audience who overturned cars, smashed windows, looted local stores and set fires.

1996, KISS appeared at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio on their 192 date Alive World Tour. During this show a fan threw his fake leg on stage, which all the members signed and handed back to him.

2017, American singer, guitarist, songwriter, television host, and actor Glen Campbell died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 81. He became a patient at an Alzheimer's long-term care and treatment facility in 2014. Campbell released more than 70 studio albums and sold 45 million records worldwide. His hits include: 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix', 'Wichita Lineman', 'Galveston' and 'Rhinestone Cowboy'. His guitar playing can be heard on ‘Strangers in the Night’ by Frank Sinatra, ‘You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'‘ by The Righteous Brothers and ‘I'm a Believer’ by The Monkees.

source: thisdayinmusic

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 8th


1960 England's Decca Records scrapped 25,000 copies of Ray Peterson's "Tell Laura I Lover Her" because they felt the song, which recounts the last thoughts of a teenager dying from a car accident, was "too tasteless and vulgar." A rival record company felt differently and recorded a cover version by a singer named Ricky Valance, which went to number one on the British chart. In the US, Peterson's version reached number seven on the Billboard Pop chart.

1964 "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals is released in America. Although the band would put 14 songs in the Top 40, this will be their only US number one. It was reported that the song was recorded in just one take and the band was actually in the studio for less than ten minutes.

1970 Canadian immigration officials turn back thousands of American fans on their way to the Strawberry Fields Rock Festival in Mosport, Ontario, on the grounds that they "failed to produce adequate monies to support themselves." 8,000 Americans made it there.


source: classicbands

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 8th


1942 John "Jay" David (drummer for Dr. Hook) is born in Bayonne, New Jersey.

1961 Rikki Rocket (drummer for Poison) is born Richard Allan Ream in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

1961 David Evans is born in East London. He later becomes The Edge as a member of U2.

source: calendarsongfacts

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 8th

A few albums that was released....


1964 ● Bob Dylan —— Another Side Of Bob Dylan ► Folk-Rock

1983 ● Billy Joel —— An Innocent Man ► Pop-Rock

1988 ● Robert Cray —— Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark ► Blues-Rock

1994 ● April Wine —— Frigate ► Arena Rock

1995 ● Ben Folds Five —— Ben Folds Five ► Indie Rock/Piano Rock

2000 ● The Moody Blues —— Hall Of Fame ► Prog Rock

2006 ● Bad Company —— Live In Albuquerque 1976 ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 9th


1968, Deep Purple, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ten Years After, The Nice, Ginger Baker, Traffic, John Mayall, Spencer Davis, Taste, Jerry Lee Lwis and Arthur Brown all appeared at the 3 day National Jazz & Blues Festival, Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury On Thames, England.

1995, Jerry Garcia guitarist and singer from The Grateful Dead died from a heart attack at the Serenity Knolls rehabilitation clinic in San Francisco aged 53. Garcia co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage and also released several solo albums. He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarist's of All Time"

source: thisdayinmusic

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 9th


1946 Marinus "Rinus" Gerritsen (bassist, keyboardist for Golden Earring) is born in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands.

1972 Arion Salazar (bass guitarist for Third Eye Blind) is born in Oakland, California.

1986 At the Knebworth Park Festival in England, Queen play their last concert with Freddie Mercury, who dies five years later. An audience of 120,000 hears them close out with "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions" and "God Save The Queen."


source: calendarsongfacts

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 9th


A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Cream —— Wheels Of Fire ► Hard Rock

1971 ● John Sebastian —— The Four Of Us ► Folk-Rock

1986 ● Motörhead —— Orgasmatron ► Heavy Metal

1994 ● Machine Head —— Burn My Eyes ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal

1994 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Endangered Species ► Southern Rock

1996 ● Therion —— Theli ► Heavy Metal/Symphonic Metal

2005 ● Jerry Garcia Band —— Pure Jerry: Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978 – 2005 ► Roots Rock

2005 ● Stephen Stills —— Man Alive! ► Folk-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

[CrazyConnie]

Today In Rock History: August 10th


1963, Acker Bilk, Chris Barber, Ronnie Ross, Cyril Davies, Long John Baldry and The Rolling Stones all appeared at the third Richmond Jazz Festival held over two days in Richmond, England. A weekend ticket cost 20 shillings.

1970, Simon and Garfunkels album Bridge Over Troubled Water was at No.1 on the UK album chart, The Beatles were at No.2 with 'Let It Be' and Bob Dylan was at No.3 with 'Self Portrait.'

1976, Elton John played the first of ten sold out nights at Madison Sq. Gardens in New York City. The $1.25 million generated from the shows broke the record set by The Rolling Stones in 1975.

2008, US singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes died at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 65. Police were called to his home after his wife found him unconscious. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Hayes won an Oscar for the 1971 hit Theme From Shaft as was also known as the voice of Chef from the hit cartoon show, South Park. He was married four times and had 12 children.

source: thisdayinmusic

[CrazyConnie]

Today In Rock History: August 10th


1909 Inventor Leo Fender, who founded Fender Musical Instruments, is born in Anaheim, California.

1940 Bobby Hatfield (of The Righteous Brothers) is born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

1943 Singer-songwriter James Griffin (of Bread) is born Cincinnati, Ohio

1947 Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson is born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

1961 Jon Farriss (drummer for INXS) is born in Perth, Western Australia.

1967 Guitarist Todd Nichols (of Toad the Wet Sprocket) is born in Los Angeles, California.

2013 Jody Payne (guitarist for Willie Nelson's band, The Family) dies of cardiac problems at age 77 in Stapleton, Alabama.


source: calendarsongfacts

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 10th


A few albums that was released....


1965 ● Elvis Presley —— Elvis For Everyone ► Rock ‘N’ Roll

1968 ● Ten Years After —— Undead ► Blues-Rock

1970 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Weasels Ripped My Flesh ► Art Rock

1973 ● Rod Stewart —— Sing It Again Rod ► Blues-Rock

1979 ● Michael Jackson —— Off The Wall ► Dance-Pop

1984 ● Red Hot Chili Peppers —— The Red Hot Chili Peppers ► Alt. Funk-Rock

1988 ● Winger —— Winger ► Heavy Metal

1989 ● White Lion —— Big Game ► Hard Rock

1999 ● Dark Tranquility —— Projector ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal

1999 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Edge Of Forever ► Southern Rock

2004 ● REO Speedwagon —— The Essential REO Speedwagon ► Arena Rock

2007 ● Soul Asylum —— Welcome To The Minority – The A&M Years 1988-1991 ► Alt. Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 11th


1967, Small Faces, The Move, Marmalade, Paul Jones, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, Donovan, Zoot Money, Cream, Jeff Beck, John Mayall, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown all appeared at this years UK Reading festival. An advance 3 day ticket cost £2. Arthur Brown's trademark flaming helmet burnt out of control and organizer Harold Pendleton's father-in-law had to douse the flames with a pint of beer.


source: thisdayinmusic

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 11th


1962 A flood of new releases hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart, that will go on to be hit records, including Mary Wells' "You Beat Me to the Punch", Ray Stevens' "Ahab the Arab", Johnny Tillotson's "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On", The Marvelettes' "Beechwood 4-5789", The Contours' "Do You Love Me", The Beach Boys' "Surfin' Safari", Booker T and the MGs' "Green Onions" and Tony Bennett's "I Left My Heart in San Francisco".

1996 Mel Taylor, drummer for The Ventures, died of lung cancer. He was 62.


source: classicbands

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 11th


1942 Mike Hugg (of Manfred Mann) is born in Gosport, Hampshire, England.

1943 Saxophonist Denis Payton (of The Dave Clark Five) is born in Walthamstow, North London, England.

1943 Jim Kale (bassist for The Guess Who) is born Michael James Kale in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1950 Eric Braunn (guitarist for Iron Butterfly) is born Rick Davis in Pekin, Illinois.

1973 The Edgar Winter Group releases "Free Ride."

2011 Warrant lead singer Jani Lane dies at age 47 after a long battle with drug and alcohol addiction.


source: calendarsongfacts