This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 13th


1949 Dennis Locorriere (lead vocalist and guitarist for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) is born in Union City, New Jersey.

1951 Howard Leese (guitarist for Heart) is born in Hollywood, California.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 13th




1975

Peter Frampton played the first of two nights at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California. Recordings from these two shows were used as part of his No.1 double album 'Frampton Comes Alive'. It became the best-selling album of 1976, selling over 6 million copies in the US and Frampton Comes Alive! was voted "Album of the year" in the 1976 Rolling Stone readers poll. It stayed on the chart for 97 weeks.


2017

Anita Pallenberg, the model and actress best known for her relationships with members of the Rolling Stones, died at the age of 73. Pallenberg was the girlfriend of Brian Jones but left him for fellow Rolling Stone Keith Richards. She was also alleged to have had an affair with Mick Jagger while they were making 1970 film Performance, though she always denied it.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 13th


1980, “Roadie” opens across America. Appearing in the film are VH1 giants Meat Loaf, Blondie, Pat Benatar, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, and Styx.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 13th


2010 Jimmy Dean, a Country-crossover artist most often remembered for his two US Top Ten hits, "Big Bad John" in 1960 and "P.T. 109" in 1962, died of natural causes at his home in Varina, Virginia at the age of 81. Along with placing eight songs on Billboard's Top 40 between 1958 and 1976, Dean was also elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in February, 2010.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 13th


1958 - Frank Zappa graduated high school from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, CA. Fun fact: one of Zappa's classmates was Captain Beefheart.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 13th


A few albums that was released...



1979 ● The Cars —— Candy-O ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1983 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— Texas Flood ► Blues-Rock

1987 ● Elton John —— Elton John Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ► Pop-Rock

2000 ● Bon Jovi —— Crush ► Arena Rock

2000 ● B.B. King & Eric Clapton —— Riding With The King ► Blues

2005 ● Rory Gallagher —— Big Guns: The Very Best Of Rory Gallagher ► Blues-Rock

2006 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Sinner ► Hard Rock



source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 14th


1970 Grand Funk Railroad spends $100,000 for a block long billboard in New York's Times Square to advertise its latest record, "Closer to Home".


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 14th


1945 Rod Argent (keyboardist for The Zombies, founder of Argent) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

1947 Barry Melton (original lead guitarist for Country Joe & The Fish, Dinosaurs) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1949 Jim Lea (multi-instrumentalist of Slade) is born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

1949 Alan White (drummer for Yes) is born in Ferryhill, County Durham, England.

1963 Chris DeGarmo (lead guitarist for Queensrÿche) is born in Wenatchee, Washington.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 14th


1995 Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after a chest infection set in following a liver transplant. Had been a member of Taste before going solo, sold over 30m albums worldwide. Voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year in 1972, auditioned for The Rolling Stones following the departure of Mick Taylor. Gallagher made his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands.

2016 Irish rock guitarist, Henry McCullough died after never fully recovering from a severe heart attack he had suffered four years earlier. He recorded with Paul McCartney and Wings, featuring on the hit James Bond theme, 'Live and Let Die' and 'My Love', the solo which he made up on the spot in front of a live orchestra. He was also a member of Spooky Tooth and The Grease Band.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 14th


A few albums that was released...


1965 ● The Beatles —— Beatles VI ► Pop-Rock

1968 ● Iron Butterfly —— In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ► Psychedelic Rock

1970 ● Grateful Dead —— Workingman’s Dead ► Folk-Rock

1971 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Tarkus ► Prog Rock

1976 ● Chicago —— Chicago X ► Jazz-Rock

1980 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Cultosaurus Erectus ► Metal

1988 ● Status Quo —— Ain’t Complaining ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll