This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 12th


1969, Led Zeppelin headline the Summer Pop Festival, alongside with Johnny Winter, Jethro Tull, Al Kooper and Buddy Guy at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tickets cost $3.75 – $6.75.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 12th


2020 - English singer-songwriter Judy Dyble died age 71. She was a founding member of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne. In addition, she and multi-instrumental Ian McDonald joined and recorded several tracks with Giles, Giles and Fripp, who later became King Crimson. During Fairport's early live shows in London in the late 1960s Dyble shared stages with acts such as Jimi Hendrix, and Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 12th


1969 - Blind Faith began their one and only tour in the U.S. with a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 12th


A few albums that was released....


1978 ● Kenny Loggins —— Nightwatch ► Pop-Rock

1994 ● Alice Cooper —— The Last Temptation ► Hard Rock

1994 ● Kansas —— The Kansas Boxed Set ► Prog/Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 13th


1985 At 12.01 Status Quo started the Live Aid extravaganza, held between Wembley Stadium, London and The JFK Stadium, Philadelphia. The cream of the world’s biggest rock stars took part in the worldwide event, raising over $60 million (£40million.) TV pictures beamed to over 1.5 billion people in 160 countries made it the biggest live broadcast ever known. Artists who appeared included Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, The Who, U2, David Bowie and Mick Jagger, Queen, Tina Turner, The Cars, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Bryan Adams, Hall and Oates, Lionel Richie and Led Zeppelin.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 13th


2004 Arthur ‘Killer’ Kane, bass player with The New York Dolls, died aged 55 after checking himself in to a Los Angeles emergency room, complaining of fatigue. He was quickly diagnosed with leukaemia, and died within two hours. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'. His estranged wife wanted to honour her late husband's wishes and bury him next to former Dolls stars Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan in Mount St Mary's cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, but officials at the morgue refused to release his body for burial because his remains were so decomposed. (His body had laid in a morgue for over a month).

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 13th


1935 Latin jazz percussionist Pete Escovedo (of Santana) is born in Pittsburg, California.

1942 Stephen Bladd (drummer for The J. Geils Band) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1942 Roger McGuinn of The Byrds is born in Chicago, Illinois.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 13th



1985: Live Aid, spearheaded by Bob Geldof to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia was held in London’s Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia’s JFK Stadium. Performers included Sting, U2, Dire Straits, Queen, David Bowie, The Who, Elton John, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Bryan Adams, Neil Young and Led Zeppelin.


Birthdays:
Roger McGuinn-singer & guitarist for The Byrds born in 1942
Mark Mendoza-bassist for Twisted Sister born in 1955

source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 13th


A few albums that was released....


1964 ● The Beach Boys —— All Summer Long ► Sunshine Pop

1973 ● Bob Dylan —— Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid ► Folk-Rock

1973 ● Grateful Dead —— History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear’s Choice) ► Country-Rock

1973 ● Queen —— Queen [UK] ► Prog Rock

1999 ● The Zombies —— Absolutely The Best ► Art Rock

source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 14th


1953 Bebe Buell is born in Portsmouth, Virginia. Though she later rejects the description, she becomes one of the most famous "groupies" of all time, hooking up with a host of stars including Todd Rundgren, to whom she is married from 1972 to 1979. Rundgren brings up her daughter Liv - later revealed to be the biological child of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.

1965 Igor Khoroshev (keyboardist for Yes) is born in Moscow, Russia (then part of the Soviet Union).

1973 Bluegrass/country guitarist Clarence White (of The Byrds) dies at 29 after being hit by a drunk driver. He was loading equipment into his car after a gig in Palmdale, California, when he was struck.

2014 Johnny Winter plays the Cahors Blues Festival in France. It's his last performance, as he dies two days later.


source: calendarsongfacts