This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 1st


1971: The Concert for Bangladesh, organized by George Harrison took place at Madison Square Garden. The concert featured Harrison, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar and members of Badfinger.

1979: During a concert at Madison Square Garden, Peter Frampton was awarded the Gold Ticket for performing to over 100,000 fans at the Garden.

1987: Bob Seger reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first and only time with “Shakedown” off the soundtrack for Beverly Hills Cop II. Originally Glenn Frey was supposed to record the song, but he came down with laryngitis nine days before the song was supposed to be recorded.

source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 1st


Today in 1981, just after midnight, MTV launched. There was a pre-launch in May, but the channel officially went live today. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by television personalities known as "video jockeys," or VJs. The first video they played to kick off the station was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 1st


Some albums released....


1969 ● Jethro Tull —— Stand Up ► Folk-Rock

1982 ● Aerosmith —— Rock And A Hard Place ► Hard Rock

1995 ● Jimmy Buffett —— Barometer Soup ► Folk-Rock

2006 ●Jerry Garcia Band —— Pure Jerry: Coliseum, Hampton, VA, November 9, 1991 ► Roots Rock

2006 ● Steely Dan —— Steely Dan: The Definitive Collection ► Jazz-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 2nd


Born Today

1944 English drummer, singer and songwriter Jim Capaldi, who with Traffic scored the 1967 UK No.2 single 'Hole In My Shoe'. Capaldi had the solo 1975 UK No. 4 hit single with 'Love Hurts'. Capaldi also performed with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Cat Stevens. He died 28th Jan 2005 of stomach cancer aged 60.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 2nd


2007 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards signed a deal reportedly worth more than $7 million to write his autobiography. The book, which traces his life from cherubic choirboy to Rock 'n' Roll survivor, hit stores in the Fall of 2010.

2020 Steve Holland, guitarist who rose to fame with Southern rockers Molly Hatchet, passed away after a long illness. He was 66.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 2nd


1937 Garth Hudson (of The Band) is born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

1950 Ted Turner (guitarist for Wishbone Ash) is born in Sheldon, Birmingham, England.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 2nd


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Fillmore East: June 1971 ► Art Rock

1983 ● Jackson Browne —— Lawyers In Love ► Folk-Rock

1986 ● Vinnie Vincent Invasion —— Vinnie Vincent Invasion ► Hard Rock/Glam Metal




source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 3rd


1987 Def Leppard released their fourth studio album Hysteria, which became their best-selling album to date, selling more than 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.

2007 Queen guitarist Brian May handed in his astronomy PhD thesis at Imperial College, London — 36 years after abandoning it to join the band. May graduated on May 14, 2008, making him Dr. Brian May. He remains active in astronomy as a Visiting Researcher at Imperial College and through his involvement with the Imperial Astrophysics Group.


source: thecurrent

 

[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 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