This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 3rd


A few albums that was released....


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

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

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

1999 ● REO Speedwagon —— The Ballads ► Arena Rock

2010 ● The Black Crowes —— Croweology ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 4th


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 Rock History: August 4th


2000 - Coyote Ugly, about an aspiring singer-songwriter (Piper Perabo) who takes a job at a b.a.w.d.y. bar, opens in theaters. LeAnn Rimes, who appears in the film, anchors the soundtrack with four new songs, including the theme, "Can't Fight The Moonlight." It's one of the best-selling soundtracks of the '00s.

2007 - Singer/songwriter Lee Hazlewood died of cancer at age 78. Hazlewood wrote and produced many of Nancy Sinatra's most famous hits, including "These Boots Were Made For Walkin'", "Jackson" and "Did You Ever".


source: thecurrent

 

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

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


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1967 Pink Floyd released their debut album, "The Piper At the Gates of Dawn", which would reach #6 in the UK. The LP did not contain the two singles released earlier in the year, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play". It only managed to climb to #131 on The Billboard Hot 200 and took nearly 27 years to be certified Gold when it received the honor in March, 1994.

1992 Session drummer Jeff Porcaro, one of the most sought after musicians of the 1970s, died following cardiac arrest. Porcaro had played on Boz Scaggs' "Silk Degrees" before forming Toto. Over the years he would also perform on such albums as "The Wall", "Gaucho", "The End of the Innocence", "Luck of the Draw" and many others. Porcaro was just 38 years old.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 5th


2021 Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga play the second of two sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. It's Bennett's last performance; a week later the 95-year-old singer, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016, announces he's retiring from performing.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1975: Kim Fowley formed the first all-female hard rock band The Runaways which featured Joan Jett and Lita Ford.

Birthdays:

Eddie Ojeda-guitarist for Twisted Sister born in 1955



source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[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.

2009 Steven Tyler of Aerosmith falls off the stage at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, suffering injuries to his head and neck, which force the rest of the band's tour to be canceled. Tyler falls when he is entertaining the crowd with a dance while a technical problem is being sorted.

source: calendarsongfacts