This Day In Rock History

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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.



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This Day In Music History: August 8th


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.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 8th

David Howell Evans, aka The Edge, is 62. The Irish guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter was born in Barking, England but moved to Dublin, Ireland as a child, where he would eventually form U2 with his school friends in 1976. The Edge's distinctive guitar sound, characterized by the use of delay and echo effects, has become one of the defining elements of U2's music. The Edge has been instrumental in creating the band’s impressive most iconic work, such as "The Joshua Tree" (1987) and "Achtung Baby" (1991), among others.


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When Christine McVie Joined Fleetwood Mac

When Christine McVie Joined Fleetwood Mac - Best Classic Bands

Christine McVie made her Fleetwood Mac debut just 10 days before a tour. She had already played on three of their albums

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[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

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

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


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 9th


1986 Queen played their last live concert with Freddie Mercury at the Knebworth Park Festival in England. An audience of 120,000 heard them close out with "We Will Rock You"/"We Are The Champions" and "God Save The Queen." Mercury, who died in 1991 of complications related to AIDS, is considered one of the greatest performers in the history of rock.


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[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 Lewis and Arthur Brown all appeared at the three 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"


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This Day In Rock History: August 9th


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

1994 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases Endangered Species, their eight album.


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This Day In Rock History: August 9th


1980, AC/DC scored their first number one album with Back In Black. It was the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott, who died on February 19, 1980 at the age of 33, and was dedicated to him. Scott, passed out after a night of heavy drinking in a London and was left to sleep in a car owned by an acquaintance. The album has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide to date, making it the second highest selling album of all time, and the best selling hard rock or heavy metal album, as well as the best selling album ever released by a band.

2023, Canadian musician Robbie Robertson died after a lengthy illness. He is best known for his work as lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, as guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and for his career as a solo recording artist.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 9th


1994 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases their eighth album, "Endangered Species". The LP features many of the band's best known songs played with acoustic instrumentation. It would reach #115 on the Billboard 200 chart.


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