This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 25th


1941 Christopher Augustine (drummer for Every Mother's Son) is born in New York. Known for the 1967 hit "Come on Down to My Boat."

1951 Rob Halford (frontman for Judas Priest) is born in Sutton Coldfield, England.

1952 Geoff Downes (keyboard player/songwriter for Asia and Yes) is born Stockport, Cheshire, England.

1962 Vivian Campbell, who would replace the late Steve Clark as guitarist for Def Leppard, is born in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 25th


1975 Bruce Springsteen released his third studio album Born to Run. The album peaked at No.3 on the Billboard chart eventually selling six million copies in the United States and has since been considered by critics to be one of the greatest albums in popular music. Two singles were released from the album: 'Born to Run' and 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out'; the first helped Springsteen to reach mainstream popularity.

2014 Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' was voted the greatest guitar riff of all time by listeners of BBC Radio 2 in the UK. The rock classic came out top from a list of 100 riffs drawn up by a panel of Radio 2 and 6 Music DJs, critics and record producers. 'Sweet Child O' Mine' by Guns 'N' Roses was second in the poll, with Back In Black (AC/DC) and 'Smoke On The Water' (Deep Purple) the next most popular.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 25th


1970: Emerson, Lake & Palmer made their live debut at The Guildhall in Plymouth, England.

1970: Elton John made his U.S. live debut at the Troubadour in Los Angeles where he was booked for a full week.

2004: Judas Priest singer Rob Halford was the guest vocalist for Black Sabbath at an Ozzfest date in Camden, NJ as Ozzy Osbourne had come down with bronchitis. This was Halford’s third time singing for Black Sabbath as he sang for them during two concerts in 1992.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 25th


1973 - Former Left Banke keyboard player Michael Brown led his new group, Stories, back to the top of both the Cashbox best sellers chart and the Billboard Hot 100 with a song called "Brother Louie". The gritty lead vocal for the song was supplied by Ian Lloyd, who would later be heard on tracks by Billy Joel, Foreigner and Peter Frampton.

2015 - Iron Maiden unveiled a new Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet that will be taking them on tour around the world. Vocalist Bruce Dickinson was in training to fly the plane.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 25th


2009 - During a radio broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music, Bob Dylan revealed that he was speaking to a number of car companies about becoming the voice of their GPS systems. Dylan said he thought it would be good for drivers to hear him saying things like, "Take a left at the next street. No, a right. You know what, just go straight."


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 25th

1994 - Robert Plant and Jimmy Page reunited in a London studio to record their MTV "Unplugged" show. The show was called Unledded.


source: onthisday

On This Day In 1994 Plant & Page Unplugged For 'No Quarter; Unledded' | Lone Star 92.5 | Jeff K

Check out "The Rain Song" and "The Battle of Evermore"

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 25th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— On Time ► Hard Rock

1972 ● The Kinks —— Everybody’s In Show Biz ► British Rock

1982 ● Alice Cooper —— Zipper Catches Skin ► Heavy Metal

1987 ● The Cars —— Door To Door ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1997 ● Gamma Ray —— Somewhere Out In Space ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal

1998 ● Heart —— Greatest Hits ► Album Rock

1998 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd ► Southern Rock

2009 ● Cheap Trick —— Sgt. Pepper Live ► Hard Rock/Power Pop


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 26th



1967 Small Faces, Move, The Gass, Tomorrow, Denny Laine, Jeff Beck, Eric Burdon and Marmalade all appeared on the first day of the 3-day non-stop happening 'Festival of the Flower Children' at Woburn Abbey, England. Plus DJ's John Peel and Tommy Vance, day tickets cost £1.

1970 Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, (his last ever UK appearance), Donovan, Jethro Tull, Miles Davis, Arrival, Cactus, Family, Taste, Mungo Jerry, ELP, The Doors, The Who, Spirit, The Moody Blues, Chicago, Procol Harum, Sly and the Family Stone and Free all appeared over three days at the third Isle Of Wight Festival. Weekend tickets, £3.

1977 Uriah Heep, Thin Lizzy, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Golden Earing, Aerosmith, Doobie Brothers, Hawkwind, Racing Cars, John Miles, Graham Parker, The Enid, No Dice and Frankie Miller's Full House all appeared at the 17th three day Reading Festival, England. A three day ticket cost £7.95.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 26th


1978 A crowd of 80,000 people attended the first Canada Jam Festival held at Mosport Park, just north of Bowmanville Ontario. The show featured sets by The Doobie Brothers, Dave Mason, The Commodores, Kansas and The Atlanta Rhythm Section.

2003 Rolling Stone Magazine named Jimi Hendrix as the greatest guitarist in Rock history. Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ry Cooder also made the top 10.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 26th



1940 Rocker Nik Turner (of Hawkwind) is born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

1942 Maureen "Moe" Tucker (drummer for The Velvet Underground) is born in Levittown, New York.

1968 Mary Hopkin releases "Those Were The Days" in the US.

1968 The Beatles release "Hey Jude" with the B-side "Revolution."

2000 Allen Woody (bass guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule) dies in Queens, New York, from an indeterminate cause at age 44.

2004 "Gloria" singer Laura Branigan dies from a cerebral aneurysm in East Quogue, New York, at age 52.


source: calendarsongfacts