This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 9th


1984 - The popular children's show "Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends" begins its run on BBC-TV, featuring a narrator by the name of Ringo Starr.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 9th


1988 - Cliff Gallup, the lead guitarist for the Rockabilly group Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps, suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 58. He had played on Vincent's biggest hit, "Be-Bop-A-Lula" in 1956, but left the band later that year, not wanting to tour. At the time of his death he was working as the director of maintenance and transportation for the Chesapeake, Virginia, city school system. At the request of his family, obituaries in local newspapers made no mention of his time with Gene Vincent.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 9th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● The Easybeats —— The Best of The Easybeats Volume 2 ► Rock ‘N’ Roll

1972 ● Cream —— Heavy Cream ► Blues-Rock

1973 ● Three Dog Night —— Cyan ► Blue-Eyed Soul

1978 ● Judas Priest —— Killing Machine ► Heavy Metal

1990 ● Styx —— Edge Of The Century ► Prog/Art Rock

The Zombies —— Still Giot That Hunger ► Art Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 10th


1966 The self-titled debut album from The Monkees was released.

1995 Peter Frampton released "Frampton Comes Alive II."


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 10th


1980 The funeral took place of Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bonham ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours) aged 32.

2015 American tenor saxophone player Steve Mackay who worked with the Stooges, Violent Femmes, Snakefinger, Commander Cody and others died from sepsis at a hospital in Daly City, California at the age of 66.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 10th



1945 Jerry LaCroix (vocalist/saxophonist for Blood, Sweat & Tears, Edgar Winter's White Trash) is born in Alexandria, Louisiana.

1945 Alan Cartwright (bass player for Procol Harum) is born in London, England.

1954 David Lee Roth (guitarist, vocalist for Van Halen) is born in Bloomington, Indiana.

1964 The Shangri-Las release "Leader Of The Pack."

1975 The only Deep Purple studio album to feature guitarist Tommy Bolin, Come Taste the Band, is released. The album also features a pre-Whitesnake David Coverdale on vocals.



source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 10th


1969 - The English Rock band King Crimson release their debut album, "In the Court of the Crimson King". Considered by some to be the first Progressive Rock LP, it would reach #5 on the UK Official Albums Chart and #28 on the Billboard 200. The album would later be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of 500,000 in the US.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: October 10th


A few albums that was released....


1975 ● Deep Purple —— Come Taste The Band ► Hard Rock

1977 ● The Easybeats —— The Shame Just Drained ► Rock ‘N’ Roll

1980 ● Thin Lizzy —— Chinatown ► Hard Rock

1988 ● U2 —— Rattle And Hum ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1989 ● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Truth In A Structured Form ► Hard Rock

1995 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Time ► Pop-Rock


source: drrockblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 11th


1946 Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates) is born Daryl Franklin Hohl in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

1946 Gary Mallaber (percussionist/backup singer for The Steve Miller Band) is born in Buffalo, New York.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: October 11th


1965 Gerry Marsden of Gerry And The Pacemakers marries the secretary of his fan club, Pauline Behan. When Jerry first asked her for a date, she was George Harrison's girlfriend, but George was away in Hamburg and so she accepted. After one particular falling out, Gerry wrote "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" for Pauline, which touched her so much, she quickly patched things up. The two stayed together until Gerry's death on January 3rd, 2021 at the age of 78.

1969 Grand Funk Railroad's debut LP, "On Time" enters the Billboard Hot 200 album chart at #65. Although music critics bashed them, Grand Funk will become one of the best selling acts in Rock history.



source: classicbands