This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 4th


2020 Ken Hensley, keyboardist with Uriah Heep, died at the age of 75 at his home in Spain.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 4th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● The Allman Brothers Band —— The Allman Brothers Band ► Southern Rock

1981 ● Black Sabbath —— Mob Rules ► Hard Rock

1984 ● Hawkwind —— This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic ► Space Rock

1985 ● Hawkwind —— Anthology, Vol. 1 ► Space Rock

1997 ● Asia —— Live In Philadelphia ► Prog Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 5th


1946 Gram Parsons (of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers) is born Ingram Cecil Connor III in his mom's hometown of Winter Haven, Florida, but will reside in Waycross, Georgia.

1947 Peter Noone is born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England. He becomes lead singer of Herman's Hermits.

1948 Peter Hammill (lead vocalist for Van Der Graaf Generator) is born in Ealing, London, England.

1948 Don McDougall (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Canada.

1959 Bryan Adams is born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

1970 Led Zeppelin releases "Immigrant Song."

1996 Johnny Cash releases Unchained, his second album produced by Rick Rubin. He's backed by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and covers their song "Southern Accents."

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 5th


2003 Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers was found dead in hotel room in Michigan 30 minutes before he was due on stage, aged 63. The autopsy report from the Kalamazoo County Medical Examiner gave the opinion that Hatfield suffered a sudden, unexpected death due to acute cocaine toxicity. The Righteous Brothers had the 1965 UK & US No.1 single 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', and the 1990 UK No.1 single 'Unchained Melody' first released in 1965.

2014 The funeral for Jack Bruce was held in London, attended by Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and noted musicians Phil Manzanera, Gary Brooker, Vernon Reid and Nitin Sawhney among others. Dozens assembled at the Golders Green Crematorium paying a last tribute singing "Morning Has Broken", "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Theme for an Imaginary Western". The Scottish-born bass player and singer had died last month as a result of liver disease.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 5th


1960 33 year old Johnny Horton, who had a number one hit with "Battle of New Orleans", died when his Cadillac was hit by a drunken truck driver in Milano, Texas. Ironically, Johnny had just played his last show at the Skyline in Austin, where Hank Williams had played his last show as well. Horton's widow, Billy Jean, was also Hanks Williams' widow.

1989 Former US Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler died at a Veterans Administration hospital in Nashville from complications brought on by an un-explained gun shot wound to the head, suffered 14 months earlier in Guatemala City. Sadler is best remembered for his hit "The Ballad of the Green Berets", which stayed on top of Billboard's Pop chart for five weeks in 1966. He was 49 years old at time of his death.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 5th


A few albums that was released....


1971 ● Status Quo —— Dog Of Two Head ► Hard Rock

1984 ● REO Speedwagon —— Wheels Are Turnin’ ► Arena Rock

2001 ● Pink Floyd —— Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd ► Prog Rock

2002 ● Eric Clapton —— One More Car, One More Rider ► Blues-Rock

2007 ● The Who —— View From A Backstage Pass ► British Rock

2012 ● Focus —— Focus X ► Prog Rock/Fusion


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 6th


1946 George Young (rhythm guitarist, songwriter for The Easybeats) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

1948 Glenn Frey is born in Detroit, Michigan. After moving to Los Angeles, he forms the Eagles with Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner.

1964 Greg Graffin (frontman for Bad Religion) is born in Racine, Wisconsin.

1995 Queen release Made In Heaven, an album pieced together from recordings made before Freddie Mercury's 1991 death. It debuts at #1 in the UK.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 6th


2018 English cellist Hugh McDowell died of cancer on aged 65. McDowell performed with the first live line-up of ELO in 1972 while only 19 years old. He also worked with Roy Wood in Wizzard.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 6th


1995 - Queen release Made In Heaven, an album pieced together from recordings made before Freddie Mercury's 1991 death. It debuts at #1 in the UK.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 6th


A few albums that was released....


1981 ● The Cars —— Shake It Up ► New Wave Pop-Rock

1990 ● Scorpions —— Crazy World ► Heavy Metal/ Rock

2001 ● Supertramp —— Is Everybody Listening? ► Prog/Art Rock

2007 ● Gram Parsons —— Gram Parsons Archive, Vol. 1: Live At The Avalon Ballroom 1969 ► Country-Rock

2012 ● Aerosmith —— Music From Another Dimension ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll