This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 7th


2017 Finnish rock drummer Pentti Glan died of lung cancer at the age of 71. He is best known for his work with Alice Cooper and Lou Reed. He also appeared in the movie The Rose as the drummer of The Rose Band.

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 7th


1942 Rock singer Johnny Rivers is born John Henry Ramistella in New York City but shortly moves to Baton Rouge, where he is influenced by the Louisiana music scene.

1943 Joni Mitchell is born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.

1967 The radio station KSHE 94.7 FM in St. Louis flips format from easy listening to rock, starting with "White Rabbit." The move helps spread the sounds and ethos of the counterculture to the midwest, and KSHE becomes a major force in the movement

1969 Pink Floyd release their third album, Ummagumma, in the UK. Tracks include "Astronomy Domine" and "Careful With That Axe, Eugene."

1969 After Life magazine tracks down Paul McCartney at his farm in Scotland, they put him on the cover with his family, dispelling the "Paul is dead" rumors with the headline, "Paul Is Still With Us."

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 7th


1986 - Willie Nelson made a guest appearance the series "Miami Vice" as a corrupt policeman.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 7th


Birthdays:
Tommy Thayer-guitarist for Black N’ Blue & Kiss born in 1960

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 7th


A few albums that was released....


1980 ● Eagles —— Eagles Live ► Country-Rock

1981 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— Diary Of A Madman ► Hard Rock

1983 ● The Rolling Stones —— Undercover ► Blues-Rock

1983 ● Yes —— 90125 ► Prog Rock

1989 ● Eric Clapton —— Journeyman ► Blues-Rock

1995 ● The Cars —— Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology ► New Wave Pop-Rock

2000 ● The Pretenders —— Greatest Hits ► Post-Punk

2005 ● Dire Straits —— Private Investigations: The Best Of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock

2006 ● J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton —— The Road To Escondido ► Blues-Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 8th


“Ace Of Spades, the fourth studio album by Motorhead, is released. Containing the classic title track it’s the band’s U.S. debut set. 1980

National Geographic announces that a species of frog that sounds like a bat has been named after Ozzy Osbourne. The frog, who lives in the Brazilian Amazon, is named Dendropsophus ozzyi by the scientists who discovered it. 2014

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 8th



1968 The Who, Joe Cocker and The Grease Band, The Mindbenders and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown all appeared at The Walthamstow Granada Theatre, England.

1971 Led Zeppelin released their fourth album. With no title printed on the album, and generally referred to as Four Symbols, The Fourth Album or Led Zeppelin IV it has gone on to sell over 37 million copies worldwide. The 19th century rustic oil painting on the front of the album was purchased by Robert Plant from an antique shop in Reading, Berkshire, England. The 20th century urban tower block on the back of the full gatefold LP cover is Butterfield Court in Eves Hill, Dudley, England.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 8th


1944 Bonnie Bramlett (of Delaney and Bonnie) is born Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell in Alton, Illinois.

1945 Don Murray (drummer for The Turtles) is born in Inglewood, California.

1946 Roy Wood of The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard is born in Kitts Green, Birmingham, England.

1949 Bonnie Raitt is born in Burbank, California.

1986 At the Country Club in Los Angeles, California, Metallica play their first show with bassist Jason Newsted, the replacement for Cliff Burton, who was killed in a tour bus accident in September.

1971 Led Zeppelin IV - the one with "Stairway To Heaven" - is released.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 8th


1972 Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" is released in the US where it will reach #1. The tune causes much speculation about who Carly was singing about, with popular guesses that included Mick Jagger (who sang unaccredited backing vocals on the song), Cat Stevens, Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson (with whom she had had brief relationships), her unfaithful fiance William Donaldson, and her ex-husband, James Taylor. At one point, Carly said she was singing about a composite of many men she had known, but later claimed that the song was about openly gay record producer David Geffen.

2022 Dan McCafferty, lead vocalist for the Scottish band Nazareth on their 1976, Billboard #8 hit, "Love Hurts", died from unspecified causes. He was 76. The band placed eleven albums on the Billboard 200 chart between 1971 and 1982.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 8th


A few albums that was released....


1974 ● Thin Lizzy —— Nightlife ► Hard Rock

1993 ● Iron Maiden —— Live At Donington ► Heavy Metal

1994 ● Eagles —— Hell Freezes Over ► Country-Rock

2011 ● Rush —— Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland ► Prog/Art Rock


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