This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 27th


1985 42 year old Allan Ramsay, the original bassist for Gary Lewis And The Playboys, was killed when the Beechcraft C90 twin turbo prop he was piloting crashed in Rhode Island.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 27th



1942 Jimi Hendrix is born Johnny Allen Hendrix in Seattle, Washington.

1945 Randy Brecker (trumpeter, flugelhornist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.

1948 Dave Winthrop (sax player and flautist for Supertramp) is born.

1962 Charlie Benante (drummer for Anthrax) is born in The Bronx, New York.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 27th


1967 The 16-date UK package tourwith Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Move, The Nice, The Outer Limits, The Eire Apparent and Amen Corner travelled to Belfast to appear for two shows at the Whitla Hall, Queens College. It was Jimi's 25th birthday and before the shows the guitarist was given a birthday cake by the promoters This was to be the only concert that The Jimi Hendrix Experience ever played in Ireland.

1991 Freddie Mercury's funeral service was conducted by a Zoroastrian priest, for 35 of his close friends and family, with Elton John and the remaining members of Queen among those in attendance. Mercury was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery, West London, England.

1997 A disturbed rock fan brought the funeral of INXS singer Michael Hutchence to a standstill when he tried to launch himself from a 20 ft high balcony with a cord around his neck. He was removed by police and taken away to a psychiatric unit.

source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 27th


1970, George Harrison released All Things Must Pass. The triple album included a number of songs that were left over from Beatles sessions, the set would go on to be certified six times Platinum by the RIAA, making it the best selling album by a solo Beatle

1991, Freddie Mercury’s funeral service was conducted by a Zoroastrian priest, for 35 of his close friends and family, with Elton John and the remaining members of Queen among those in attendance. Mercury was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery, West London, England.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 27th


1961 Patsy' Cline's rendition of the Willie Nelson tune "Crazy" peaks at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It would be the biggest of her four records to cross over to the Pop chart from the Country chart where it reached #2. The tune would later be ranked at #85 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

1967 Capitol Records releases The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" LP in the US. It would rise to number one on the Billboard chart, where it would stay for eight weeks and be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album in 1968. (It lost to Glen Campbell's "By The Time I Get To Phoenix")

1968 Steppenwolf's self-titled, debut album is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The LP features "Born to Be Wild" (US #2), as well as "The Pusher", both of which would be used in the 1969 film Easy Rider. It is the only album by the band to be issued in both stereo and mono.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 27th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● Spirit —— The Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus ► Psychedelic Rock

1971 ● Alice Cooper —— Killer ► Hard Rock

1972 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— The Grand W.a.z.o.o. ► Prog Rock

1982 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— Speak Of The Devil ► Hard Rock

1987 ● W.A.S.P. —— Live…In The Raw ► Glam Metal

2007 ● Loverboy —— Just Getting Started ► Arena Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 28th


1993 Steppenwolf drummer Jerry Edmonton was killed in a car crash not far from his Santa Barbara, California home, he was 47. Steppenwolf had the 1969 US No.2 & UK No.30 single 'Born To Be Wild'.

2013 It was reported that George Harrison's sister was living in a pre-fabricated home and "struggling for money" since her allowance from The Beatles star's estate was cut off about a year after he died. 82-year-old Louise Harrison admitted that she had no access to her brother's multi-million dollar fortune and was cash-poor living in rural Missouri. She never challenged her brother's estate, adding "I don't care about the money, it's been over ten years and I haven't made any ripples."


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 28th


1936 Jazz drummer Roy McCurdy (of Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Rochester, New York.

1948 Little River Band guitarist Beeb Birtles is born Gerard Bertelkamp in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

1962 Matt Cameron (drummer for Pearl Jam, Soundgarden) is born in San Diego, California.

1974 John Lennon makes his last-ever concert appearance when he joins Elton John on stage at Madison Square Garden, reciprocating for Elton's appearance on "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" and making good on a bet he lost: Elton wagered that "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" would hit #1 in the US, and when it did, Lennon owed the appearance. The pair perform that song and also do The Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds."

2020 AC/DC show they still have plenty of spark as their album Power Up surges to #1 in America.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: November 28th


A few albums that was released....


1966 ● Paul Revere & The Raiders —— The Spirit Of ’67 ► Pop-Rock

1971 ● Rory Gallagher —— Deuce ► Blues-Rock

1978 ● Blues Brothers —— Briefcase Full Of Blues ► Blues-Rock

2006 ● April Wine —— Roughly Speaking ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: November 29th


1933 John Mayall (founder of The Bluesbreakers) is born in Macclesfield, England.

1940 Denny Doherty (of The Mamas & The Papas, Mugwumps) is born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

1942 Felix Cavaliere (keyboardist for The Rascals) is born in Pelham, New York.

1947 Ronnie Montrose (of Edgar Winter Group, Montrose) is born in San Francisco, California.

1951 Rock guitarist Barry Goudreau (of Boston) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.


source: calendarsongfacts