This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 2nd


A few albums that was released.


1981 ● Iron Maiden —— Killers ► Heavy Metal

1988 ● Lita Ford —— Lita ► Hard Rock

1993 ● Phish —— Rift ► Prog Rock/Jam Band


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 3rd


1959, 22 year old Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, aged 17, died in a crash shortly after take-off from Clear Lake, Iowa, the pilot of the single-engined Beechcraft Bonanza plane was also killed. Holly hired the plane after heating problems developed on his tourbus. All three were traveling to Fargo, North Dakota, for the next show on their Winter Dance Party Tour which Holly had set – covering 24 cities in three weeks, to make money after the break-up of his band, The Crickets, last year.

1979, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, The Blues Brothers went to number one on the US album chart with Briefcase Full Of Blues.

source: todayinrockhistory

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 3rd


1978 The TV movie Dead Man's Curve, which was based on the lives of Jan And Dean, airs on ABC. The film features cameo appearances by Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, and Beach Boys' Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. Jan Berry himself and his parents appear in the audience at the end of the movie.

source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 3rd


1943 Eric Haydock (original bass guitarist for The Hollies) is born in Stockport, Cheshire, England.

1947 Dave Davies (lead guitarist for The Kinks) is born in Fortis Green, London, England.

1949 Arthur Kane (bass guitarist for New York Dolls) is born in The Bronx, New York City.

1979 20 years after the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Del Shannon and The Drifters perform a tribute show in Clear Lake, Iowa, where Holly's last concert took place.

source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 3rd


1978: Gerry Rafferty released “Baker Street” which went on to reach number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart making it his most successful solo single in the U.S.


source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 3rd


1986, Dire Straits were at number one on the UK album charts with their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms. With ten weeks at the top chart spot, the album is the seventh best-selling album in UK chart history. It won two Grammy Awards in 1986, and also won Best British Album at the 1987 Brit Awards. Brothers in Arms also spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the US, and thirty-four weeks at number one on the Australian Album Chart.


source; internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 3rd


2004 - American woodwind, keyboard player and vocalist Cornelius Bumpus died of a heart attack at age 58. He toured with The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan.

2008 - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed during the halftime-show of Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium. They played 'American Girl', 'I Won't Back Down', 'Free Fallin'' and 'Runnin' Down a Dream'.


source; thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

In Remembrance of Tom Petty: Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: Feb 3rd


A few albums that was released.


1981 ● Rainbow —— Difficult To Cure ► Hard Rock

1998 ● Pearl Jam —— Yield ► Hard Rock

1998 ● Blues Brothers —— Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ► Blues-Rock

2003 ● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— Nocturama ► Alt Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 4th


1966 The Rolling Stones released '19th Nervous Breakdown' it reached No.2 on both the US and UK charts, while topping the NME charts and was the fifth best-selling single of 1966 in the UK.

1977 Fleetwood Mac released Rumours. The songs 'Go Your Own Way', 'Don't Stop', 'Dreams', and 'You Make Loving Fun' were released as singles. Rumours is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.

1983 Karen Carpenter died aged 32 of a cardiac arrest at her parent's house in Downey, California; the coroner's report gave the cause of death of imbalances associated with anorexia nervosa. The Carpenters 1970 album Close to You, featured two hit singles: ‘(They Long to Be) Close to You’ and ‘We've Only Just Begun.’ They peaked at No.1 and No.2, on the US chart. In 1975 - in Playboy's annual opinion poll; its readers voted Karen Carpenter the Best Rock Drummer of the year.


source: thisdayinmusic