This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 9th


1972 - Wings made their concert debut at Nottingham University in England.

1983 - Prince's "Little Red Corvette" was released.

1993 - Mick Jagger released a solo album called "Wandering Spirit."


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 9th


Birthdays:
Rachel Bolan-bassist for Skid Row born in 1966


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 9th


Carole King was born on this day in 1942, making her 82 years old today. King is one of the most important and celebrated songwriters of our time, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and 61 hits that charted in the U.K. She has also made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years. She has won four Grammy Awards, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a performer and songwriter, is the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (the first woman to be so honored), and is also a 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 9th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Burnt Weeny Sandwich ► Art Rock

1970 ● The Doors —— Morrison Hotel ► Blues-Rock

1994 ● Stratovarius —— Dreamspace ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal

2010 ● Bad Company —— Hard Rock Live ► Hard Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 10th


1970: ZZ Top performed their first concert in Beaumont, TX.


Birthdays:
Cliff Burton-bassist for Metallica born in 1962


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 10th


1975 Dave Alexander, the original bassist for The Stooges died from pneumonia aged 27. Alexander met Iggy Pop and formed The Stooges in 1967 and had a hand in arranging, composing and performing all of the songs that appeared on the band's first two albums, The Stooges and Fun House. He was fired from the band in August 1970 after showing up at a gig too drunk to play.

1978 Van Halen released their self-titled debut studio album. Peaking at No.19 on the Billboard 200 the album went on to sell more than 10 million copies in the US. The album contains some of Van Halen's most well-known songs, including 'Runnin' with the Devil', 'Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love', 'Jamie's Cryin'', and their cover of The Kinks' 'You Really Got Me'. The 1 minute and 42 second Eddie Van Halen instrumental 'Eruption' featured on the album is considered one of the best electric guitar solos of all time and popularised the technique of two-handed tapping.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 10th


1933 Don Wilson (rhythm guitarist for The Ventures) is born in Tacoma, Washington.

1939 Roberta Flack is born in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

1949 Nigel Olsson (drummer for Elton John's band) is born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.

1968 Rolling Stone magazine offers free roach clips to new subscribers.

1978 Van Halen release their self-titled debut album.

2017 Tom Petty is honored as Person of the Year at the MusiCares gala, held two days before the Grammy Awards. "Twenty years ago I'd have been way too cynical to do this, but I'm 66 now and I feel ya," he says in his speech.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: Feb 10th


1971 - Carole King released her second studio album Tapestry. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 25 million copies sold worldwide. The lead singles from the album, "It's Too Late" and "I Feel the Earth Move", spent five weeks at No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts and in 2003, Tapestry was ranked No. 36 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. King wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album, several of which had already been hits for other artists such as Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and The Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", and James Taylor, who encouraged King to sing her own songs and who also played on Tapestry, would later have a No. 1 hit with "You've Got a Friend".


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: February 10th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● The Troggs —— Trogglodynamite ► Garage Rock

1969 ● Buffalo Springfield —— Retrospective: The Best Of Buffalo Springfield ► Folk-Rock

1978 ● Little Feat —— Waiting For Columbus ► Southern Rock

1978 ● Judas Priest —— Stained Class ► Heavy Metal


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: February 11th


2013 Rick Huxley (bassist for The Dave Clark Five) dies at age 72 after a long struggle with emphysema.


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