This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 12th


1965 Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham And The Pharaohs was released as a single on the MGM label. The song was actually a reworking of the 1962, Big Bo & The Arrows' tune "Hully Gully Now", and would prove to be Sam The Sham's biggest hit, rising to #2 in America and selling over three million copies. Because the lyrics were hard to understand, some radio stations refused to play it, but the record stayed on the Hot 100 for 18 weeks, the longest time for any song in 1965.

2016 Iron Maiden's personal Boeing 747 was badly damaged after colliding with a tow truck while grounded at Santiago, Chile. The band's crew and their twenty tons of equipment were not onboard at the time of the crash, but two ground crew workers were injured.

2022 Barry Bailey, best-known as the guitarist for the southern Rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, died at the age of 73 after years of struggling with multiple sclerosis. Between 1974 and 1981, the band placed seven songs on the Billboard Top 40, including "So In To You" and "Imaginary Lover", both of which reached #7.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 12th


1948 Les Holroyd (bassist/vocalist for Barclay James Harvest) is born in England.

1949 Bill Payne (keyboardist for Little Feat) is born in Waco, Texas.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 12th


1991 - The R.E.M. album "Out of Time" was released.

1996 - KISS released the album "MTV Unplugged."



source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 12th


1948 James Taylor, singer and songwriter famous for classic hits like "Fire and Rain" and "You've Got a Friend," is born in Boston, Massachusetts

1949 Mike Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger) is born in Swansea, Wales.

1956 Steve Harris is born in London, England. After giving up dreams of playing pro soccer, he forms Iron Maiden, becoming the group's bass player and a primary songwriter


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 12th


1967 The Velvet Underground & Nico the debut album by the Velvet Underground was released by Verve Records. Though the record was a commercial failure upon release and was almost entirely ignored by contemporary critics, The Velvet Underground & Nico is now widely recognized as one of the greatest and most influential albums in the history of popular music.

2012 Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack died at his home in Dubois, Wyoming at the age of 65. He had been battling cancer for some time and succumbed to complications of the disease with his family at his side. Hossack was a member of the Doobie Brothers between 1971 and 1973, playing on several of the band's best-known hits, including 'Listen to the Music' and 'China Grove'.

2013 Clive Burr, drummer with Iron Maiden died in his sleep in London, four days after his 56th birthday, due to complications related to MS. Iron Maiden had the 1982 UK No.1 album The Number Of The Beast, and the 1991 UK No.1 single 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter'. Burr was a member of up-and-coming British metal band, Samson, before joining Maiden in 1979.



source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 12th


A few albums that was released....

1978 ● Bob Dylan —— Masterpieces ► Folk-Rock

1980 ● Billy Joel —— Glass Houses ► Pop-Rock

1996 ● Kiss —— MTV Unplugged ► Hard Rock

2013 ● Eric Clapton —— Old Sock ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 13th


1960 U2 bass player Adam Clayton is born in Oxfordshire, England.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 13th


1971 Brewer and Shipley entered the US singles chart with 'One Toke Over The Line'. The song, which featured Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia on steel guitar, peaked at No.10 despite being banned by radio stations for its drug references. Brewer and Shipley maintained that the word 'toke' meant 'token' as in ticket, hence the line 'waitin' downtown at the railway station, one toke over the line.'

2022 Sir Rod Stewart filmed himself fixing potholes on a road near his home and complaining about the state of it. Videos on the 77-year-old singer's Instagram account showed him shovelling gravel in Harlow, Essex, claiming "no-one can be bothered to do it". In one, he said: "People are bashing their cars up. The other day, there was an ambulance with a burst tyre. My Ferrari can't go through here at all." Rod was seen dressed in a tracksuit and high-vis vest while singing and shovelling.



source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 13th


1971: Creedence Clearwater Revival peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” which was their tenth top ten single in the U.S.

1976: Nazareth peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with their cover of “Love Hurts” which was their first and only top ten single in the U.S.



source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 13th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● Tyrannosaurus Rex —— A Beard Of Stars ► Psych Rock

1978 ● Hot Tuna —— Double Dose ► Folk-Rock

1981 ● Slade —— We’ll Bring The House Down ► Hard Rock

1984 ● The Cars —— Heartbeat City ► New Wave Pop-Rock



source: drrocksblog&roll