This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 2nd


1987 One of the greatest jazz drummers of all time, Buddy Rich died aged 69 due to complications caused by a brain tumour. Rich worked with many acts including, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey's band, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson. Rush's Neil Peart organized a pair of 90s tribute albums (titled Burning for Buddy), which also featured the work of Kenny Aronoff, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Max Roach, Steve Smith and Matt Sorum.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 2nd


1939 Marvin Gaye is born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. in Washington, DC.

1942 Leon Russell is born Claude Russell Bridges in Lawton, Oklahoma.

1946 Kurt Winter (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1949 David Robinson (drummer for The Cars) is born in Malden, Massachusetts.

1952 Leon Wilkeson (bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd) is born in Newport, Rhode Island.

1952 Dave Bronze (bass guitarist for Procol Harum) is born in Billericay, Essex, England.

2003 Soul singer Edwin Starr dies at age 61 of a heart attack while taking a bath at his home near Nottingham, England.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 2nd


1967 Eighteen year old Steve Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group to join Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood in Traffic. Winwood had been with Spencer Davis since he was fifteen.

1998 Cor van Beek, drummer for the Dutch group, Shocking Blue on their 1969, US number one hit, "Venus", died at the age of 49. The band sold 13.5 million records by 1973, but disbanded in 1974.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 2nd


A few albums that was released....


1973 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles/1962-1966 ► Pop-Rock

1973 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles/1967-1970 ► Pop-Rock

1975 ● Bad Company —— Straight Shooter ► Hard Rock

1981 ● Jefferson Starship —— Modern Times ► Arena Rock

1996 ● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Atlanta Rhythm Section ’96 ► Southern Rock

1996 ● Eric Clapton —— Crossroads 2: Live In The Seventies ► Blues-Rock

2007 ● Genesis —— Genesis 1976 – 1982 ► Prog Rock

2012 ● The Rolling Stones —— L.A. Friday (Live 1975) ► Blues-Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 3rd


1941 Surf rocker Jan Berry (of Jan & Dean) is born William Jan Berry in Los Angeles, California.

1942 "Down In The Boondocks" singer Billy Joe Royal is born in Valdosta, Georgia.

1943 Richard Manuel (lead singer of The Band) is born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

1944 Tony Orlando is born Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. He becomes a teen singing sensation with the 1961 hit "Bless You," but by 1970 is working in music publishing. That year, he is asked to record vocals for a song called "Candida," as the original singer didn't work out. When it becomes a hit, Orlando resumes his singing career as Tony Orlando & Dawn.

1968 Heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach (of Skid Row) is born Sebastian Philip Bierk is born in Freeport, Bahamas.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 3rd


2015 Robert Burns Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd's original drummer, was killed in a single car accident in Georgia at the age of 64. He played on the band's first two albums, 1973's "Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd 'Skin-'nerd" and 1974's "Second Helping" before leaving due to the rigors of touring. He rejoined Skynyrd on stage at the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony performance in 2006 where he was enshrined alongside his former band mates.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 3rd


A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— Bookends ► Folk-Rock

1968 ● Moby Grape —— Wow ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO)

1976 ● Poco —— Live ► Country-Rock

2001 ● Journey —— Arrival ► AOR Rock

2006 ● Poison —— The Best of Poison – 20 Years of Rock ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal

2007 ● Black Sabbath —— Black Sabbath: The Dio Years ► Hard Rock

2007 ● REO Speedwagon —— Find Your Own Way Home ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 4th


2007 A Swedish couple ran into trouble with authorities after trying to name their baby Metallica. Michael and Karolina Tomaro went to court with the country's National Tax Authority about naming their daughter after the rock band. The six-month-old had been baptised Metallica, but tax officials said the name was "inappropriate". Under Swedish law, both first names and surnames need to win the approval of authorities before they can be used.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 4th


1915 Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters is born McKinley Morganfield in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

1948 Pick Withers (drummer for Dire Straits) is born David Withers in Leicester, England.

1948 Berry Oakley (bass guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band) is born Raymond Berry Oakley III in Chicago, Illinois.

1952 Blues guitarist Gary Moore (of Thin Lizzy) is born Robert William Gary Moore in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1952 Dave Hill (guitarist for Slade) is born in Holbeton, Devon, England.

1962 Craig Adams (bass guitarist for The Cult) is born in Otley, West Yorkshire, England.

1966 Mike Starr (bass guitarist for Alice in Chains) is born in Honolulu, Hawaii.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: April 4th


1989 Pepsi-Cola announces that it will no longer run the commercial that features Madonna's "Like A Prayer" after religious groups in the US protest. They would continue to broadcast the ad in Canada.

1996 Jerry Garcia's widow, Deborah, and Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir scatter part of Jerry's ashes in the Ganges River in India.

2014 Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King was heckled by audience members during a concert in St. Louis, Missouri for giving what they later called "a weak performance." After paying up to $150 to see the 88-year-old King, several people walked out.



source: classicbands