This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th



2020 Forbes.com named Elton John as the biggest earner in Rock music over the last twelve months with an income of $81 million. He was followed by The Rolling Stones ($59 million), Phil Collins ($45 million), Eagles ($41 million), Metallica ($40.5 million), Bon Jovi ($38 million), U2 ($38 million), Paul McCartney ($37 million) and KISS ($37.5 million).

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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


1947 Badfinger guitarist Tom Evans is born in Liverpool, England.

1952 Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is born Michael Henry McBrain outside of London, England.

1977 Alice Cooper's boa constrictor - a star of his stage show - dies after the rat he is served for breakfast bites him. Cooper holds open auditions for a new snake, eventually choosing one named Angel.

2003 Metallica unleash their album St. Anger, with no guitar solos and one of the harshest drum tones ever committed to tape.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


1971 Grand Funk broke The Beatles' box office record by selling out Shea Stadium in 72 hours. The concert grossed more than $300,000. That was about $2,000 more than The Beatles made at their 1965 Shea concert.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


1976, The Who, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Little Feat, Outlaws and Streetwalkers appeared at Celtic Football Club, Glasgow, Scotland. Tickets cost £4.00 ($7.)


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 5th


1983 - during a 48-date North American tour, U2 played at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver. Despite it almost getting cancelled due to rain and inclement weather, the moody concert was recorded and released as U2 Live At Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky. Originally released in 1984 on videocassette, the video gained the Irish rock band more global attention and a reputation as incredible live performers.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 5th


Some albums released....


1970 ● Procol Harum —— Home ► Prog Rock

1991 ● Trooper —— Ten ► Hard Rock

2001 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Curse Of The Hidden Mirror ► Metal

2001 ● Styx —— Styx World: Live 2001 ► Prog/Art Rock

2007 ● Poison —— Poison’d! ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 6th



1982 Tom Petty, Crosby Stills & Nash, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks and Jackson Browne all appeared at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California to a crowd of 85,000 fans at the six hour Peace Sunday, We Have A Dream antinuclear concert. Dylan was joined onstage with Joan Baez and duetted with her on Blowin’ In The Wind and With God On Our Side. The show was partly broadcast on ABC TV’s Entertainment Tonight program on the same day.

2005 John Bonham was voted at No. 1 in Classic Rock Magazine's '50 Greatest Drummers in Rock' listing Moby D.i.c.k as Bonham's defining moment. During live sets with Zeppelin his drum solo Moby Dick would often last for half an hour and regularly featured the use of his bare hands.

2017 The site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival was officially recognized for its place in history when Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Bethel Woods Center for the Arts had been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

2019 American singer and songwriter Dr John known for music combining blues, pop, jazz, boogie woogie and rock and roll died at the age of 77 after suffering a heart attack. Born Malcolm John Rebennack his career started in the late 1950s, when he became prominent as a pianist and singer on the New Orleans music scene. He also worked with the Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Bob Seger and Joe Walsh.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 6th


1939 Gary U.S. Bonds is born Gary Anderson in Jacksonville, Florida. His stage name, originally just "U.S. Bonds," comes from posters advertising United States savings bonds. His big hit comes in 1961 with the #1 "Quarter To Three."

1944 Peter Albin (bassist for Big Brother & the Holding Company) is born in San Francisco, California.

1960 Steve Vai is born in Carle Place, a town located in Long Island, New York.

2003 Dave Rowberry (keyboardist for The Animals) dies at age 62 of an ulcer hemorrhage.

2006 Billy Preston, a virtuoso keyboardist who worked with the likes of Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, and The Beatles, dies of kidney failure at age 59 after a long battle with kidney disease and hypertension. His funeral is held in Inglewood, California, on June 20th.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 6th


2022 Jim Seals, of the Soft Rock duo Seals And Crofts, passed away at the age of 80. Along with his partner Darrell "Dash" Crofts, Seals enjoyed eight Billboard Top 40 hits between 1972 and 1978, including "Summer Breeze", "Diamond Girl", and "Get Closer", all of which reached #6.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 6th


1967 - Moby Grape released its self-titled debut album and 5 singles from the album simultaneously on Columbia Records.


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