This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 25th


Some albums released....



1971 ● Supertramp —— Indelibly Stamped ► Prog/Art Rock

1973 ● Chicago —— Chicago VI ► Jazz-Rock

1975 ● Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention —— One Size Fits All ► Art Rock

1976 ● Alice Cooper —— Alice Cooper Goes To Hell ► Hard Rock

1991 ● Bonnie Raitt —— Luck Of The Draw ► Blues-Rock

1996 ● Kiss —— You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best!! ► Hard Rock

2002 ● Ozzy Osbourne —— Live At Budokan ► Hard Rock

2013 ● Jerry Garcia Band —— Garcia Live Volume Two ► Roots Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1977, Elvis Presley made his last ever live stage appearance when he appeared at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. Presley would die less than two months later. The last two songs he performed were “Hurt” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Before the show Elvis was presented with a plaque commemorating the 2 billionth record to come out of RCA s pressing plant.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1974 Cher divorced Sonny Bono after 10 years of marriage. Four days later, Cher married guitarist Gregg Allman, the couple split 10 days after that, got back together and split again. They did stay married for three years, producing Elijah Blue Allman.

2005 Tickets for a forthcoming Rolling Stones gig at the Hollywood Bowl were set to become the most expensive in rock 'n' roll history. Fans would have to pay up to £249 for a seat - £2 per minute to watch the Stones.

2008 Total Guitar magazine voted Celine Dion’s rendition of the AC/DC track ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ as the world's worst cover version ever. In the best cover versions list, Jimi Hendrix was voted into first place with his version of the Bob Dylan song ‘All Along the Watchtower,’ The Beatles rendition of ‘Twist and Shout’, (first recorded by the Top Notes), was in second place, followed by the Guns N' Roses version of the Wings song ‘Live and Let Die’.

2021 American singer-songwriter Johnny Solinger died one month after he revealed that he was suffering from liver failure. He was 55 years old. He was best known for being the lead vocalist of Skid Row from 1999 to 2015.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1990 Nelson release their debut album After the Rain, which sells over 2 million copies thanks to the #1 single "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection." Nelson is the duo of Gunnar and Matthew, the twin sons of Rick Nelson.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 26th


1971: Don McLean’s eight-and-a-half-minute-long epic “American Pie” debuted on radio station WNEW in New York. The single rose to #1 in the US early the following year.

1975: The Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan’s collaborative album with The Band, then known as the Hawks, was released by Columbia Records. Most of the album was recorded eight years earlier during sessions that began at Dylan’s house in Woodstock, New York, and then moved to the basement of a house shared by several members of The Band known as “Big Pink.”


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 26th


A few albums that was released...


1967 ● The Rolling Stones —— Flowers ► Rock n Roll

1970 ● Free —— Fire And Water ► Hard Rock

1976 ● Trooper —— Two For The Show ► Hard Rock

1976 ● Grateful Dead —— Steal Your Face ► Folk-Rock

1989 ● Bad English —— Bad English ► Arena Rock

1995 ● Dire Straits —— Live At The BBC ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 27th


2002 57-year-old John Entwistle, bassist for The Who, was found dead of an apparent heart attack in a Las Vegas hotel room. Nicknamed "Thunderfingers", he was voted the greatest bassist of all time in a Rolling Stone reader's poll In 2011.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 27th


2015 Chris Squire, the bass guitarist and co-founder of 1970s British progressive rock band Yes, died at the age of 67 after battling leukemia. He was the only member to appear on each of their 21 studio albums, released from 1969 to 2014.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 27th


1966 The Mothers of Invention released their debut studio album Freak Out! on Verve Records. Often cited as one of rock music's first concept albums, the album is a satirical expression of frontman Frank Zappa's perception of American pop culture and the nascent freak scene of Los Angeles. It was also one of the earliest double albums in rock music.

1970 The 3-day Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music in Bath, England took place. The line-up included, Santana, The Flock, Led Zeppelin (headlining act), Hot Tuna, Country Joe McDonald., Colosseum, Jefferson Airplane (set aborted), The Byrds (acoustic set), Dr. John, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Canned Heat, It's a Beautiful Day, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, John Mayall with Peter Green, Pink Floyd, (who premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as the "Amazing Pudding"), Pentangle, Fairport Convention, and Keef Hartley.

1970 The Trans-Continental Pop Festival (better known as the The Festival Express) set off. The tour was unique in that rather than flying to each city, most of the acts travelled on a chartered CN train. Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Buddy Guy Blues Band all travelled together on the train playing shows in Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Calgary.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 27th


1942 Bruce Johnston (of The Beach Boys) is born Benjamin Baldwin in Peoria, Illinois. He is adopted by William and Irene Johnston and grows up in Los Angeles.

1951 Gilson Lavis (drummer for Squeeze) is born in Bedford, England.

1989 The B-52s release Cosmic Thing, their first album following the death of guitarist and band co-founder Ricky Wilson. It features two of their biggest hits with "Roam" and "Love Shack."

1980 Three songs into Led Zeppelin's concert in Nuremberg, drummer John Bonham collapses while beating out the rhythm to "Black Dog" and is rushed to the hospital, abruptly ending the show. Robert Plant jokes that he ate too many bananas before the show, but alcohol is the likely culprit. In September, Bonham dies after a night of drinking.


source: calendarsongfacts