This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 10th


1969 The funeral of Rolling Stone Brian Jones took place in his hometown of Cheltenham, England, at Hatherley Road Parish Church. Canon Hugh Evan Hopkins read Jones's own epitaph, "Please don't judge me too harshly." Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts from The Stones attended the funeral.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 10th


1965 "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" by Manfred Mann was released in the U.K.


1985 The Prince song "Poplife" was released.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 10th


2016 - Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry suffered a cardiac arrest while performing with Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp, fellow members of the supergroup The Hollywood Vampires, in Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. The 65-year-old was rushed to Coney Island hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 10th


1942 Heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (of Black Sabbath, Rainbow) is born Ronald James Padavona in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

1959 Sandy West is born Sandy Pesavento in Long Beach, California. Together with Joan Jett, she is a founding member of the teenage all-female rock band The Runaways, playing drums. After the band splits she leaves the music industry, and dies at the age of 47 from lung cancer.

2016 Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry suffers a cardiac arrest while performing with Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp, fellow members of the supergroup The Hollywood Vampires, in Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. The 65 year old is rushed to Coney Island hospital, where's he's listed in stable condition.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 10th


1976 Starland Vocal Band scored a No.1 hit with their suggestive ditty, “Afternoon Delight.” Despite its subject matter, the song’s title was inspired by the name of a happy hour menu item at a Washington, DC restaurant. “Afternoon Delight” went on to become one of the biggest songs of the year and later earned a Grammy for Best Arrangement for Voices. Elsewhere, the song landed in the UK’s Top 20 and Australia’s Top 10, while it was a No.1 hit in Canada.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 10th


1979: The Kink’s eighteenth studio album, Low Budget, was released in the US. The album had been recorded in New York rather than London and, while it wasn’t very successful in the UK, it was a critical and commercial success in America. It became the band’s highest-reaching album on the Billboard pop chart, peaking at #11, and became their best-selling non-compilation album.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 10th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● The Yardbirds —— Little Games ► Blues Rock

1971 ● Steppenwolf —— For Ladies Only ► Heavy Metal

1972 ● Nilsson —— Son Of Schmilsson ► Folk-Rock

1972 ● Peter Frampton —— Wind Of Change ► Pop-Rock

1972 ● Chicago —— Chicago V ► Jazz-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 11th


2011 Rob Grill, lead singer and bassist for the 1960s rock band The Grass Roots, whose hits included "Midnight Confessions", "Temptation Eyes" and "Let's Live for Today", died after suffering a head injury from a fall caused by a stroke. He was 67.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 11th


1946 John Lawton, lead vocalist for Uriah Heep from 1976 to 1979, is born in Halifax, England.

1994 The Rolling Stones release Voodoo Lounge, with the tracks "Love Is Strong" and "You Got Me Rocking."


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 11th



1992 A range of eight ties, designed by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead went on sale in the US. President Bill Clinton bought a set. The collection grossed millions in the US by the end of the year.

2014 Producer and drummer Tommy Ramone (Thomas Erdelyi), from the influential punk rock band the Ramones died aged 65 following unsuccessful treatment for bile duct cancer. He was the last surviving original member of the Ramones before his death. Erdelyi was also an assistant engineer for the production of the Jimi Hendrix album Band of Gypsys.


source: thisdayinmusic