This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 16th


A few albums that was released....


1982 ● Warren Zevon —— The Envoy ► Pop-Rock

2007 ● Motörhead —— Better Motörhead Than Dead: Live At Hamersmith ► Heavy Metal

2014 ● Yes —— Heaven & Earth ► Prog Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 17th


2021 American rock violinist and singer Robby Steinhardt died from complications of acute pancreatitis age 71. He is best known for his work with Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer along with keyboardist Steve Walsh.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 17th


1939 Spencer Davis (of The Spencer Davis Group) is born in Swansea, Wales.

1947 Mick Tucker (drummer for Sweet) is born in Harlesden, North West London, England.

1949 Terence "Geezer" Butler (bassist, lyricist for Black Sabbath) is born in Aston, Birmingham, England.

1991 Fourteen years after the deadly crash of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Baton Rouge-bound aircraft, the surviving members of the band, reunited under the name "Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991," return to the Louisiana city to kick off a new tour. Shirts sold for the event read, "Baton Rouge! After 14 years! We're finally here..."

2009 Gordon Waller of Peter and Gordon ("A World Without Love") dies of a heart attack at age 64.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 17th


1996, Chas Chandler died aged 57 at Newcastle General Hospital, England, where he was undergoing tests related to an aortic aneurysm. He had been the bass player with The Animals and manager of Slade, Nick Drake and Jimi Hendrix.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 17th


2011 - Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance at a tribute to Clarence Clemons at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, N.J. The boss played a 45 minute set to an intimate crowd of 400. Clemons who died on June 18th of this year was a prominent member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing the tenor saxophone with him since 1971.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 17th


1972 A bomb explodes under a Rolling Stones equipment truck in Montreal, and although no one is hurt, the blast blows out the cones of thirty speakers stored inside. It's never determined who planted the dynamite, and the show went on as planned.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 17th


A few albums that was released....


1981 ● Journey —— Escape ► Prog/Art Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 18th


2008 - Billy Joel played his "Last Play at Shea" concert - the final show before Shea Stadium was closed down. Joel was joined on stage by Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and The Who's Roger Daltrey.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 18th


2001 Kiss added another product to their ever-growing merchandising universe: the "Kiss Kasket." The coffin featured the faces of the four founding members of the band, the Kiss logo and the words "Kiss Forever." Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was buried in one after he was shot and killed on-stage in Dec 2004.

2002 The Rolling Stones crew chief, 54 year old Royden Magee, who had worked with the band for 30 years, died during a rehearsal in Toronto. A spokesman for the band said Magee had said that he wasn't feeling well and went to another room to take a nap. The Stones had just finished dinner and resumed rehearsing when they got word that Magee had collapsed and stopped breathing. He was taken by ambulance to nearby Sunnybrook Hospital. He was pronounced dead on arrival. The members of the band said they were devastated by his death.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 18th


1945 Danny McCulloch (bassist for The Animals) is born in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England.

1948 Cesar Zuiderwijk (drummer for Golden Earring) is born in The Hague, Netherlands.

1988 Christa Päffgen aka Nico (of The Velvet Underground) dies at age 49 while vacationing in Ibiza, Spain. While riding a bicycle, the German singer-songwriter suffers a heart attack and falls and hits her head, causing a severe cerebral hemorrhage.


source: calendarsongfacts