This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 20th


1943 John Lodge (bass guitarist for The Moody Blues) in Erdington, Birmingham, England.

1947 Carlos Santana (of Santana) is born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico.

1964 Chris Cornell (lead singer of Soundgarden, Audioslave) is born Christopher John Boyle in Seattle, Washington.

1965 Bob Dylan releases "Like A Rolling Stone."

1965 The Lovin' Spoonful release "Do You Believe In Magic?"


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 20th


1968 Iron Butterfly's classic album, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" entered Billboard's Hot 200 chart at #117. It was the band's second LP and contained the 17 minute title track that filled the entire second side of the disc. A shortened, single version of the song only made it to number 30, but the album climbed to number 4 and went on to sell over four million copies in the US alone. A remastered edition was released by Rhino Records in 1995 that contains the single version as well as a live version of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 20th


1975 Steve Van Zandt (also known as Little Steven) performed for the first time in concert as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 20th


1973: Genesis released their first live album, Genesis Live. The album initially began as a recording for American radio program King Biscuit Flower Hour and was assembled from recordings of shows at Free Trade Hall in Manchester and De Montfort Hall in Leicester while touring earlier that year.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 20th


A few albums that was released....


1964 ● The Beatles —— Something New ► Pop-Rock

1970 ● The Doors —— Absolutely Live ► Blues-Rock

1972 ● Jefferson Airplane —— Long John Silver ► Psychedelic Rock

1973 ● Mott The Hoople —— Mott ► Hard Rock

1979 ● REO Speedwagon —— Nine Lives ► Arena Rock

1993 ● Bachman-Turner Overdrive —— The Anthology ► Album Rock

2004 ● Van Halen —— The Best Of Both Worlds ► Hard Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 21st


1973 Canned Heat, Chuck Berry, Nazareth, Edgar Broughton Band, Groundhogs, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Medicine Head, all appeared at the Buxton Festival in Derbyshire, England. Hell’s Angels arrived in force and proceeded to drink the site dry. Initially they paid for the booze, but when the money ran out a deputation was sent into the audience to collect donations of 10p per person. About 20 minutes into his set Chuck Berry was showing one of the Angels how to do his duck-walk properly. He did a magnificent one from one end of the stage to the other and disappeared into the wings. The band played on, the Angels bopped, and Chuck bolted to his car and drove off at high speed, never to return.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 21st


2005 UK singer Long John Baldry died of a chest infection. He was one of the founding fathers of British Rock 'n' Roll in the 1960s performing with Blues Incorporated and Cyril Davies' R&B All Stars. He later fronted the Hoochie C.o.o.c.h.i.e Men, with Rod Stewart and then Steam Packet with Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll. Also a member of Bluesology with Elton John. He also narrated on Winnie The Pooh recordings for Disney and was the voice for Robotnik on the Sonic The Hedgehog computer game.

2007 Sharon Osbourne's music mogul father Don Arden died in a Los Angeles nursing home at the age of 81. Dubbed the Al Capone of Pop for his uncompromising business practices, he steered Small Faces, Black Sabbath and ELO to stardom.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 21st


1987, Guns N’ Roses released their debut album on Geffen Records, Appetite for Destruction. It featured the singles “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” and “Paradise City.” The album has exceeded worldwide sales of 28 million, 18 million of which are in the US, making it the best-selling debut album of all time there.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 21st


1946 Barry Whitwam (drummer for Herman's Hermits) is born in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.

1955 Howie Epstein (bassist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 21st


1973 Jim Croce's, "Bad Bad Leroy Brown", taken from his second LP, "Life and Times", was the number one song on Billboard's Hot 100. Jim said that the Leroy Brown character was inspired by a tough guy that he had met in the Army a few years earlier.

2023 Tony Bennett, the crooner whose music bridged several generations, passed away at the age of 96. Over the course of his eight decade career, he placed thirteen songs on the Billboard Top 40 chart, including 1957's "In The Middle Of An Island", which peaked at #9. Bennett won 18 Grammy Awards, most notably Album of the Year for his 1994 "MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett" LP that featured collaborations with Elvis Costello and K.D. Lang. His signature tune, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", which climbed to #19, was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the U.S. Library of Congress in 2018.


source: classicbands