This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 29th


1966 Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker made their live debut as Cream at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire, was the world's first platinum-selling double album.

1974 Mamas & the Papas singer Cass Elliot died in her sleep from a heart attack after playing a sold out show in London, England. She was staying at Harry Nilsson's London flat when she died. Her solo hits included 'Dream a Little Dream of Me,' which also featured the rest of The Mamas & the Papas and 'It's Getting Better'. Had also been a member of The Mugwumps.

2007 Heart problems forced Kiss singer and guitarist Paul Stanley to abandon a show in California. Paramedics stopped and restarted his heart to give it a regular rhythm after his heart spontaneously jumped to 190 plus beats per minute.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 29th


1946 Neal Doughty (keyboardist for REO Speedwagon) is born in Evansville, Indiana.

1953 Patti Scialfa (Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) is born in Deal, New Jersey.

1953 Rush frontman Geddy Lee is born Geddy Lee Weinrib in Willowdale, Ontario, Canada

1959 John Sykes (guitarist for Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) is born in Reading, Berkshire, England.

1993 Eddie Guzman (drummer for Rare Earth) dies from complications of diabetes at age 49.

2015 The Eagles play their last concert with Glenn Frey. The show takes place in Bossier City, Louisiana, the final date of their History of the Eagles tour. The set features 27 songs and two encores, closing with "Desperado." Founding member Frey dies six months later. The band continues on with his son, Deacon, in his stead.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 29th


1973, Led Zeppelin lost $203,000 in cash when a thief made off with their safe deposit box from two Madison Square Garden concerts in New York City. The theft took place at The Drake Hotel in New York where the group were staying. Tour manager Richard Cole who discovered the theft was arrested as a suspect and questioned by police but was later released.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 29th


1991 - The Metallica single "Enter Sandman" was released.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 29th


A few albums that was released....


1969 ● The Byrds —— Preflyte ► Country-Rock

1980 ● Hall & Oates —— Voices ► Pop-Rock

1997 ● Alice Cooper —— A Fistful Of Alice ► Hard Rock

2003 ● Little Feat —— Down Upon The Suwannee River ► Southern Rock

2008 ● Alice Cooper —— Along Came A Spider ► Hard Rock

2014 ● Eric Clapton —— The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale ► Blues-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 30th


2003 Sam Phillips the founder of Sun Records and studio died of respiratory failure at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. In the 1940s, Phillips worked as a DJ for Muscle Shoals, Alabama radio station WLAY. Phillips recorded what some consider to be the first rock and roll record, ‘Rocket 88’ by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats in 1951. He discovered Elvis Presley, worked with Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Ike Turner, B.B. King and Jerry Lee Lewis.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 30th

2003 Over 400,000 fans saw The Rolling Stones give a open air concert in Toronto, Canada. The event was held to show the world that Toronto was a safe city to visit, following an outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) earlier in the year. Also appearing on the show were AC/DC, The Guess Who, Rush and many others.

2010 Richard "Scar" Lopez, a founding member of Cannibal And The Headhunters, died of lung cancer at the age of 65. The East Los Angeles vocal group scored a #30 Billboard hit in 1965 with "Land of 1000 Dances".


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 30th


1946 Jeffrey Hammond (bass guitarist for Jethro Tull) is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

1965 The Rolling Stones release their fourth US album, Out Of Our Heads.

1966 The Troggs' "Wild Thing" hits #1.

2002 Bruce Springsteen releases The Rising.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: July 30th


A few albums that was released....


1968 ● Buffalo Springfield —— Last Time Around ► Folk-Rock

1969 ● Miles Davis —— In A Silent Way ► Electric Jazz/Fusion

1969 ● Moby Grape —— Truly Fine Citizen ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO)

1991 ● Widespread Panic —— Widespread Panic ► Southern Rock

1996 ● Alice In Chains —— Unplugged ► Acoustic Metal


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: July 31st


Today in 1971, James Taylor went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with the Carole King song "You've Got A Friend," (included on her album Tapestry and on Taylor's album Mud Slide Slim). The song would go on to win the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal male Performance and Song Of The Year.


source: thecurrent