This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1942 Rick Huxley (bassist for The Dave Clark Five) is born in Dartford, Kent, England.

1947 Greg Leskiw (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1947 Guitarist/vocalist Rick Derringer (of the Edgar Winter Group and The McCoys) is born in Fort Recovery, Ohio.

1959 Pat Smear (guitarist for Foo Fighters) is born Georg Albert Ruthenberg in Los Angeles, California.

1993 Bassist Randy Hobbs (of The McCoys, Edgar Winter Group, and Montrose) dies of heart failure at age 45 in Dayton, Ohio.

2009 Steven Tyler of Aerosmith falls off the stage at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, suffering injuries to his head and neck, which force the rest of the band's tour to be canceled. Tyler falls when he is entertaining the crowd with a dance while a technical problem is being sorted.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 5th


2021 Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga play the second of two sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. It's Bennett's last performance; a week later the 95-year-old singer, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016, announces he's retiring from performing.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1975: Kim Fowley formed the first all-female hard rock band The Runaways which featured Joan Jett and Lita Ford.

Birthdays:

Eddie Ojeda-guitarist for Twisted Sister born in 1955



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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1967 Pink Floyd released their debut album, "The Piper At the Gates of Dawn", which would reach #6 in the UK. The LP did not contain the two singles released earlier in the year, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play". It only managed to climb to #131 on The Billboard Hot 200 and took nearly 27 years to be certified Gold when it received the honor in March, 1994.

1992 Session drummer Jeff Porcaro, one of the most sought after musicians of the 1970s, died following cardiac arrest. Porcaro had played on Boz Scaggs' "Silk Degrees" before forming Toto. Over the years he would also perform on such albums as "The Wall", "Gaucho", "The End of the Innocence", "Luck of the Draw" and many others. Porcaro was just 38 years old.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1975, Drummer Sandy West and guitarist Joan Jett formed the first ever all female heavy rock band after being introduced by producer Kim Fowley. The band released four studio albums, among its best known songs, “Cherry Bomb,” “Queens of Noise,” and a cover of The Velvet Underground’s “Rock n Roll.”


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 5th


1957: American Bandstand, hosted by 26-year-old Dick Clark, premiered on ABC television, beginning its 30-year syndicated run on US network television. Earlier that year, ABC had asked affiliate stations for suggestions to fill their 3:30 time slot. Philadelphia’s WFIL had already been airing their Bandstand program, hosted then by Bob Horn. Clark, a young disc jokey at the time, pitched the show to ABC president Thomas W. Moore, and the program was picked up nationally. The first record Clark played on the show’s debut was Buddy Holly’s “That’ll Be the Day.”


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 5th


A few albums that was released....


1980 ● Pat Benatar —— Crimes Of Passion ► Hard Rock

2003 ● Jeff Beck —— Jeff ► Instrumental Rock


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 6th


1970 Steppenwolf, Janis Joplin, Paul Simon, Poco and Johnny Winter all appeared at the Concert For Peace at New York's Shea Stadium. The concert date coincided with the 25th anniversary of dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

1970 The 10th National Jazz, Blues and Pop four day Festival was held at Plumpton Racecourse in Sussex, England. Featuring, Family, Groundhogs, Cat Stevens, Deep Purple, Fat Mattress, Yes, Caravan, The Strawbs, Black Sabbath, Wild Angles, Wishbone Ash and Daddy Longlegs.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 6th


1966 Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs top the Cashbox Best Sellers list with "Lil' Red Riding Hood", a #2 hit on the Billboard chart. A week later, the RIAA will certify it as a Gold Record, with sales exceeding one million copies.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 6th


1928 Andy Warhol, who made his mark on the music world as manager for the The Velvet Underground and designer of the Rolling Stones lips logo, is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


source: calendarsongfacts