This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 6th


1965: Small Faces released their first single, “Whatcha Gonna Do About It,” which later reached #14 on the UK chart.

1965: The Who, The Moody Blues, and The Yardbirds opened the fifth annual National Jazz and Blues Festival on the Richmond Athletic Grounds in Richmond, Surrey, England.

1973: The Eagles released “Outlaw Man,” the second single from their second studio album, Desperado.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 6th


A few albums that was released....


1965 ● The Beatles —— Help! [UK] ► Pop-Rock

1991 ● Harem Scarem —— Harem Scarem ► Hard Rock/Glam Metal

1991 ● Yes —— Yesyears ► Prog Rock

1996 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— She’s The One [Sndtrk] ► Heartland Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 7th


1945 Bassist/songwriter Kerry Chater (of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap) is born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1951 Pete Way of UFO is born in Enfield, North London.

1952 Bass guitarist/vocalist Andy Fraser (of Free) is born in Paddington, London, England.

1958 Bruce Dickinson (lead vocalist for Iron Maiden) is born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

1981 The animated sci-fi film Heavy Metal is released. Although it shares its name with the hard-rock genre, the film isn't intended to have anything to do with music, but instead is an anthology of various stories from the comic magazine Heavy Metal. Almost as an afterthought, an all-star soundtrack is added, featuring songs by Sammy Hagar, Devo, Blue Öyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Journey, and Black Sabbath, to name a few.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 7th


Today in 1976, Elton John and Kiki Dee were at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," giving Elton his sixth U.S. No. 1. The song was written by Elton John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche", which was apparently a pun on the expression "an horse and cart, blanche". Fun fact: In 1977, John guest starred on The Muppet Show and performed the track with Miss Piggy.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 7th


1970 The Goose Lake International Music Festival was held in Leoni, Michigan. Over 200,000 fans attended the three day festival. Acts who appeared included, Jethro Tull, 10 Years After, Mountain, Chicago, Bob Seger, John Sebastian, James Gang, Stooges with Iggy Pop, Brownsville Station, MC5, Rod Stewart and Flying Burrito Brothers.

1997 Garth Brooks played to the largest crowd ever in New York's Central Park. An estimated 1 million people attended the live concert with an additional 14.6 million viewing live on HBO.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 7th


1991 - Charges of assault and property damage are filed against Axl Rose (Guns 'N' Roses) in connection with a riot during a show in St. Louis, MO.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 7th


A few albums that was released....


1967 ● The Byrds —— The Byrd’s Greatest Hits ► Country-Rock

1970 ● The Moody Blues —— A Question Of Balance ► Psychedelic Rock

1983 ● Black Sabbath —— Born Again ► Hard Rock

1990 ● Jon Bon Jovi —— Blaze Of Glory ► Arena Rock

1999 ● Rory Gallagher —— BBC Sessions ► Blues-Rock

2015 ● Gregg Allman —— Back To Macon, GA ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 8th


1942 John "Jay" David (drummer for Dr. Hook) is born in Bayonne, New Jersey

1961 Rikki Rocket (drummer for Poison) is born Richard Allan Ream in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

1961 David Evans is born in East London. He later becomes The Edge as a member of U2.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 8th


2017 American singer, guitarist, songwriter, television host, and actor Glen Campbell died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 81. He became a patient at an Alzheimer's long-term care and treatment facility in 2014. Campbell released more than 70 studio albums and sold 45 million records worldwide. His hits include: 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix', 'Wichita Lineman', 'Galveston' and 'Rhinestone Cowboy'. His guitar playing can be heard on ‘Strangers in the Night’ by Frank Sinatra, ‘You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'‘ by The Righteous Brothers and ‘I'm a Believer’ by The Monkees.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 8th

1961 David Howell Evans, aka The Edge, is 62. The Irish guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter was born in Barking, England but moved to Dublin, Ireland as a child, where he would eventually form U2 with his school friends in 1976. The Edge's distinctive guitar sound, characterized by the use of delay and echo effects, has become one of the defining elements of U2's music. The Edge has been instrumental in creating the band’s impressive most iconic work, such as "The Joshua Tree" (1987) and "Achtung Baby" (1991), among others.


source: thecurrent