This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 16th


1962: Ringo Starr, formerly of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, took over as the new drummer for the Beatles after the dismissal of Pete Best. Starr made his first official appearance with the group two days later Port Sunlight, England.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 16th


A few albums that was released....


1994 ● Crosby, Stills & Nash —— After The Storm ► Folk-Rock

1994 ● Prince —— Come ► Funk-Pop

1994 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Sleeps With Angels ► Folk-Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 17th


1983 - Prince's song "Delirious" was released.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 17th


1944 Folk rocker John Seiter (of Spanky and Our Gang) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

1947 Rock/soul musician Gary Talley (of The Box Tops and Big Star) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1949 Sib Hashian (drummer for Boston) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1965 Steve Gorman (drummer for The Black Crowes) is born in Muskegon, Michigan.

1980 At the Toledo Speedway Jam II in Toledo, Ohio, ZZ Top headline the show with AC/DC, Sammy Hagar and Humble Pie on the undercard. (Also advertised on the poster: 800 kegs of beer, drinking age 18 in Ohio!) It is the last time AC/DC is a support act until 2003, when they open for The Rolling Stones.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 17th


1969, The final day of the three day Woodstock festival took place at Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York. Acts who appeared included Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Ten Years After, John Sebastian, Sha Na Na, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, The Band, Ten Years After, Johnny Winter and Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Over 186,000 tickets had been sold but on the first day the flimsy fences and ticket barriers had come down. Organizers announced the concert would be a free event, prompting thousands more to head for the concert. There were two deaths, a teenager was killed by a tractor as he lay in his sleeping bag and another died from a drug overdose.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 17th


1968 The Rascals' "People Got to Be Free" reaches number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It will be awarded a Gold record a week later, eventually selling over four million copies. While some people thought the song was about the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, it was actually recorded before the latter's death. It was later revealed that the tune was inspired by a nasty encounter with group of Florida rednecks who had threatened The Rascals because of their long hair.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: August 17th



A few albums that was released....


1970 ● The Band —— Stage Fright ► Folk-Rock

1984 ● W.A.S.P. —— W.A.S.P. ► Glam Metal

1999 ● John Mellencamp —— Rough Harvest ► Folk-Rock

1999 ● The Moody Blues —— Strange Times ► Prog Rock

2010 ● John Mellencamp —— No Better Than This ► Roots Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 18th


1991 - Rick Griffin, died after being forced off the road by a van he was attempting to pass on his Harley Heritage Softail motorbike. One of his best known album covers was for the Grateful Dead's 'Aoxomoa' LP, and the legendary "Flying Eyeball" poster he designed for a series of concerts in San Francisco featuring the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Albert King and John Mayall.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 18th



1990: During Aerosmith’s set at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in the U.K., Jimmy Page joined Aerosmith onstage for a rendition of The Yardbirds’ “Train Kept A-Rollin’”. Other acts on the bill included Whitesnake & Poison.

1986: Bon Jovi released their third album Slippery When Wet which went on to be their commercial breakthrough selling over 28 million copies worldwide to date.

1984: The fifth annual Monsters of Rock took place at Castle Donington in the U.K. AC/DC headlined a bill that included Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, & Motley Crue.

1983: The Police headlined a concert at Shea Stadium in New York City in front of 70,000 fans. The concert sold out in five hours. Also on the bill were Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and R.E.M.

1973: Jethro Tull reached number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the second and final time with A Passion Play which spent one week on top of the chart.

Birthdays:
Dennis Elliott-drummer for Foreigner born in 1950


source: paulshaffersdayinrock

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: August 18th


1969 The Woodstock festival closes after morning performances by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sha Na Na and finally, at 9 AM, Jimi Hendrix, who performs his rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner".


source: classicbands