This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 6th


A few albums that was released....


1970 ● The Soft Machine —— Third ► Psychedelic Rock

1972 ● Looking Glass —— Looking Glass ► Pop-Rock

1975 ● The Rolling Stones —— Made In The Shade ► Blues-Rock

1983 ● Crosby, Stills & Nash —— Allies ► Folk-Rock

1988 ● The Moody Blues —— Sur La Mer ► Prog Rock

1989 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— In Step ► Blues-Rock

2006 ● Cheap Trick —— Rockford ► Hard Rock/Power Pop


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 7th


1944 Country rocker Clarence White (guitarist for The Byrds) is born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc in Lewiston, Maine.

1958 Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He's named after his father's jazz combo, the Prince Rogers Trio.

2011 Def Leppard release their first ever live album: Mirrorball.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 7th


2004 - AC/DC's Back in Black album went Double Diamond, becoming just the sixth album with RIAA-certified sales of over 20 million in America. In November, the Shania Twain album Come On Over became the seventh. Both albums were produced by Mutt Lange.

2009 - After performing the Poison hit "Nothin' but a Good Time" at the Tony Awards, Bret Michaels had a run-in with the set, and the set won. He cut his lip and fractured his nose in the incident.


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[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 7th


1963 Decca Records releases "Come On", The Rolling Stones' first single. It would go on to peak at #21 in the UK. That same night, the group makes their TV debut on the BBC's Thank Your Lucky Stars. After the show, its producer is reported to have told Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham to get rid of "that vile looking singer with the tire-tread lips."


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 7th


1969 British supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Rick Grech and Steve Winwood made their live debut at a free concert in London's Hyde Park. Their only album release provoked controversy because the cover featured a topless pubescent girl, holding a silver space ship which some perceived as a ******* symbol. The US record company issued it with an alternative cover which showed a photograph of the band on the front. Rumours about the girl's relationship to the band fuelled the controversy; among them were that she was a groupie kept as a slave by the band members.

1977 Led Zeppelin played the first of six sold out nights at Madison Square Garden, in New York City during their 11th and final North American tour. Playing a 3 hour set, tickets cost $8.50 - $10.50.


source: thisdayinmusic

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 7th


1969 - Johnny Cash debuted his own network show on CBS-TV.


source: onthisday

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: June 7th


A few albums that was released...


1972 ● Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles —— Live! ► Jazz Fusion

1982 ● Chicago —— Chicago 16 ► Jazz-Rock

1994 ● Boston —— Walk On ► Arena Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[Pilgrim]

This Day In Rock History: June 3rd



1943, Born on this day, Michael Clarke, drummer, The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Byrds, who had the 1965 US & UK No.1 single 'Mr Tambourine Man'. Clarke died of liver failure on December 19th 1993.

1970, Deep Purple released their fourth studio album 'Deep Purple In Rock'. This was the first album to feature the classic Mk II lineup of - Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

1970 The Kinks Ray Davies was forced to make a 6,000 mile round trip from New York to London to record one word in a song. Davies had to change the word 'Coca- Cola' to 'Cherry Cola' on the bands forthcoming single 'Lola' due to an advertising ban at BBC Radio.

2002, Paul McCartney, Sting, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Cliff Richard, Ozzy Osbourne, The Corrs, Will Young, Atomic Kitten and S Club 7 all appeared at The Queen's Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace, London.


source: thisdayinmusic

I wonder if Coca-Cola ever regretted that?

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 8th


2008 Rolling Stone magazine published a list of the Top 50 guitar songs of all time. No. 5 was 'Brown Sugar' by The Rolling Stones, No. 4 'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks, No. 3 'Crossroads', by Cream, No. 2 'Purple Haze', by Jimi Hendrix and No. 1 'Johnny B Goode', Chuck Berry.


source: thecurrent

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: June 8th


1964 Liberty Records release "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" by Jan & Dean. The initial instrumental tracks had been recorded at United Western Recorders on March 21st by members of The Wrecking Crew, which included Hal Blaine and Earl Palmer (drums), Jimmy Bond (upright bass), Ray Pohlman (electric bass), Bill Pitman, Billy Strange and Tommy Tedesco (guitars) and Leon Russell (keyboards). The song would peak at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the first week of August.

2016 Brian Rading, a founding member of Canada's Five Man Electrical Band, died after a long battle with throat cancer at the age of 69. He played bass on the band's 1971, Billboard #3 hit, "Signs".


source: classicbands