Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

5 ИЮЛЯ

Сегодня родились:

1943, Robbie Robertson (фото), гитара, вокал, The Band, (1969 US Hit single 'Up On Cripple Creek', 1970 UK Hit single 'Rag Mama Rag').Cоло, (1988 UK Hit single 'Somewhere Down The Crazy River').

1950, Michael Monarch, гитара, Steppenwolf, (1968 US No.2 and 1969 UK Hit single 'Born To Be Wild').

1950, Huey Lewis, певец, Huey Lewis and the News, (1985 UK & US No.1 single 'The Power Of Love').

1969, Aled Richards, ударные, Catatonia, (1998 UK Hit single 'Mulder And Scully').

1973, Bengt Fredrik Lagerburg, ударные, The Cardigans, (1997 UK Hit single 'Lovefool').

1985, Nick O'Malley, бас-гитара, Arctic Monkeys, (2005, UK No.1 single ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’, '2006 UK No.1 album ‘Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not’).

5 июля
В этот день:

Стали первыми в чартах:

1975, Carpenters: Horizon UK LP

1986, Janet Jackson: Control US LP


Релизы:

1961 : Ray Charles, "Hit The Road Jack" and "Unchain My Heart"

1965 : The Four Tops, "It's The Same Old Song"

1993 : Björk выпустила первый сольный альбом под названием Debut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debut_(Bj%C3%B6rk_album)

1994 : Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View.


Запись:
1964 : Them (with Van Morrison), Gloria
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_(%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%8F)

1968 : The Beatles, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

6 ИЮЛЯ

Сегодня родились:

1925, Bill Haley, (William John Clifton Haley), певец,гитарист, 'The first Rock 'n' Roll star.' As Bill Haley and his Comets he had the 1955 UK & US No.1 single 'Rock Around The Clock.'Haley died on 9th February 1981.

1937, Gene Chandler, (Eugene Dixon), американский певец, (1962 US No.1 single 'Duke Of Earl', 1979 UK Hit single 'Get Down').

1939, Jet Harris, гитарист, The Shadows, (1963 UK No.1 single 'Foot Tapper' plus 28 other UK Top 40 singles).

1945, Rik Elswit, гитарист, Dr Hook, (1972 US No.5 & UK No.2 single 'Sylvia's Mother' plus 9 other US Top 40 hits).

1949, Mike Shrieve, ударные, Santana, (1970 US Hit single 'Black Magic Woman', 1977 UK Hit single 'She's Not There').

1952, David Smith, певец, The Real Thing, (1976 UK No.1 single 'You To Me Are Everything').

1952, Graham Oliver, гитарист, Saxon, (1980 UK No.5 album 'Wheels Of Steel').

1959, John Keeble, ударные, Spandau Ballet, (1983 UK No.1 single 'True', plus 16 other UK Top 40 singles).


Ушли из жизни:

1971 Louis Armstrong (Hello Dolly)

1979 Van McCoy (The Hustle)

В этот день:

Релиз:

1973 Queen - Keep Yourself Alive ( UK )


Cтали первыми в чартах:

1963 The Essex: Easier Said than Done US 45

1974 Hughes Corporation: Rock the Boat US 45

1985 Phil Collins: Sussudio US 45

1996 Crowded House : Recurring Dream- The Very Best Of.. : UK LP

1998 Billie : Because We Want To : UK single