HC's Rock Rewind: June 19 - July 2
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HC's Rock Rewind
A look back at the past two weeks in Rock History
by Team HC
Week of June 19th -25th
A trove of memorable events occurred during this week in rock and roll history. A breakthrough in recording technology was introduced, David Bowie recorded his first big hit, and a beloved Beatle performed his 3,000 live show. Read on for a look back at other significant moments that shaped rock and roll during this historically eventful week.
Events
1948 – The Columbia record label announces a technological breakthrough – specifically, a vinyl “long playing” record that can hold up to 23 minutes of music on each side.
1962 – Nat King Cole records “Ramblin’ Rose.”
1963 – The Sufaris release their classic, “Wipe Out.”
1966 – The Beatles kick off their final world tour, starting in Munich, Germany.
1967 – The Beatles record “All You Need is Love.”
1968 – The Jeff Beck Group, featuring Rod Stewart as lead singer, stage their first show in America, performing at the Fillmore East in New York City.
1969 – David Bowie records “Space Oddity.” Bowie was inspired to write the song after seeing the 1968 classic film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
1971 – Carole King’s Tapestry album reaches the Number One spot the U.S. album chart, and remains there for the next 15 weeks.
1972 – Smokey Robinson appears onstage with The Miracles for the last time.
1975 – Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore quits Deep Purple in order to form his new band, Rainbow.
1979 – Supertramp’s Breakfast in America album tops the U.S. charts.
1980 – Donna Summer becomes the first artist to be signed to Geffen Records.
1981 – Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen and Walter Becker announce they are splitting up to pursue solo projects.
1987 – Motley Crue kick off their “Girls, Girls, Girls” tour with Whitesnake as opening act. Later in the tour, an up-and-coming band called Guns N’ Roses replace Whitesnake in that slot.
1990 – Little Richards gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2004 – Paul McCartney performs his 3,000th live show, staging the concert in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Releases
1965 – The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man
1967 – Small Faces: Small Faces
1968 – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers: Bare Wires
1969 – The Jeff Beck Group: Beck-Ola
1969 – Johnny Winter: Johnny Winter
1969 – Alice Cooper: Pretties for You
1969 – Procol Harum: A Salty Dog
1971 – Joni Mitchell: Blue
1971 – Todd Rundgren: Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
1972 – Jethro Tull: Living in the Past
1973 – Chicago: Chicago VI
1974 – The Beach Boys: Endless Summer
1975 – Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Tonight’s the Night
1975 – Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: One Size Fits All
1976 – Alice Cooper: Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
1978 – Foreigner: Double Vision
1980 – The Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue
1980 – Bob Dylan: Saved
1981 – The Replacements: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
1982 – ABC: The Lexicon of Love
1984 – Glenn Frey: The Allnighter
1984 – Prince & The Revolution: Purple Rain
1985 – Motley Crue: Theatre of Pain
1988 – Jimmy Page: Outrider
1988 – Saxon: Destiny
1988 – Iggy Pop: Instinct
1989 – Mr. Big: Mr. Big
1991 – Bonnie Raitt: Luck of the Draw
1993 – Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville
1995 – Michael Jackson: HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1
2001 – The Cult: Beyond Good and Evil
2004 – Motorhead: Inferno
2010 – Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live from Freedom Hall
2011 – Bon Iver: Bon Iver
2012 – Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel
Deaths
Judy Garland – June 22, 1969
Fred Astaire – June 22, 1987
Boudleaux Bryant – June 25, 1987
Jesse Ed Davis – June 22, 1988
Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers) – June 25, 1988
John Lee Hooker – June 21, 2001
Duane Roland (Molly Hatchet) – June 19, 2006
Claydes Charles Smith (Kool & The Gang) – June 20, 2006
Sky Saxon (The Seeds) – June 25, 2009
Slim Whitman – June 19, 2013
Bobby “Blue” Bland – June 23, 2013
Alan Myers (Devo) – June 24, 2013
Gerry Goffin – June 19, 2014
Ralph Stanley – June 23, 2016
Births
Danny Cedrone (Bill Haley & His Comets) – June 20, 1920
Chet Atkins – June 20, 1924
June Carter Cash – June 23, 1929
Mickie Most – June 20, 1936
Kris Kristofferson – June 22, 1936
Eddie Floyd – June 25, 1937
Stu Sutcliffe – June 23, 1940
Robert Hunter – June 23, 1941
Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane – June 19, 1942
Brian Wilson – June 20, 1942
Ray Davies – June 21, 1944
Peter Asher – June 22, 1944
Jeff Beck – June 24, 1944
Arthur Brown – June 24, 1944
Colin Blunstone – June 24, 1945
Carly Simon – June 25, 1945
Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) – June 25, 1946
Ian McDonald – June 25, 1946
Joey Molland (Badfinger) – June 21, 1947
Howard Kaylan (The Turtles) – June 22, 1947
Mick Fleetwood – June 24, 1947
Nick Drake – June 19, 1948
Todd Rundgren – June 22, 1948
Patrick Moraz (Yes, The Moody Blues) – June 24, 1948
Lionel Richie – June 20, 1949
Ann Wilson (Heart) – June 19, 1950
Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) – June 21, 1950
Nils Lofgren – Jun 21, 1951
Tim Finn (Crowded House) – June 25, 1952
Cyndi Lauper – June 22, 1953
Michael Anthony (Van Halen) – June 20, 1954
David Paich (Toto) – June 25, 1954
Gary Beers (INXS) – June 22, 1957
Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies) – June 22, 1959
John Taylor (Duran Duran) – June 20, 1960
Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) – June 23, 1962
George Michael – June 25, 1963
Brandon Flowers (The Killers) – June 21, 1981
Week of June 27 th - July 3rd
This week in rock history was marked by an abundance of significant events. John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote an early Beatles classic, Deep Purple’s most famous lineup disbanded, and Pink Floyd staged a one-off reunion for a major charity event. A trove of classic albums was released as well, including landmark records by Free, the Doobie Brothers, and Bad Company. Read on for a look back at other noteworthy moments that shaped rock and roll during this historically eventful week.
Events
1956 – Elvis Presley records “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Hound Dog” in New York City.
1962 – Jimi Hendrix receives an honorable discharge from the Army after he fractures his ankle in a parachute jump.
1963 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney write “She Loves You” in a hotel room while on tour in England.
1965 – The Byrds’ cover of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” tops the Billboard singles chart.
1970 – The band formerly known as Smile performs under the moniker Queen for the first time.
1971 – New York City’s famous Fillmore East venue stages its last show. The bill includes the Allman Brothers Band, the J. Geils Band, Albert King, and Mountain, among others.
1973 – Brian Eno exits Roxy Music.
1974 – Neal Peart becomes the drummer for Rush, replacing John Rutsey.
1975 – David Bowie releases “Fame.” The single goes on to become Bowie’s first #1 hit in the U.S.
1976 – John Lennon gets his “green card” from the U.S. Department of Naturalization.
1973 – Deep Purple’s most famous lineup disbands, as lead singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover abruptly leave the group following a show in Osaka, Japan.
1977 – Elvis Presley stages his last concert, performing in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1980 – Paul McCartney’s single “Coming Up” tops the U.S. singles chart.
1985 – David Bowie and Mick Jagger record “Dancing in the Street” at Abbey Road Studios. They also shoot the video for the song on that same day.
1996 – Sammy Hagar is replaced by David Lee Roth as Van Halen’s lead vocalist. Eleven years earlier, Hagar had replaced Roth in that same role.
2004 – The Kinks’ Dave Davies suffers a massive stroke. During a lengthy recovery he re-learns how to play guitar.
2005 – Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Rick Wright reunite to perform at the Live 8 concert in London.
Releases
1966 – The Mothers of Invention: Freak Out!
1967 – The Rolling Stones: Flowers
1968 – Pink Floyd: A Saucerful of Secrets
1968 – Steve Miller Band: Children of the Future
1968 – Fairport Convention: Fairport Convention
1968 – The Band: Music from Big Pink
1970 – Free: Fire and Water
1970 – The Monkees: Changes
1970 – Rare Earth: Ecology
1970 – Rod Stewart: Gasoline Alley
1970 – Todd Rundgren: Runt
1970 – Cactus: Cactus
1971 – The Flying Burrito Brothers: The Flying Burrito Brothers
1972 – Leon Russell: Carney
1972 – Free: Free At Last
1972 – Big Star: #1 Record
1972 – Alice Cooper: School’s Out
1972 – The Doobie Brothers: Toulouse Street
1973 – Sly & the Family Stone: Fresh
1974 – Bad Company: Bad Company
1974 – Elton John: Caribou
1974 – America: Holiday
1974 – Uriah Heep: Wonderworld
1975 – Bob Dylan & The Band: The Basement Tapes
1975 – Average White Band: Cut the Cake
1975 – The Tubes: The Tubes
1976 – Uriah Heep: High and Mighty
1976 – The Marshall Tucker Band: Long Hard Ride
1976 – Jefferson Starship: Spitfire
1977 – Kiss: Love Gun
1977 – James Taylor: JT
1977 – Steve Winwood: Steve Winwood
1979 – Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps
1980 – The Soft Boys: Underwater Moonlight
1980 – Queen: The Game
1982 – Robert Plant: Pictures at Eleven
1982 – Joe Jackson: Night and Day
1982 – Elvis Costello & the Attractions: Imperial Bedroom
1985 – AC/DC: Fly on the Wall
1989 – The B-52’s: Cosmic Thing
1989 – Don Henley: The End of Innocence
1990 – Sonic Youth: Goo
1990 – Cheap Trick: Busted
1990 – Steve Earle: The Hard Way
1991 – Alice Cooper: Hey Stoopid
1991 – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Into the Great Wide Open
1992 – PJ Harvey: Dry
1993 – Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
1993 – Jeff Beck: Crazy Legs
1995 – Gov’t Mule: Gov’t Mule
1995 – Neil Young: Mirror Ball
1998 – Cowboy Junkies: Miles from Our Home
1998 – System of a Down: System of a Down
2002 – Oasis: Heathen Chemistry
2002 – Green Day: Shenanigans
2004 – The Cure: The Cure
2004 – Rush: Feedback
2005 – Fountains of Wayne: Out-of-State Plates
Deaths
Tim Buckley – June 29, 1975
Lowell George – June 29, 1979
Rushton Moreve (Steppenwolf) – July 1, 1981
Wolfman Jack – July 1, 1995
Dennis Brown – July 1, 1999
Chet Atkins – June 30, 2001
John Entwistle – June 27, 2002
Herbie Mann – July 1, 2003
Luther Vandross – July 1, 2005
George McCorkle (The Marshall Tucker Band) – June 29, 2007
Mel Galley (Whitesnake) – July 1, 2008
Bobby Womack – June 27, 2014
Scotty Moore – June 28, 2016
Births
Willie Dixon – July 1, 1915
Lena Horne – June 30, 1917
Doc Pomus – June 27, 1925
Billy Davis (The 5th Dimension) – June 26, 1938
Delaney Bramlett – July 1, 1939
Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys) – June 27, 1942
Bobby Harrison (Procol Harum) – June 28, 1943
Glenn Shorrock (Little River Band) – June 30, 1944
Deborah Harry – July 1, 1945
Ian Paice (Deep Purple) – June 29, 1948
Andy Scott (The Sweet) – June 30, 1949
Roy Bittan – July 2, 1949
Stanley Clarke – June 30, 1951
Fred Schneider (The B-52’s) – July 1, 1951
Colin Hay (Men at Work) – June 29, 1953
Mick Jones (The Clash) – June 26, 1955
Chris Isaak – June 26, 1956
Lisa Germano – June 27, 1958
Lorrie Morgan – June 27, 1959
Terri Nunn (Berlin) – June 26, 1961
Yngwie Malmsteen – June 30, 1963
Bobby Bare Jr. – June 28, 1966
Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) – June 26, 1969
Gretchen Wilson – June 26, 1973
Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) – June 27, 1976
Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon) – June 26, 1979
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