HC's Rock Rewind - Dec 19 - Jan 1
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HC's Rock Rewind
A look back at the past two weeks in Rock History
by Team HC
December 19th - 25th
It’s Christmas week! From the births of Jimmy Buffett and Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder to the formation of Jethro Tull, the rock events don’t stop for the holiday week of Dec. 19 through 25. Read on for some major events, historic record releases and births and deaths taking place Dec. 5 through 11.
Events
1818 - "Silent Night" has its first performance at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria.
1906 - Reginald A. Fessenden was the first person to successfully broadcast a music program over the radio. He did it from Brant Rock, Massachusetts.
1967 - Jethro Tull forms.
1968 - Crosby, Stills and Nash plays their debut public show.
1968 - Singer Eric Burdon parts ways with the Animals. He embarks on a solo career.
1971 - Martha and the Vandellas call it quits.
1974 - Ron Woods becomes a member of the Rolling Stones.
1975 - Joe Walsh becomes a member of the Eagles.
Births
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire), December 19, 1941
Doug Johnson (Loverboy), December 19, 1957
Kevin Shepard (Tonic), December 19, 1968
Agatha Nathalia Weston (Kim Weston), December 20, 1939
Bobby Colomby (Blood, Sweat & Tears), December 20, 1944
Alan Parsons (The Alan Parsons Project), December 20, 1948
Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes), December 20, 1966
Frank Zappa, December 21, 1940
Carla Thomas, December 21, 1942
Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys), December 21, 1946
Brett Scallions (Fuel), December 21, 1971
James Gurley (Big Brother & the Holding Company), December 22, 1939
Barry Jenkins (Nashville Teens, the Animals), December 22, 1944
Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), December 22, 1946
Maurice and Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees), December 22, 1949
Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane), December 23, 1940
Johnny Contardo (Sha Na Na), December 23, 1951
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden), December 23, 1956
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), December 23, 1964
Ian Fraser Kilmister (Lemmy of Motorhead), December 24, 1945
Jan Akkerman (Focus), December 24, 1946
Tony Martin, December 25, 1913
O'Kelly Isley (The Isley Brothers), December 25, 1937
Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience), December 25, 1945
Jimmy Buffett, December 25, 1946
Robin Campbell (UB40), December 25, 1954
Annie Lennox, December 25, 1954
Shane McGowan (The Pogues), December 25, 1957
Noel Hogan (The Cranberries), December 25, 1971
Deaths
Michael Clarke (The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers), December 19, 1993
James Gurley (Big Brother & the Holding Company), December 20, 2009
Bluesman Albert King, December 21, 1992
Ma Rainey (“The Mother of the Blues”), December 22, 1939
Dennes Boon (guitarist, vocalist for Minutemen), December 22, 1985
Joe Strummer of The Clash, December 22, 2002
Dave Dudley, December 22, 2003
Joe Cocker, December 22, 2014
Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic), December 23, 1992
Dan Hamilton (Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds), December 23, 1994
Bobby LaKind (The Doobie Brothers), December 24, 1992
Nick Massi (The Four Seasons), December 24, 2001
Dean Martin, December 25, 1995
James Brown, December 25, 2006
Releases
The Beach Boys, Barbara Ann, 1965
The Beatles, The Beatles' 1968 Christmas Record, 1968
The Beatles, The Beatles' Seventh Christmas Record: Happy Christmas 1969, 1969
George Harrison, Ding Dong, Ding Dong, 1974
December 26th - January 1st
Historically speaking, this week in rock music has been marked by a trove of memorable events. Great Britain’s most influential hard rock band kicked off their first American tour, a country music icon passed away at a tragically young age, and a spectacularly popular Swedish pop group performed onstage for the last time. A spate of classic albums was released as well, including landmark records by Bob Dylan, The Stooges and Rush. Read on for a look back at other significant moments that shaped rock and roll during this historically eventful week.
Events
1953 – Country music icon Hank Williams dies of a heart attack. He is just 29. More than 20,000 mourners attend his funeral.
1960 – Johnny Cash plays the first of his prison concerts, performing for inmates at San Quentin. Among those in the audience is Merle Haggard.
1961 – The Beach Boys perform under their just-adopted bandname for the first time, earning $300 for a show staged in Long Beach, California.
1963 – Capitol Records issues the first Beatles single to be released in America: “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” backed by “I Saw Her Standing There.”
1967 – The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour film debuts on Great Britain’s BBC television network.
1968 – The Miami Pop Festival is staged, making it the first major rock festival held on America’s East Coast. Performers include Chuck Berry, Fleetwood Mac, The Box Tops, Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly and The Grateful Dead, among others.
1968 – Led Zeppelin kicks off their very first U.S. tour, opening in Denver, Colorado, for Vanilla Fudge and Spirit.
1973 – AC/DC make their performance debut in Sydney, Australia.
1974 – Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are asked to join Fleetwood Mac.
1975 – The Faces formally disband.
1980 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy album begins an eight-week run atop the U.S. album charts.
1982 – ABBA make their final live appearance, performing in Stockholm, Sweden.
1984 – Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his left arm after crashing his Corvette. He continues on as a member of the band.
1985 – Country rock icon Rick Nelson is killed, along with six other passengers, when the chartered airplane in which they are flying crashes in Texas.
1999 – George Harrison suffers a serious stab wound after a mentally disturbed intruder breaks into the ex-Beatles’ home. Harrison’s injuries include a collapsed lung.
2005 – Pink Floyd are voted the greatest-ever rock stars in a poll conducted by U.K. radio station Planet Rock. More than 50,000 listeners participate in the survey.
2010 – Soundgarden reunites.
Releases
1967 – Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding
1967 – Leonard Cohen: The Songs of Leonard Cohen
1969 – Grand Funk Railroad: Grand Funk
1969 – Blue Cheer: Blue Cheer
1971 – America: America
1971 – The Byrds: Farther Along
1971 – The Electric Light Orchestra: Electric Light Orchestra
1972 – The Rolling Stones: Hot Rocks
1973 – Thin Lizzy: Vagabonds of the Western World
1973 – The Stooges: Raw Power
1974 – Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark
1975 – Emmylou Harris – Elite Hotel
1975 – Bachman-Turner Overdrive: Head On
1976 – Genesis: Wind & Wuthering
1976 – Blondie: Blondie
1979 – Todd Rundgren’s Utopia: Adventures in Utopia
1980 – Warren Zevon: Stand in the Fire
1980 -- Steve Winwood: Arc of a Diver
1980 – Rush: Permanent Waves
1981 – Badfinger: Say No More
1982 – Neil Young: Trans
1984 – Los Lobos: How Will the Wolf Survive?
1987 – Anthrax: I’m the Man
Deaths
Hank Williams – Jan. 1, 1953
Bert Berns (writer of “Hang on Sloopy” and “Twist and Shout”) – Dec. 30, 1967
Freddie King – Dec. 28, 1976
Chris Bell (Big Star) – Dec. 27, 1978
Tim Hardin – Dec. 29, 1980
Dennis Wilson – Dec. 28, 1983
Alex Korner – Jan. 1, 1984
Rick Nelson – Dec. 31, 1985
Clarence “Satch” Satchell (The Ohio Players) – Dec. 30, 1995
Ted Hawkins – Jan. 1, 1995
Townes Van Zandt – Jan. 1, 1997
Floyd Cramer – Dec. 31, 1997
Curtis Mayfield – Dec. 26, 1999
Meri Wilson – Dec. 28, 2002
Hank Garland – Dec. 27, 2004
Delaney Bramlett – Dec. 27, 2008
Stevie Wright (The Easybeats) – Dec. 27, 2015
Lemmy Kilmister – Dec. 28, 2015
Births
Pops Staples – Dec. 28, 1915
Johnny Otis – Dec. 28, 1921
Bo Diddley – Dec. 30, 1928
Odetta – Dec. 31, 1930
Scotty Moore – Dec. 27, 1931
Del Shannon – Dec. 30, 1934
Felix Pappalardi (Mountain) – Dec. 30, 1939
Phil Spector – Dec. 26, 1940
Mike Pinder (The Moody Blues) – Dec. 27, 1941
Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues) – Dec. 29, 1941
Rick Danko (The Band) – Dec. 29, 1942
Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) – Dec. 30, 1942
Pete Sinfield (King Crimson) – Dec. 27, 1943
John Denver – Dec. 31, 1943
Mick Jones (Foreigner) – Dec. 27, 1944
Davy Jones (The Monkees) – Dec. 30, 1945
Edgar Winter – Dec. 28, 1946
Marianne Faithfull – Dec. 29, 1946
Patti Smith – Dec. 30, 1946
Cozy Powell – Dec. 29, 1947
Jeff Lynne – Dec. 30, 1947
Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) – Dec. 31, 1947
Donna Summer – Dec. 31, 1948
Alex Chilton – Dec. 28, 1950
Morgan Fisher (Mott the Hoople) – Jan. 1, 1950
David Knopfler (Dire Straits) – Dec. 27, 1951
Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) – Dec. 31, 1951
Andy Johns (Producer) – Jan. 1, 1952
Paul Westerberg – Dec. 31, 1959
Jim Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain) – Dec. 29, 1961
Lars Ulrich – Dec. 26, 1963
Dexter Holland (The Offspring) – Dec. 29, 1965
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