1965, Filming began on The Beatles follow up to A Hard Days Night on location in the Bahamas with the working title of Eight Arms To Hold You. 1966, During an 11-date tour of Australia and New Zealand The Rolling Stones played the first of four nights at the Palais Theatre, St Kida, Melbourne. 1967, Jimi Hendrix appeared at Worthing Pier in Worthing, West Sussex, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 23
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Today in Rock History – February 15
1964, The Beatles scored their first number one album with Meet The Beatles! The album stayed at the top of the charts for eleven weeks. 1964, The Dave Clark Five appeared on the UK TV show Thank Your Lucky Stars. 1965, American singer and pianist Nat King Cole died of lung cancer. His first hit was the 1943 "Straighten Up and Fly Right." Cole also had the 1955 … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 15
Today In Rock History – February 4
1966, Bob Dylan and The Band played at the Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This was the first date on a world tour which would become significant as the first outing in which Dylan used electric instruments, after he had gone "electric" at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. 1966, The Who play the Astoria Theatre in Finsbury Park, North London. The supporting acts are … [Read more...] about Today In Rock History – February 4
Today in Rock History – January 22
1964, The Yardbirds, featuring Eric Clapton appeared at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England. 1965, The Rolling Stones began a 16-date tour of Australia and New Zealand at the Agricultural Hall at Manufacturers Auditorium in Sydney with Roy Orbison, The Newbeats and Ray Columbus and the Invaders. 1965, The Who pre-tape their first appearance on Radio Luxembourg's Ready … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 22
Today in Rock History – December 26
1964, The Beatles started a three week run at number one on the singles chart with "I Feel Fine." It was the group's sixth chart topper of the year in which they had thirty entries on the chart, giving them a total of eighteen weeks at the top of the charts. 1964, The Rolling Stones placed an advertisement in the music paper New Musical Express, wishing starving hairdressers … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 26