Today in Rock History – April 29th

14-Hour-Technicolour-Dream

1967, The 14-hour Technicolour Dream benefit party for The International Times was held at Alexandra Palace in London. Seeing the event mentioned on TV, John Lennon called his driver and went to the show. Coincidentally, Yoko Ono was one of the performers. Other acts to appear included The Flies, Pink Floyd, Arthur Brown, The Move [...]

Today in Rock History – March 22nd

Duane Allman, Dickey Betts & Berry Oakley - 1971

1971, US police arrested all the members from The Allman Brothers Band for heroin and marijuana possession. 1973, Traffic supported by Spooky Tooth appeared at The Hard Rock, Manchester, England. 1975, Frankie Valli went to No.1 on the singles chart with ‘My Eyes Adored You’, his first solo No.1. 1975, Led Zeppelin started a six [...]