Today in Rock History – March 21st

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1965, The Who appeared at the Trade Union Hall, Watford, England. 1967, Beatles: She Loves You US 45 is a number one chart topper. 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their ‘Bed-In’ at Amsterdam Hilton. 1970, Pink Floyd played the last date of their March European Tour at the Tivolis Koncertsal in Copenhagen, Denmark. [...]

Today in Rock History – March 18th

1967, The UK music magazine New Musical Express announced that former Spencer Davis Group member Steve Winwood was planning to form a new group with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. The ensemble would choose the name Traffic. 1967, Pink Floyd played at Enfield College of Technology, Enfield, England. 1967, The Beatles scored their [...]

The Man Who Fell to Earth Rises Again: David Bowie’s ‘The Next Day’ Proves Well Worth the Wait — Album Review

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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Speak To Me/Breathe/On The Run/Time” by Pink Floyd

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 So Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon hit its 40th anniversary this past week,  and not only did most of us know upon first hearing it that it was a classic, but it has also held up awfully well over the years. The anniversary got me thinking about some of my favorite records from [...]

Today in Rock History – March 10th

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1965, Davie Jones (David Bowie) and the Manish Boys appeared at the Bromel Club, Bromley Hill, England. 1965, The Beatles’ “Eight Days a Week” goes to No. 1. It’s the first single by a British act to top the American charts but not make the charts in Britain, where it was unreleased. 1967, The Monkees [...]

Today in Rock History – March 2nd

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1967, The ninth annual Grammy Awards are held. Frank Sinatra’s “Sinatra, A Man and His Music” wins Album of the Year, while “Strangers in the Night” is named Record of the Year. John Lennon and Paul McCartney win the Song of the Year Grammy for “Michelle.” 1967, Engelbert Humperdinck was at No.1 on the singles [...]

Today in Rock History – March 1st

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1967, Working at Abbey Road studios, London, The Beatles started recording a new song John Lennon song ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.’ 1968, Elton John’s first single ‘I’ve Been Loving You Too Long’ was released on the Phillips label, it didn’t chart. 1969, Jim Morrison of The Doors was charged with lewd and lascivious [...]

Today in Rock History – February 28th

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1964, The Yardbirds played at the Rhythm and Blues Festival at The Town Hall, Birmingham, England. 1966, Liverpool’s Cavern Club, made famous by the Beatles’ residency there, closes and is later turned into a subway station. 1968, Frankie Lymon was found dead at his mother’s house in New York of a suspected drug overdose, he [...]

Today in Rock History – February 23rd

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1966, During an 11-date tour of Australia and New Zealand The Rolling Stones played at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide, supported by The Searchers. 1968, Genesis released their first single ‘The Silent Sun.’ Not a chart hit. 1969, Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England. Support act was David Bowie performing a one-man [...]

Today in Rock History – February 22nd

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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, [...]