Today in Rock History – July 15th

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1967, The Doors and The Jefferson Airplane both played an afternoon and evening show to over 8,000 fans at Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California. 1969, Singer Judy Collins appears in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Ibsen’s Peer Gynt. 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival release their very popular fifth album, Cosmo’s Factory. 1971, Yoko Ono [...]

Today in Rock – May 25th

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1964, Marianne Faithful recorded the Mick Jagger and Keith Richards song ‘As Tears Go By’, accompanied by future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page on guitar and John Paul Jones on bass. 1965, The Isley Brothers release their single “Twist and Shout.” 1966, The Rolling Stones were at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Paint It [...]