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1966, A year after returning to her home state of Texas from San Francisco, Janis Joplin heads west again. She was summoned by Chet Helms, a friend who is now managing Big Brother & the Holding Company. 1967, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards appeared at Chichester Crown Court, Sussex, charged with being in possession of [...]
1964, The Beatles have an amazing 14 singles on the American chart. 1965, During a North American tour, The Rolling Stones appeared at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto to over 16,000 fans. 1967, Just days after the completion of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles embark upon their next project, recording the theme [...]
1965, Tom Jones was at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘It’s Not Unusual.’ 1966, This week’s ITV music show ‘Ready Steady Go’ in the UK, was entirely devoted to the music of James Brown. 1967, The Supremes had their ninth No.1 single with ‘Love Is Here And Now Your Gone’ 1967, music publisher, Dick [...]
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 [...]
1965, The final recording session for The Beatles Rubber Soul album took place, at Abbey Road, London. They needed three new songs to finish the album so an old song ‘Wait’ is pulled off the shelf and the group recorded two new songs from start to finish. Paul’s ‘You Won’t See Me’ and John’s ‘Girl’, [...]
1965, The Beatles worked on a new George Harrison song ‘Think For Yourself’ at Abbey Road for their forthcoming Rubber Soul album. After rehearsing the song, they recorded the basic instrumental track in one take. 1968, Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from husband John in London. John Lennon is not in court, having rushed [...]
1968, At an impromptu gathering at Joni Mitchell’s house in Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash played together for the very first time. 1969, John Lennon holds a press conference to announce the release of “Give Peace a Chance,” but can’t show up as he and Yoko are [...]
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