1966, Buffalo Springfield made their live debut when they opened for The Byrds at a concert in San Bernardino, California. 1967, Jimi Hendrix, The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens and Engelbert Humperdink all appeared at the The Odeon, Blackpool, England. 1967, Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra started a four week run at number one on the singles chart with "Somethin' Stupid". … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 15
Jimi Hendrix
Today in Rock History – April 7
1966,The Beatles were at Abbey Road studios in London, recording overdubs on the new John Lennon song "Tomorrow Never Knows" and the new Paul McCartney song "Got to Get You Into My Life" for the forthcoming Revolver album. 1967, Pink Floyd played at the Floral Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1967, Jimi Hendrix performed at the ABC Theatre in Carlisle, Cumbria, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 7
Psychedelic Time Warp – Numbers, Numbers
Hosted by Bart Shore. This show's theme is numbers - all the songs have numerals in the title, such as "If 6 was 9" by Hendrix. We have a set of street names and numbers (including "8th Avenue Serenade" by Green Day), and a countdown from 10 to 1 in song. Hear from Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Moody Blues, the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, ? and the Mysterians, Roxy … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Numbers, Numbers
Today in Rock History – April 4
1964, The Beatles held the top five places on the US singles chart, with the fifth place - "Please Please Me," at number four, "I Want To Hold Your Hand," while at third was "Roll Over Beethoven." In the second position, "Love Me Do," and at the top spot, "Can't Buy Me Love." They also had another nine singles on the chart, bringing their total to fourteen singles on the Hot … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 4
Today in Rock History – April 2
1964, The Beach Boys recorded their next single "I Get Around," which became their first US number one in the summer of '64.1965, The Who made their first radio appearance on the UK BBC's Joe Loss Pop Show.1966, a charity concert at The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, took place featuring, Jan and Dean, Sonny & Cher, The Mamas And The Papas, The Turtles, Otis … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 2