1967, The Beatles began recording "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" at Abbey Road studios, London. Work on the new John Lennon song began the day before with extensive rehearsals. Despite the acronym of the song spelling out LSD, the origins of the composition came from a drawing that Lennon's son Julian had made of his classmate Lucy O'Donnell. John wrote a song inspired … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 1
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Today in Rock History – November 16
1968, The Jimi Hendrix Experience went to number one on the album chart with Electric Ladyland. The double album included "Crosstown Traffic," "Voodoo Chile," and "All Along the Watchtower." It featured guest appearances by Dave Mason, Steve Winwood and Al Kooper. 1968, The Steve Miller Band performed at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan. 1968, Led Zeppelin played … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 16
Song Of the Day – “Some Fantastic Place” by Squeeze
Cool For Cats, Argybargy, East Side Story, Sweets From A Stranger and Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti -- all of the above named albums are among the best records in the Squeeze catalog. For unknown reasons, Some Fantastic Place is a Squeeze record that stands head and shoulders tall amongst the others, but seldom gets mentioned in the same breath. Today, I officially add this album to … [Read more...] about Song Of the Day – “Some Fantastic Place” by Squeeze
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “I Learned How To Pray” by Squeeze
As was the case with Lennon and McCartney before them; the whole was way more than the sum of the parts with Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford. Together, the songwriting team behind the group Squeeze composed some of the greatest pop songs of the late ‘70s and 1980s: “Tempted,” “Pulling Mussels From A Shell,” “In Quintessence,” “Is That Love,” “Up The Junction,” “Another Nail In … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “I Learned How To Pray” by Squeeze