Today in Rock History – April 3rd

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1964, Bob Dylan made his first entry on the UK charts with ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’. 1965, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs release their garage classic “Wooly Bully.” 1966, Peter Tork opened a solo stint in Hollywood at The Troubadour. Tork had already auditioned for ‘The Monkees,’ who he will join later in [...]

Today in Rock History – September 1st

The Byrds

1966, The Byrds played the first of an 11 night run at the Whisky-a-go-go, Hollywood, California. 1967, David Bowie released the single ‘Love You Till Tuesday’ which failed to reach the charts. 1967, The four Beatles held a meeting at Paul McCartney’s house in London to decide upon their next course of action following the [...]

Today in Rock History – July 5th

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1964, The Irish band Them, featuring Van Morrison, record “Gloria.” 1965, The Four Tops record their No. 5 hit “It’s the Same Old Song.” Appropriately, it sounds just like their No. 1 “I Can’t Help Myself.” 1966, On the recommendation of Rolling Stone Keith Richards’ girlfriend, Chas Chandler from The Animals went to see Jimi [...]