Today in Rock History – May 12th

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1965, The Rolling Stones recorded ‘(I Can’t Get No), Satisfaction’ at RCA Hollywood studios. Keith Richards had come up with the guitar riff in the middle of the night a week earlier. It gave the band their first number one single in the US. 1967, Pink Floyd play London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, one of their [...]

Today in Rock History – May 5th

Buffalo Springfield

1968, Buffalo Springfield split up. Richie Fury formed Poco and Stephen Stills teamed up with David Crosby and Graham Nash in Crosby Stills & Nash. 1968, Pink Floyd performed two shows at Theatre 140, in Brussels, Belgium. 1969, The Beatles single ‘Get Back’ was released in the US. 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival release their hit [...]

Today in Rock History – April 29th

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1967, The 14-hour Technicolour Dream benefit party for The International Times was held at Alexandra Palace in London. Seeing the event mentioned on TV, John Lennon called his driver and went to the show. Coincidentally, Yoko Ono was one of the performers. Other acts to appear included The Flies, Pink Floyd, Arthur Brown, The Move [...]

Today in Rock History – April 28th

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1966, The Kinks appeared at the Mecca Ballroom, Nottingham, England. 1966, No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Good Lovin”’ The Young Rascals. This is the first of three No. 1 songs for group, which later records as just The Rascals. 1968, The Broadway musical ‘Hair’ opened at the Baltimore Theatre in New York City. The [...]

Today in Rock History – April 11th

beatles 1964

1964, The Beatles set a new chart record when they had 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. The songs ranged from ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ at No.1 to ‘Love Me Do’ at No. 81. 1965, Performing at the New Musical Express poll winners concert, at London’s Wembley Empire Pool, England, The Beatles, The Rolling [...]

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Groovy Movies” by The Kinks

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The Great Lost Kinks Album isn’t really The Great Lost Kinks Album. That distinction goes to Reprise Records RS-6309 which would have been released in late 1967 or early 1968 as Four More Respected Gentlemen. But for reasons unknown, that record was never released and ultimately its best tracks finally saw the light of day [...]

Today in Rock History – April 6th

Syd Barrett

1968, Pink Floyd announced founder Syd Barrett had officially left the group. Barrett was suffering from psychiatric disorders compounded by drug use. 1968, Simon and Garfunkel went to No.1 on the album chart with ‘The Graduate.’ 1968, The Beatles Apple Corps Ltd. record company, management and publishing firm, opened their offices in London. 1969, Bassist [...]

Today in Rock History – April 1st

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1966, The Troggs recorded ‘Wild Thing’ at Regent Sound Studio in London. The song went on to be a No.1 US and No.2 UK hit in June the following year. 1966, John Lennon bought a copy of Timothy Leary’s ‘The Psychedelic Experience’ and ‘The Tibetan Book Of The Dead,’ where he read near the beginning [...]

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Concrete And Clay” by Unit 4 + 2

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Today’s Song Of The Day is a somewhat forgotten British Invasion classic from 1965, featuring future members of The Kinks and Argent amongst its band members. Unit 4 was a British harmony vocal group that was started in the early 1960s by Brian Parker who was a member of British star, Adam Faith’s backing band [...]

Today in Rock History – March 13th

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1965, Eric Clapton quit The Yardbirds due to musical differences with the other band members. Clapton wanted to continue in a blues type vein, while the rest of the band preferred the more commercial style of their first hit, ‘For Your Love’. 1965, The Beatles started a two week run at No.1 on the singles [...]