Today in Rock History

A calendar of rock history including birthdays, deaths, milestones, chart toppers, concerts, record releases, and other important events in music history.

Today in Rock History – July 18

Rock History July 18 1968, Working at Abbey Road studios The Beatles continued with “Cry Baby Cry” adding new vocals, backing vocals, some harmonuim, tambourinnes, and sound effects. They recorded three takes of “Helter Skelter,” including one lasting 27:11, the longest of their career, before the song was redone two months later. 1968, The Grateful…

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Today in Rock History – July 17

Rock History July 17 1967, American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital in Long Island, New York, aged 40. Worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie. Released the 1964 album A Love Supreme. 1967, The Who performed at the Agrodome, Vancouver, Canada. 1967, The Beatles single “All You Need…

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Today in Rock History – July 16

Rock History July 16 1965, The Who play the Cheltenham Festival in Gloucestersire, England, along with The Yardbirds, Shades of Blue and The Hellions. It is one of the oldest music festivals in Britain, held annually in Cheltenham in June/July since 1945. 1966, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton formed the group Cream. The…

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Our sources include: WikipediaThis Day in Music, This Day in Rock, Led Zeppelin.com, Classic Rock Concerts, The Concert Database,  Live Music Archive,  The Allman Brothers Band, Janis Joplin.net, The Who This Month, Setlist.fm, All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release by Jean-Michel Guesdon & Phillipe Margotin (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers,)  Echoes – The Complete History of Pink Floyd  by Glen Povey (Mind Head Publishing)

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