1968, Deep Purple reached the number four spot on the US singles chart with their debut single "Hush."' 1968, Jeannie C Riley went to number one on the singles chart with "Harper Valley PTA." Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 1968. 1968, Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London gave The Beatles their fifth image change of clothes and hair in four … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 21
Blues
The RadioActivity Of Fall
Uncle Marty and Daytona the On The Airedale are here on The 3D RadioActivity number 605, as the northern hemisphere's seasonal changes will make us see what music will FALL our way. The 15 tunes averaging three and three quarter minutes in length sorta managed to FALL into place. To FALL in LOVE would fit into this mold, and that's where we're going next time. Tell me … [Read more...] about The RadioActivity Of Fall
Today in Rock History – September 17th
1967, The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show after Jim Morrison broke his agreement with the show’s producers. Morrison said before the performance that he wouldn’t sing the words, “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher,” from "Light My Fire" but did anyway. The Doors also performed their new single "People Are Strange." 1967, Pink Floyd played at the Arcadia Ballroom in … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 17th
Today in Rock History – September 15
1965, The Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to offer an 8-track tape player as an option for their entire line of vehicles on sale in the US. Tapes were initially only available at auto parts stores. Home 8-track equipment was still a year away. 1966, The Who played at Gaumont Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. 1966, The Small Faces were at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 15
Breakin’ 3D Boundaries
I'm Uncle Marty with DaytonAiredale on the 604th chapter of The 3D RadioActivity, as this time we are going to disintegrate musical boundaries by Breakin' fences, hearts and a few rules with you! Breakin' 3D Boundaries wasn't as painful as imagined, as we heard some great Alt. rock, Blues, Country, Funk, Jazz, Pop, RnB, Rockabilly, Rock, Soul and more. With … [Read more...] about Breakin’ 3D Boundaries