1968, The three day Miami Pop Festival took place, the first major rock festival held on the East Coast of the US, with Chuck Berry, The McCoys, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, The Turtles, The Box Tops, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Pacific Gas and Electric, Procol Harum, Canned Heat, Iron Butterfly and The Grateful Dead. 100,000 people attended the event. 1968, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 28
Blues
Today in Rock History – December 27
1967, The Doors appeared on The Jonathon Winters Show on CBS TV from Los Angeles. 1967, Bob Dylan releases his long-awaited follow-up to the Blonde on Blonde album, John Wesley Harding. Rolling Stone declares, “Without a doubt this is another major musical step for Bob Dylan. The predominance of country blues, white and black, from Hank Williams to Leadbelly is … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 27
Today in Rock History – December 21
1967, The Beatles held a party at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to preview their new movie Magical Mystery Tour. 1967, The Rolling Stones release their psychedelic-themed Their Satanic Majesties Request in the United States. The album reaches number two in the American album charts, below the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour. The Beatles themselves hold a costume party … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 21
RadioActive Gifts & Presents
Your Uncle Marty and Daytona are here with a pile of Gifts & Presents under our 3D Tree and they all have your name on the tag because that's what we're delivering on the 618th interlude of The 3D RadioActivity. We've given you a lot of different seasonal offerings without any tinsel or festive paper to dispose of. Next time Daytona and I will get rid of this year … [Read more...] about RadioActive Gifts & Presents
Today in Rock History – December 17
1963, James Carroll at WWDC in Washington, DC, became the first disc jockey to broadcast a Beatles record on American radio. Carroll played "I Want To Hold Your Hand," which he had obtained from his stewardess girlfriend, who brought the single back from the UK. Due to listener demand, the song was played daily, every hour. Since it hadn't been released yet in the States, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 17