1965, The Beatles taped an appearance for CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show at Studio 50, New York City. They performed "I Feel Fine," "I'm Down," "Act Naturally," "Ticket to Ride," "Yesterday," and "Help!" Also, The Beatles fifth album Help! started a nine-week run at number one on the charts. 1965, Sonny & Cher started a three week run at number one on the US … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 14
British Invasion
Today in Rock History – August 13
1965, Jefferson Airplane made their live debut at San Francisco's Matrix Club. 1965, Mike Smith, lead singer of The Dave Clark Five, suffered two broken ribs when he was pulled off the stage by fans. The group were in Chicago at the beginning of a US tour. 1965, The performed at The Marine Ballroom at the Central Pier in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. 1965, The … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 13
Today in Rock History – August 12
1966, The Beatles performed two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois. This was the first stop on what would turn out to be The Beatles' final US tour. Support acts were the Remains, Bobby Hebb, Cyrkle, and the Ronettes. 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at The Ambassador Theatre, Washington D.C. 1967, The Who played at Convention Hall in … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 12
Today in Rock History – August 11
1966, At a press conference held at The Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago, John Lennon apologized for his remarks that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus." Lennon told reporters “Look, I wasn’t saying The Beatles are better than God or Jesus, I said "Beatles" because it’s easy for me to talk about The Beatles. I could have said "TV" or "Cinema," "Motorcars," or anything … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 11
Today in Rock History – August 10
1968, The lineup for day two of the National Jazz & Blues Festival was Alan Haven, Deep Purple, Ginger Baker, Jeff Beck Group, Joe Cocker, Mike Westbrook, Ronnie Scott, T. Rex, Ten Years After, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Don Rendell & Ian Carr Quintet, and The Nice. The festival was held at Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury On Thames, England. 1968, Jimi … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 10