1966, The Troggs recorded "Wild Thing" at Regent Sound Studio in London. The song went on to be a chart topping US and number two UK hit in June the following year. 1966, The Who and The Yardbirds appear together in a live French edition of Ready, Steady GO! called, appropriately, Ready, Steady, Allez! According to producer Vicki Wickham, both groups run out of the studio … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 1
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Today in Rock History – March 31
1967, Jimi Hendrix set fire to his guitar live on stage for the first time when he was appearing at The Astoria in London, England. It was the first night of a 24-date tour with The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens, and Engelbert Humperdink. The Fender Stratocaster burned on stage by Hendrix sold for £280,000 at a 2008 London auction of rock memorabilia. 1967, Pink Floyd played … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 31
Today in Rock History – March 29
1967, During a European tour The Rolling Stones appeared at the Bremen-Stadthalle in Germany. Also on the tour, The Easybeats and The Creation. 1967, Working at Abbey Road studios The Beatles finished recording "Good Morning Good Morning." They then started work on a new song "With a Little Help From My Friends," (originally titled "Bad Finger Boogie,") recording 10 takes of … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 29
Today in Rock History – March 28
1967, Working on sessions for the new Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's at Abbey Road studios in London, John Lennon recorded his lead vocal for "Good Morning Good Morning," and Paul McCartney added a lead guitar solo to the track. Lennon had decided he wanted to end the song with animal sound effects, and asked that they be sequenced in such a way that each successive animal was … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 28
RA 3D-ozen Strings
Sort of doubling the fun as DaytonAiredale and everybody's Uncle Marty explores one of our AND lots of other pickers favorite instruments. Many guitarists claim that whatever they do on a 12-string sounds better than on a 6 which is a significant part of the attractiveness of this sort of guitar. The sparkly dynamic flash factor is probably the biggest reason most start playing … [Read more...] about RA 3D-ozen Strings