1964, During an evening session Bob Dylan recorded "Mr. Tambourine Man" at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. This was the first session for the album Another Side Of Bob Dylan, which saw Dylan recording fourteen original compositions that night. 1967, Pink Floyd played two gigs in one day, the first at the College of Commerce in Hull, and then the UFO at The … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 9
Classic Rock
Today in Rock History – June 8
1967, The Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band went to number one. Costing $42,500 to produce, the album was recorded over 700 hours of studio time. It was also the first album to print the lyrics on the sleeve. The album spent 27 weeks at number one on the chart. 1967, Procol Harum went to number one on the UK singles chart with "A Whiter Shade Of Pale," the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 8
Today in Rock History – June 7
1968, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane all appeared for the first of a three night run at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California. 1968, Cream played at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan 1969, Supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Steve Winwood made their live debut at a free concert in London's Hyde … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 7
Today in Rock History – June 6
1965, Herman's Hermits play The Ed Sullivan Show. 1965, The Rolling Stones released the single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" on the Decca label in the US. The song also featured on the American version of the Rolling Stones' fourth studio album, Out of Our Heads, released that July. 1965, The Who played at St. Joseph's Hall in London. 1966, Roy Orbison's first wife, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 6
3D’s 2023 Musical Memorial Tribute PtII
Uncle Marty here with you on The 3D RadioActivity number 692, as Daytona the On The Airedale and I observe the second part of our Musical Memorial Day. On these tributes, we pay last respects to the memory of the artists who have left us in the past year by playing cuts from their catalog. Listen to 3D's 2023 Musical Memorial Tribute PtII … [Read more...] about 3D’s 2023 Musical Memorial Tribute PtII
