1965, The Byrds were at number one on the UK singles chart with their version of the Bob Dylan song "Mr Tambourine Man." It was the first Bob Dylan song to reach the top of the charts. Across the Atlantic, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones began the third of it's four week run at number one. 1966, The Who played at Brittania Pier in Great Yarmouth, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 24
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Today in Rock History – July 12
1962, The Rolling Stones made their live debut at the Marquee Jazz Club, London, with Dick Taylor on bass (later of The Pretty Things) and Mick Avory on drums, (later of The Kinks). They were a last minute fill-in for Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, who had been plucked to appear on BBC radio's Jazz Club program. Billed as The Rollin’ Stones, culled from a song by one of … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 12
2021 Musical Memorial 3Day Memories Part 5
I'm your Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity, adventure 593 as we wrap up our Memorial Month Testimonial or Eulogy to many of the biggest names in music who have gone on to their final and just rewards over the past year. That concludes our tuneful testimonial to over seventy music artists who have checked out of this mortal coil for the next plane of existence. … [Read more...] about 2021 Musical Memorial 3Day Memories Part 5
2021 Musical Memorial 3Day Memories Pt4
Uncle Marty here on adventure Number 592 of The 3D RadioActivity, as we continue to observe our Musical Memorial Day. On this, episode #4 in the series, we pay tribute to the memory of the artists who've left us in the past 12 months by playing cuts from their discography. There's over a dozen souls who have left, as we near our Musical Memorial Memories finish line for … [Read more...] about 2021 Musical Memorial 3Day Memories Pt4
2021 Musical Memorial 3Day Memories Pt3
I'm Uncle Marty on The 3D RadioActivity Number 591, as we observe part three of our musical Memorial Day. On this episode, we again pay tribute to the remembrance of the artists who have left us in the past 365 days or so by playing cuts that they released. We've managed to pay tribute to more than 40 musical lives lost so far over our Musical Memories programs, with 10 … [Read more...] about 2021 Musical Memorial 3Day Memories Pt3