1964, The Beach Boys made their TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on US TV where they performed "I Get Around" and "Wendy." 1966, The Who's managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp attend a Jimi Hendrix performance at the Scotch of St. James Club. Chandler has heard about their Track Records' startup (Hendrix originally wanted to sign with Decca because The Who were on … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 27
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Today in Rock History – September 5
1964, The Animals started a three week run at number one on the singles chart with "House Of The Rising Sun." When first released the record company printed the time of the song on the record as three minutes feeling that the real time of four minutes was too long for radio airplay. 1965, Sonny & Cher made their first live UK appearance when they appeared at the 100 Club … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 5
3D’s 2022 Musical Memorial Tribute Pt Seven
Uncle Marty is here once again with DaytonAiredale on The 3D RadioActivity's 647th gathering as we continue our retrospective of artists who gave their all to the music world and have gone on to their final and just rewards since the beginning of this year. We had some longer songs this time, averaging 3 and 3/4 minutes as our 13 spotlights also had a median age of 75 … [Read more...] about 3D’s 2022 Musical Memorial Tribute Pt Seven
Today In Rock History – July 4
1959: Bobby Darin's hit "Dream Lover" tops the UK chart. The track, which would reach the second postion in the US, includes Neil Sedaka on piano. 1964: "I Get Around" becomes the first US number one single for The Beach Boys. In the UK, it would be the band's first Top Ten hit, reaching number 7. The B-side of the single was "Don't Worry Baby", which itself charted in 24th … [Read more...] about Today In Rock History – July 4
Today in Rock History – May 10
1966, A year after returning to her home state of Texas from San Francisco, Janis Joplin heads west again. She was summoned by Chet Helms, a friend who is now managing Big Brother & the Holding Company. He dispatches Travis Rivers, an old acquaintance of Janis' from her Port Arthur, Texas days to convince the singer to join Big Brother. Joplin had even considered becoming a … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – May 10