1967, A private party was held at the Speakeasy Club in London, England for The Monkees. Guests included: John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield, Eric Clapton, Lulu, and all the members from Manfred Mann, The Who and Procol Harum. 1967, Jimi Hendrix performed at The Scene in New York City. 1967, Pink Floyd played at the Bath Pavilion in Bath, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 3
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Today in Rock History – June 13
1967, The Bee Gees appeared live on the UK TV show As You Like It. The group were promoting their debut single "New York Mining Disaster 1941." 1968, Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Hallucinations performed at Boston Tea Party in Boston, Massachusetts. 1969, The Who stage the Hollywood premiere of Tommy, performing the rock opera at the Hollywood Palladium as … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 13
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 group's … [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