1964, The Supremes record "Where Did Our Love Go" at Motown Studios in Detroit. The song would become the first of their five number one singles. 1965, Unit Four Plus Two were at number one on the singles chart with "Concrete And Clay," the English group's only chart topping hit. 1966, The Who played at Queens Hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. 1967, Otis Redding, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 8
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Today in Rock History – February 6
1958, George Harrison joined Liverpool group The Quarrymen. The group, who were named after Lennon's school, featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Len Garry, Eric Griffiths and John Lowe. 1965, The Righteous Brothers started a two week run at number one on the US singles chart with the Phil Spector produced "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." The song was also number one in … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 6
Today in Rock History – January 4
1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played at the Bromel Club, Bromley, England. It was the first of what would be over 240 gigs in 1967, including many dates with two shows per night. 1967, The Doors released their self-titled debut album The Doors. Unique packaging of the album included each band member's bio. 1968, The University of California, Los Angeles announced that … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 4
Today in Rock History – August 20
1965, The Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham and his partner Tony Calder launched Immediate records. Their first release was The McCoy’s "Hang On Sloopy." Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Nico all attended the launch party. The label became the home of The Small Faces, The Nice, Amen Corner and Chris Farlowe and a young producer, guitarist Jimmy Page. 1966, The … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 20
Today in Rock History – August 10
1968, The lineup for day two of the National Jazz & Blues Festival was Alan Haven, Deep Purple, Ginger Baker, Jeff Beck Group, Joe Cocker, Mike Westbrook, Ronnie Scott, T. Rex, Ten Years After, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Don Rendell & Ian Carr Quintet, and The Nice. The festival was held at Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury On Thames, England. 1968, Jimi … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 10
