1965, San Francisco band The Great Society, featuring Grace Slick, make their live debut at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, California. The lineup featured Grace, her then-husband Jerry Slick on drums, his brother Darby Slick on guitar, David Miner on vocals and guitar, Bard DuPont on bass, and Peter van Gelder on flute, bass, and saxophone. 1967, The Doors appeared on the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 22
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Today in Rock History – August 29
1966, The Beatles played their last concert before a paying audience, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California to a sold-out crowd of 25,000. John and Paul, knowing what the fans do not, bring cameras on stage and take pictures between songs. Songs performed at the show were "Rock and Roll Music", "She's a Woman", "If I Needed Someone", "Day Tripper", "Baby's in Black", … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 29
Today in Rock History – August 21
1965, The Rolling Stones started a three week run at No.1 on the album chart with Out Of Our Heads the group's first No.1 album. 1965, During a 17 date UK tour, The Who played at the Palais in Bournemouth. 1966, On their last ever US tour The Beatles performed in two cities due to a cancellation due to rain the previous day. First they performed at Crosley Field in … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 21
Today in Rock History – August 9
1967, The Small Faces entered the singles chart with "Itchycoo Park." The song, written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, was released on August 4th, and peaked at number three in the UK and at number 16 in the US the following year. 1967, The Who play Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. 1967, Scott McKenzie was at number one on the Record Retailer UK singles chart with "San … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 9
Today in Rock History – July 31
1965, In England, the Yardbirds with Jeff Beck perform at the Cleethorpes Jazz Festival. 1965, Beatles VI enters the fourth of its six weeks atop the US album charts. Beatles VI includes two tracks recorded specifically for the North American market, "Bad Boy" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy," both covers of Larry Williams songs. 1966, Cream play their first gig in Windsor, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 31