1968, The three day Miami Pop Festival took place, the first major rock festival held on the East Coast of the US, with Chuck Berry, The McCoys, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, The Turtles, The Box Tops, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Pacific Gas and Electric, Procol Harum, Canned Heat, Iron Butterfly and The Grateful Dead. 100,000 people attended the event. 1968, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 28
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Today in Rock History – December 1
1964, The Who played the first of 22 consecutive Tuesday night gigs at The Marquee Club in London, the band were paid £50 ($80) for each gig. 1965, during a North America tour The Rolling Stones appeared at the Vancouver Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia. 1966, Tom Jones was atop on the singles chart with his version of "Green Green Grass Of Home." It stayed at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 1
Today in Rock History – November 24
1966, The Beatles got together for the first time since their return from the summer tour of the United States, ready to record a new album. The first song selected for recording was John's "Strawberry Fields Forever," which would end up, not on the album, but on The Beatles' next single. This day's session was devoted entirely to "Strawberry Fields Forever." 1966, Gary … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 24
Today in Rock History – November 15
1966, The Doors officially signed with Elektra Records in a deal for the band to produce seven albums. The band also reluctantly agreed to release "Break On Through" as their first single. The lyric "She gets high/she gets high/she gets high" was changed to “She gets/she gets/she gets" in order to secure radio play. 1967, Pink Floyd plays two shows at Winter Gardens in … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 15
Today in Rock History – November 3
1967, The filming for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour was completed finishing with a sequence at Ringo's country house in Weybridge, Surrey, BBC television bought the rights to broadcast the film twice, the first broadcast, in black-and-white was scheduled for December 26, 1967. The second showing, on the color channel BBC2, was not yet available to all Britons, was set for … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 3