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
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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
Song Of The Day – “Evil Ways” by Santana from “Woodstock”
This week we are celebrating the 44th anniversary of “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music” which took place August 15-18th 1969 on Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, N.Y. Of course, everyone knows the festival by its more common name, Woodstock.. While most people are familiar with Santana’s blazing performance of “Soul Sacrifice” that single handedly established … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Evil Ways” by Santana from “Woodstock”
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “The OtherSide” by The Roots feat. Bilal Oliver and Greg Porn
They are much more than just the house band for "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on TV every night. The Roots crew from Philadelphia was formed by vocalist Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmire "Questlove" Thompson in 1987. For over 25 years they've been providing their own brand of soul-infused jazz and hip-hop to a loving audience. But it wasn't until they became the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “The OtherSide” by The Roots feat. Bilal Oliver and Greg Porn
