1964, Three classic British singles were released, The Rolling Stones “Not Fade Away,” a UK number three, The Hollies “Just One Look,”a UK number two, and Billy J Kramer’s “Little Children,” a UK number one. 1964, New York band The Echoes recruited a new, young unknown piano player, named Billy Joel. 1967, Pink Floyd started […]
Today in Rock History – February 17
1966, Nancy Sinatra was at number one on the singles chart with “These Boots Are Made For Walking,” her first chart topper. 1967, The Beatles started recording a new John Lennon song “Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite” at Abbey Road studio’s, London. John’s lyrics for the song came almost entirely from an antique […]
Today in Rock History – February 14
1967, Aretha Franklin records a cover of Otis Redding’s “Respect”at Atlantic Studios in New York. It would become a number one US single in June. 1967, The Doors play the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles. 1967, Jimi Hendrix appeared at Gray’s Club in Tilbury, Essex, England. 1968, Manfred Mann were at number one on […]
Today in Rock History – February 8
1964, Responding to claims that the Kingsmen’s incomprehensible “Louie Louie” is pornographic, the song’s publisher, Max Firetag, offers $1,000 to anyone who can indentify the “suggestive” elements in the song’s lyrics. 1968, The Band Of Joy, featuring John Bonham and Robert Plant, made their first London appearance, supporting Edwin Starr at the The Marquee Club […]
Today in Rock History – January 31
1964, Sales figures show that the Beatles’ “She Loves You” has sold 1.3 million copies in England, while “I Want to Hold Your Hand” has sold 1.5 million. 1967, The Beatles spent a second day at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, England to complete filming for the ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ promotional video. The film was shot […]
WORRI3D
I’m your Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity for the 467th time as we recommend that you set aside your cares for an hour, you can leave them and any WORRIES up to us. Download here:https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20190127-Worri3D.mp3 A while back, an idea for a feature bubbled up to the surface when I heard a toe […]
Buried In 3D Music
I’m everyone’s Uncle Marty, on our 465th gathering where we’re not about to get Jean Claude Van Damned! Nope… This time you’re going to get Barry‘d, Berry‘d and musically Buried on The 3D RadioActivity. Download here:https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20190113-BuriedIn3DMusic.mp3 We’ve experienced music that looks at three different variations of the word Bury which is a natural lead in to […]
Today in Rock History – January 16
1964, The Dave Clark Five were at number one on the singles chart with “Glad All Over,” the group’s only chart topper. 1964, The Beatles played two shows at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, France, the first of an 18-night engagement. The first show was attended mostly by Paris’ top society members, all dressed in formal […]
Today in Rock History – January 14
1965, Bob Dylan starts recording Bringing It All Back Home. 1966, The Who play Municipal Hall in Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom. 1966, David Bowie release his first single, “Can’t Help Thinking About Me,” on Parlophone Records. 1967, Pink Floyd played at the Coming-Up Hop, held at The Great Hall, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading England. […]
The First Radioactive Element
The First Cut Is The Deepest, and it is for several reasons as The 3D RadioActivity‘s 464th installment, also marks the start of your eleventh year with your Uncle Marty, as we bring you music every week that we have not presented before with every track being a FIRST. Download herehttps://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20190106-TheFirstRadioactiveElement.mp3 That’s our FIRST show […]
