1965, Bob Dylan played the first night on a 36 date North American tour at Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin, Texas. 1966, Jimi Hendrix arrived in London with manager Chas Chandler on a flight from New York City. With only the clothes he was wearing, Hendrix had sold his other belongings to pay a hotel bill in New York. 1966, The Association started a three week run at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 24
Rock 'n' Roll
Today in Rock History – September 23
1966, The Rolling Stones 66 12-date UK tour kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall London. Supported by The Yardbirds, Ike and Tina Turner, and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers. Both Keith Moon and John Entwistle from The Who were in the audience. 1967, The Mothers Of Invention appeared at the Royal Albert Hall London making their UK live debut 1967, The Box Tops started a … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 23
Today in Rock History – September 22
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
Today in Rock History – September 20
1968, Led Zeppelin, still working under the name of The Yardbirds, started recording their debut album at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, England. The album took only about 36 hours of studio time to complete at a cost of around £1,782 ($2851), with most of the tracks being recorded "live" in the studio with very few overdubs. 1968, The Amboy Dukes performed at the Grande … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 20
The RadioActivity Of Fall
Uncle Marty and Daytona the On The Airedale are here on The 3D RadioActivity number 605, as the northern hemisphere's seasonal changes will make us see what music will FALL our way. The 15 tunes averaging three and three quarter minutes in length sorta managed to FALL into place. To FALL in LOVE would fit into this mold, and that's where we're going next time. Tell me … [Read more...] about The RadioActivity Of Fall