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Rock History August 28 1965, The Rolling Stones announced that Allen Klein, who they had met three days earlier, would co-manage the group along with Andrew Long Oldham. At the same time, The Stones signed a five-year recording deal with Decca Records. 1965, The Beach Boys “California Girls” was at number three on the US…
Rock History August 27 1966, The Beach Boys “God Only Knows” peaked in the second spot on the UK singles chart. The song was groundbreaking in many ways. It was one of the first commercial songs to use the word “God” in its title and Brian Wilson used many unorthodox instruments, including the French horns…
3D’s 2025 Musical Memorial Tribute PtXIII Your Uncle Marty is here once again with DaytonAiredale on The.3D.RadioActivity’s 788th gathering, as we continue our extended retrospective of artists who gave their all to the music world and have gone on to their just and final rewards. This time our focus is on February into March of…
Rock History August 26 1965, The Byrds appeared at the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California. 1965, Sonny & Cher were at number one on the UK singles chart with “I Got You Babe,” the duo’s only British chart topper. Sonny Bono was inspired to write the song to capitalize on the popularity of the term “babe,”…
Rock History – August 25 1967, Brian Wilson returned to performing live with The Beach Boys in Honolulu after a two year hiatus. The group had just released “Heroes and Villains.” 1967, Bobbie Gentry started a four week run at number one on the US singles chart with “Ode To Billy Joe,” a number thirteen…
Rock History – August 24 1966, The Doors started recording their self-titled first album at Sunset Sound Recording Studios, West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The Sunset Sound Recorders complex was created by Walt Disney’s Director of Recording, Tutti Camarata, from a collection of old commercial and residential buildings, some built more than 80 years…
Psychedelic Time Warp is hosted by Bart Shore. Hear songs about school, class, teachers, college – with Steely Dan, Jimmy Buffett, The Police, White Stripes, Muddy Waters, The Beatles, AC/DC, Rockpile, Ramones, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Beastie Boys, blink-182, Supertramp, Stanley Clarke, the MC5, School of Fish, Nirvana. Plus long lost LA band The Quick,…
Rock History August 23 1966, The Beatles were at number one on the singles chart with the double a sided ‘Yellow Submarine – Eleanor Rigby’. The group’s eleventh chart topper. 1966, On their final tour of America, The Beatles performed at Shea Stadium in New York City, New York. Unlike the previous year’s performance, which…
Rock History August 22 1964, The Supremes started a two week run at number one on the US singles chart with “Where Did Our Love Go” the girl group’s first chart topper. Holland–Dozier–Holland had originally composed the song for The Marvelettes to record it who rejected the song, thinking it childish. 1965, The Beatles, on…
Rock History August 21 1965, The Rolling Stones started a three week run at number one on the album chart with Out Of Our Heads, the group’s first chart topping 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…
Rock History August 20 1965, The Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham and his partner Tony Calder launched Immediate records. Their first release was The McCoy’s “Hang On Sloopy.” Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Nico all attended the launch party. The label became the home of The Small Faces, The Nice, Amen Corner and Chris Farlowe…
3D’s 2025 Musical Memorial Tribute PtXII Everybody’a favorite Uncle Marty is on The.3D.RadioActivity number 787 with DaytonAiredale as we observe part twelve of our Musical Memorial tribute to the remembrance of the artists who left us in the past 365 days, this time in the second month of 2025 by playing tracks from their catalog.…
Rock History August 19 1964, The High Numbers, (The Who) played at The Scene in Soho London, England. The Who, 1964 – from THE MARK AND COLLEEN HAYWARD COLLECTION (http://rockmusicprints.com/) 1964, The Beatles kicked off a North American tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, to a crowd of 17,130. Playing 12 songs…
Rock History August 18 1962, With just two hours of rehearsal, Ringo Star makes his Beatles debut at the Horticultural Society Dance at Birkenhead, England. 1964, Over 9,000 frenzied fans met The Beatles as they arrived in San Francisco, to begin an American tour. The Beatles were driven into a protective fence enclosure so that…
Rock History August 17 1959, American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, regarded by many critics as one of the greatest jazz records. Its influence on music, including jazz, rock, and classical genres, has led writers to also deem it one of the most influential albums ever recorded 1965, The Byrds were forced…
Psychedelic Time Warp is hosted by Bart Shore. We’re going back to Bethel, New York for a unique look back at 1969’s Woodstock Festival. This show presents artists from the event that didn’t make it onto the 1970 documentary film, and songs by the performers that differ from the movie version. Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock…
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Rock History August 16 1938, American blues musician Robert Johnson died, likely poisoned by a jealous husband, at the age of 27 at a country crossroads near Greenwood, Mississippi. His recordings from 1936 -1937 have influenced generations of musicians including Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, Jeff Beck…
Rock History August 15 1965, The Beatles set a new world record for the largest attendance at a pop concert when they played in front of 55,600 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City. Also on the bill were Brenda Holloway, The King Curtis Band, The Young Rascals and Sounds Incorporated. The Beatles were…
Rock History August 14 1965, The Beatles taped an appearance for CBS-TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show at Studio 50, New York City. They performed “I Feel Fine,” “I’m Down,” “Act Naturally,” “Ticket to Ride,” “Yesterday,” and “Help!” Also, The Beatles fifth album Help! started a nine-week run at number one on the charts. 1965, Sonny & Cher…
Rock History August 13 1965, Jefferson Airplane made their live debut at San Francisco’s Matrix Club. 1965, Mike Smith, lead singer of The Dave Clark Five, suffered two broken ribs when he was pulled off the stage by fans. The group were in Chicago at the beginning of a US tour. 1965, The performed at…
Your Uncle Marty is here once again with DaytonAiredale on The.3D.RadioActivity’s 786th gathering, as we continue our extended retrospective of artists who gave their all to the music world and have gone on to their just and final rewards. This time our focus begins with Twenty 25 on our Musical Memorial Tribute Pt XI.
Rock History August 12 1966, The Beatles performed two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois. This was the first stop on what would turn out to be The Beatles’ final US tour. Support acts were the Remains, Bobby Hebb, Cyrkle, and the Ronettes. 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at The Ambassador Theatre,…
Rock History August 11 1966, At a press conference held at The Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago, John Lennon apologized for his remarks that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.” Lennon told reporters “Look, I wasn’t saying The Beatles are better than God or Jesus, I said “Beatles” because it’s easy for me to…
Rock History August 10 1968, The lineup for day two of the National Jazz & Blues Festival was Alan Haven, Deep Purple, Ginger Baker, Jeff Beck Group, Joe Cocker, Mike Westbrook, Ronnie Scott, T. Rex, Ten Years After, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Don Rendell & Ian Carr Quintet, and The Nice. The…
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…
