Music

1967, The Who Sell Out LP is released in Britain. The album was to have been released a month earlier but was delayed while permission was sought from all the companies mentioned in the commercials. While getting the rights for the commercials, someone forgets to secure the rights for the Radio London jingles and a lawsuit erupts. Those who rush out to buy th … (read more…)

1967, Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was rushed to St Georges hospital in London after collapsing. A doctor reported Jones was tired and suffering from over strain and was also recovering from having some teeth out.

1968, Deep Purple played at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan.

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1966, Jimi Hendrix made his British TV debut on ITV’s Ready Steady Go! Marc Bolan was also on the show. The Jimi Hendrix Experience also recorded “Foxy Lady” on this day. The United States version of Are You Experienced listed the song with a spelling mistake as “Foxey Lady” and this is how it is still known among many North American … (read more…)

I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, as The 3D RadioActivityreaches installment #460; this time with a sure fire feature that has lots of hits and misses!

There was an interesting time during the late 1950s where straight Country ‘n’ Western music melded with then-burgeoning Rock ‘n’ Roll and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, giving birth to classic Rockabilly. Capitol records was a hotbed for Rockabilly recording crossover artists like Ferlin Husky, Faron Young, Wanda Jackson, Hank Thompson, Jerry Reed, Gene Vincent and Skeets McDonald. Jean Shep … (read more…)

1966, Pink Floyd make their first ever appearance at the Royal Albert Hall. Their would play the RAH three more times, with the last performance there in 1970.

1966, Jimi Hendrix performs at the RamJam Club in London.

1967, Rolling Stone Brian Jones was given 3 years probation and a £1,000 ($1,600) fine for drug offe … (read more…)

They said it couldn’t be done! Ian Anderson created a sequel to Jethro Tull’s classic 1972 album, “Thick As A Brick” answering the question “What ever happened to Gerald Bostock?,” the fictional character at the heart of the original album. Well, 40 years later and now we have “TAAB2” or “Thick As A Brick 2” released last week. I must admit I greeted this album with qu … (read more…)

He may have changed his color schemes from red and white to blue for his first solo record, but this song isn’t a White of a different color musically…and that’s a good thing! As the NY Times recently stated, he’s a “Jack Out-Of-The-Box” when it comes releasing records. In an effort to try alterna … (read more…)