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1969, The recording of ‘The Ballad Of John and Yoko’ took place, with just two Beatles, Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Paul played bass, drums and piano with John on guitars and lead vocals. The song was banned from many radio stations as being blasphemous. On some stations, the word ‘Christ’ was edited in backwards to avoid the ban.
1969, Pi … (read more…)
I’m Your Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity #582, as we take off with the first part of our Blind Pig Records retrospective where you will hear from folks with names like Magic, Moody, Snookey, And The Hawks, so you can be sure you will hear some high quality stuff!
1966, At Abbey Road, the Beatles record “Paperback Writer.”
1966, During a four month world tour, Bob Dylan appeared at Sydney Stadium in Sydney Australia, the first of seven shows in Australia.
1967, Nancy and Frank Sinatra were at number one on the singles chart with “Somethin’ Stupid,” making them th … (read more…)
1968, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention play the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences dinner in New York. Zappa tells the audience, “All year long you people have manufactured this crap, now for one night you’re gonna have to listen to it!”1969, The 5th Dimension started a six wee … (read more…)
1964, The Beatles set a new chart record when they had 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. The songs ranged from “Can’t Buy Me Love” at number one to “Love Me Do” at number 81.
1965, Performing at the New Musical Express poll winners concert, at London’s Wembley Empire Pool, England, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Freddie and the Dreamers, The A … (read more…)
1967, Marvin Gaye recorded his version of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine.” The song was first recorded by The Miracles and had also been a million seller in 1967 for Gladys Knight and the Pips.
1967, Paul McCartney visits a Beach Boys recording session and is said to have loaned … (read more…)
1967, The Doors and The Jefferson Airplane appeared at Cheetah, Santa Monica Pier, Venice, California. This was the largest show The Doors had played to date with a crowd of over 3,000.
1967, The Who appeared at Thalia Theater, Wuppertal, Germany.
1968, Jimi Hendrix and B. B. King performed at the Generation Club, New York.
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1964, The Supremes record “Where Did Our Love Go” at Motown Studios in Detroit. The song would become the first of their five number one singles.
1965, Unit Four Plus Two were at number one on the singles chart with “Concrete And Clay,” the English group’s only chart topping hit.
1966, The Who played at Queens Hall in Leeds, West Yo … (read more…)