1967, Jimi Hendrix performed at Haverstock Hill Country Club in London. 1967, The Monkees TV show was shown for the first time in the UK. 1968, Fleetwood Mac, The Move, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and Fairport Convention all appeared at the Roundhouse Chalk Farm in London. 1968, The Who play at Festival Hall in Brisbane, Queensland. The performances go over well … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 20
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Today in Rock History – January 15
1965, The Who released their first single "I Can't Explain," with Jimmy Page on guitar and The Ivy League on backing vocals. It went on to reach number eight on the singles chart. 1966, The Who play at The Two Puddings Club in Stratford and the In Crowd Club in Hackney, London, England. 1967, The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of "Lets Spend The Night … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 15
Today in Rock History – January 7
1964, The Beatles recorded a seven-song appearance for the BBC Radio program Saturday Club. They played All My Loving, Money, The Hippy Hippy Shake, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Roll Over Beethoven Johnny B. Goode, and I Wanna Be Your Man. The show was broadcast on February 15, while the Beatles were in the US. 1967, The Young Rascals, The Doors, and Sopwith Camel play at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 7
Today in Rock History – January 4
1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played at the Bromel Club, Bromley, England. It was the first of what would be over 240 gigs in 1967, including many dates with two shows per night. 1967, The Doors released their self-titled debut album The Doors. Unique packaging of the album included each band member's bio. 1968, The University of California, Los Angeles announced that … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 4
Today in Rock History – January 2
1965, The Beatles Story, yet another US-only collection of Fab Four releases, goes to number seven in the album charts. The Beatles are currently number one in the singles charts with "I Feel Fine." 1966, “We Can Work It Out” by the The Beatles takes over the top spot from Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sounds of Silence.” It remains for two weeks, then falls to second once again … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 2