1965, The Byrds record "Mr. Tambourine Man." The only actual member of the band who performs on the record is lead guitarist/singer Jim McGuinn. Musicians from the fabled "Wrecking Crew," including Larry Knetchel on bass, Leon Russell on piano, Hal Blaine on drums, Jerry Cole and Bill Pittman on guitar, replace the rest of the band. These musicians provided the backing … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 21
Black Sabbath
Today in Rock History – January 14
1963, Charlie Watts made his live debut with The Rolling Stones at The Flamingo Jazz Club, Soho, London. Before joining the Stones, Watts played regularly with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. The famous entourage has included Jack Bruce, Charlie Watts, Terry Cox, Ginger Baker, Art Wood, Long John Baldry, Ronnie Jones, Danny Thompson, Graham Bond, Cyril Davies and Dick … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 14
Today in Rock History – January 13
1963, The Beatles recorded a TV appearance on the ABC Television program Thank Your Lucky Stars in Birmingham playing their new single, "Please Please Me". The show was broadcast on January 19th. 1965, The first day of recording sessions for Bob Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home album were held at Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Dylan recorded … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 13
Today in Rock History – January 8
1966, The Beatles started a six week run at number one on the album chart with Rubber Soul, the group's seventh chart topper, which went on to spend 56 weeks on the chart. The group also started a three week run at number one on the singles chart with "We Can Work It Out" the group's 11th number one single. 1966, ABC broadcasts the last ever episode of pop music program … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 8
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