1964, The Rolling Stones made their second appearance on BBC TV show Top Of The Pops performing "Not Fade Away." 1965, This marked the first date of a 21 twice- nightly UK package tour with Del Shannon, Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, and Herman's Hermits, stopping at Sheffield's City Hall, England. 1967, Pink Floyd continued working on their debut album The Piper At … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 27
Blue Oyster Cult
Today in Rock History – February 24
1963, The Rolling Stones started a Sunday night residency at The Station Hotel, Richmond, Surrey. The Stones were paid $41 for the gig and played on the first night to a total of 66 people. 1965, The first full day of filming took place for The Beatles movie Help! with the group riding bicycles on location near London Airport, England. 1966, The Who perform at the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 24
Today in Rock History – February 14
1967, Aretha Franklin records a cover of Otis Redding's "Respect"at Atlantic Studios in New York. It would become a number one US single in June. 1967, The Doors play the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles. 1967, Jimi Hendrix appeared at Gray's Club in Tilbury, Essex, England. 1968, Manfred Mann were at number one on the UK singles chart with their version of the Bob … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 14
Today in Rock History – February 11
1963, In less than ten hours, The Beatles record ten new songs for their first album plus four other tracks which would be the next two singles. John Lennon's vocal on The Isley Brothers "Twist & Shout" was recorded in one take to complete the album. 1964, The Beatles made their live concert debut in the US at the Washington Coliseum. Over 350 police surrounded the stage … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 11
Today in Rock History – February 9
1964, The Beatles made their US live debut on CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show. They performed five songs including their current number one "I Want To Hold Your Hand," watched by an estimated 73 million people. The show had received over 50,000 applications for the 728 seats in the TV studio. 1965, The Who play The Marquee Club in London. 1967, Cat Stevens played at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 9