1967, The Monkees album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd went to number one on the album chart. It was their fourth album to sell over a million copies, following The Monkees, More Of The Monkees and Headquarters. 1967, Pink Floyd play at The Dome in Brighton, England 1969, George Harrison joins Delaney & Bonnie to perform with them in Bristol, England, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 2
Bob Dylan
Today in Rock History – November 29
1965, This week's UK Top 5 albums, number five, Out Of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones, number four, Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan, number three, Help!, The Beatles, number two, Mary Poppins Soundtrack, and at number one, Sound Of Music Soundtrack. 1965, Colorado Governor John A. Love declared a Rolling Stones day throughout the State as The Stones appeared at The Denver … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 29
Today in Rock History – November 28
1963, "She Loves You" by The Beatles returned to number one for the second time on the UK singles chart. 1964, The Shangri-Las went to number one on the singles chart with the teen death song "Leader Of The Pack." 1967, The Beatles recorded their last fan club record as a group, "Christmas Time Is Here Again!" The Beatles' Christmas records were spoken and musical … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 28
Today in Rock History – November 26
1967, This was the 10th date on a 16-date UK package tour that Pink Floyd played alongside The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, The Nice, The Eire Apparent, The Outer Limits and Amen Corner. Tonight's date was at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, and as with all of the dates, there were two shows per night. 1967, The promotional film of The Beatles "Hello, Goodbye" was aired … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 26
Today in Rock History – November 22
1963, The Beatles released their second album With The Beatles, which spent 51 weeks on the UK charts. 1963, President John F. Kennedy is shot in Dallas, Texas as his motorcade passes through downtown. He is pronounced dead at Parkland Medical Center. 1964, The Who appeared at the Goldhawk Social Club in London. 1965, Bob Dylan married Sara Lowndes in New York. Sara … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 22