1964, The Beatles have an incredible fourteen singles on the American charts. 1965, During a North American tour, The Rolling Stones played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto to over 16,000 fans. 1965, The Who performed at Trade Union Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. 1967, Just days after the completion of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles embark … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 25
Cheap Trick
Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 37
Hosted by Bart Shore. Hear from Black Sabbath, the Stones, Doors, Allman Brothers, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Derek and the Dominos. Plus Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, Talking Heads, Neil Young, and Joe Walsh live. Cheap Trick covers the Beatles and hear the Dark Side of the Mule as Gov't Mule takes on the Pink Floyd classic. Also, rare … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 37
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 – December 18
1965, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler records “Ballad of the Green Berets.” 1965, The Beatles are number one in the British singles chart with “Day Tripper.” 1966, Tara Browne was killed when driving at high speed in his Lotus Elan after it collided with a parked truck in South Kensington, London. A close friend of The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, his … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 18
Today in Rock History – July 9
1967, On a tour supporting The Monkees, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appear at the Convention Hall, Miami, Florida. After it becomes plainly apparent that the group is not suited to teenybopper audiences, the tour’s promoter Dick Clark and Hendrix’s manager Chas Chandler concoct a story saying that the conservative Daughters of the American Revolution group had complained at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 9