1960, Roy Orbison entered the UK chart with "Only The Lonely", which went on to become the first of Orbison's three UK chart toppers. Released as a 45 rpm single by Monument Records in May, 1960, "Only The Lonely" went to number two on the United States. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record the song himself. 1965, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 28
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Today in Rock History – July 25
1964, The Beatles third album A Hard Day's Night started a twenty-one week run at the top of the UK charts. This was the first Beatles album to be recorded entirely on four-track tape, allowing for good stereo mixes. 1965, Bob Dylan plugged in for his headlining set backed by the Butterfield Blues Band at The Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Folk music purists … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 25
Today in Rock History – July 7
1963, The Rolling Stones made their UK TV debut when they appeared on Thank Your Lucky Stars. Also seen on the show were Mickie Most, The Cadets, Helen Shapiro and Gordon Mills. The Stones made a total of 13 appearances on the show between 1963 and 1966 1965, The Who played at a gala opening of The Manor House club in London. 1966, The Kinks were at number one on the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 7
Psychedelic Time Warp – Numbers, Numbers
Hosted by Bart Shore. This show's theme is numbers - all the songs have numerals in the title, such as "If 6 was 9" by Hendrix. We have a set of street names and numbers (including "8th Avenue Serenade" by Green Day), and a countdown from 10 to 1 in song. Hear from Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Moody Blues, the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, ? and the Mysterians, Roxy … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Numbers, Numbers
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon" by Chicago
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman - "Ballet For A girl In Buchannon" by Chicago In 1970, Chicago Transit Authority shortened their name to Chicago and released their second album, which like the first one was a double album. The better part of side two featured this suite comprising the songs "Make Me Smile," "So Much To Say, So Much To … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon" by Chicago
