1969, Cream started a two-week run at number one on the chart with their album Goodbye. 1969, Tommy Roe started a four week run at number one on the singles chart with 'Dizzy', 1969, Janis Joplin was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for 35 Cents, 1969, Tyrannosaurus Rex singer Marc Bolan's first book of poetry 'The Warlock Of Love' was … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 15
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Today in Rock History – March 1
1967, The Beatles began recording "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" at Abbey Road studios, London. Work on the new John Lennon song began the day before with extensive rehearsals. Despite the acronym of the song spelling out LSD, the origins of the composition came from a drawing that Lennon's son Julian had made of his classmate Lucy O'Donnell. John wrote a song inspired … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 1
Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 41
Hosted by Bart Shore. Lots of live music on this show, including Traffic, Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Beatles, Genesis, Doors Bob Dylan, Doors, Chicago, Yardbirds, U2 and Yes. Plus some classic Zappa, Steely Dan, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Santana, and vintage Fleetwood Mac (from the Peter Green era) Comedy bits from National Lampoon and Monty Python. For a list … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 41
Today in Rock History – December 9
1966, Supergroup Cream released their debut studio album Fresh Cream in the UK. The power trio of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker also released their second single "I Feel Free" on the same day. 1967, The Doors appeared at the New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut. Before the show, a policeman found singer Jim Morrison making out with an 18 year-old girl in a … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 9
Psychedelic Time Warp – Sun and Moon, Part 1
Hosted by Bart Shore. Sun songs. Part One is all Sun songs - sun or sunshine tunes with music from Richie Havens, the Beatles, Neville Brothers, Jonathan Edwards, Doobie Brothers, Violent Femmes, Al Stewart, Elton John, the Doors, Yes, Camel, Pink Floyd, the Police, Soundgarden, Traffic, and Jethro Tull. Also Grand Funk, Fijiid Pink, Eddie Vedder, Madness, Unknown … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Sun and Moon, Part 1