1962, The Beatles made their first appearance on the UK singles chart with "Love Me Do," which peaked at number four. 1964, The Who performed at Wolsey Hall, Cheshunt, England. 1967, The Doors appeared at Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut. Before the group came on stage, an announcer told the audience not to leave their seats during the performance or they would … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 11
Dire Straits
Today in Rock History – October 2
1965, The McCoys were at number one on the US singles chart with "Hang On Sloopy." It was number five in the UK when released on Andrew Oldham’s new Immediate label. The song was first released by The Vibrations and called "My Girl Sloopy." 1967, All six members of The Grateful Dead were busted by California narcotics agents for possession of marijuana at the groups' 710 … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 2
Today in Rock History – September 21
1968, Deep Purple reached the number four spot on the US singles chart with their debut single "Hush."' 1968, Jeannie C Riley went to number one on the singles chart with "Harper Valley PTA." Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 1968. 1968, Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London gave The Beatles their fifth image change of clothes and hair in four … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 21
Today in Rock History – September 18th
1968, The Beatles recorded 20 takes of "Birthday" while working at Abbey Road studios on new songs for their forthcoming White Album Roadie Mal Evans added handclaps, and Yoko Ono and Pattie Harrison contributed backing vocals on the track. 1968, The Doors film a six-song set for Danish Radio Television at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, near Copenhagen, Denmark. The program is … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 18th
Today in Rock History – September 8
1966, The Who appeared at the Locarno Ballroon in Stevenage, England. This UK tour was notable for the addition of the single, "I'm A Boy" to the band's repertoire. 1968, Pink Floyd were forced to cancel a performance at the Chatelet Teenage Festival in Belgium due to work permit problems. There were some violent reactions from the fans, but the several other bands, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 8