Hosted by Bart Shore. A generic show with Spirit, the Lemon Pipers, a Beatles demo, live Grateful Dead, John Lennon, the Stones, the Leaves , Genesis, Robin Trower, Led Zeppelin, Grand Funk, and lots of abbreviated bands: REM, CSNY, CCR, ELO, BOC, NRBQ, along with live Pink Floyd from the BBC. Also comedy from Monty Python and National Lampoon. For a list of … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 21
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Today in Rock History – June 16
1965, Bob Dylan recorded "Like A Rolling Stone" at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City, during sessions for the forthcoming Highway 61 Revisited album. Session musicians included Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, whose Hammond organ on "Like A Rolling Stone" became one of rock's most recognizable sounds. 1965, The Who's manager Chris Stamp goes on his first trip to see … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 16
Today in Rock History – June 2
1964, The Rolling Stones play their first American show at a Lynn, Massachusetts high school football stadium. They also make their American TV debut on The Les Crane Show. An Associated Press reporter notes, "They are dirtier and streakier and more disheveled than the Beatles, and in some places, they are more popular than the Beatles." 1966, Frank Sinatra was at number one … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 2
Today in Rock History – April 16
1963, The Beatles perform on BBC TV for the first time on The 625 Show. 1964, The Rolling Stones first album was released in the UK, it went to number one two weeks later and stayed on the chart for 40 weeks, with 11 weeks at the top of the charts. 1964, The Beatles filmed the "chase scenes" for A Hard Days Night with actors dressed as policemen in the Notting Hill Gate … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 16
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise)” by Electric Light Orchestra
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise)” by Electric Light Orchestra By 1973 and the release of their third album, On The Third Day, ELO had literally rid themselves of all the Wood (Roy Wood, that is) from the lineup, and the band was firmly under the artistic direction of Jeff Lynne. The record was far more progressive in its … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise)” by Electric Light Orchestra