1967, Brian Wilson returned to performing live with The Beach Boys in Honolulu after a two year hiatus. The group had just released "Heroes and Villains." 1967, Bobbie Gentry started a four week run at number one on the US singles chart with "Ode To Billy Joe," a number 13 hit in the UK. The song generated eight Grammy nominations, resulting in three wins for Gentry and one … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 25
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Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 16
Hosted by Bart Shore. Hear music from Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan, vintage Fleetwood Mac, Jefferson Airplane, the Status Quo, REM, the Grateful Dead, Genesis, ELP, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Zevon, Alan Parson, Grand Funk, Bowie, Cat Stevens, Traffic, and more. We have a set of songs from bands featuring Eric Clapton, the Yardbirds, Cream, and Derek and the … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 16
Today in Rock History – June 26
1965, The Byrds went to number one on the US singles chart with their version of Bob Dylan's "Mr Tambourine Man." Only Roger McGuinn from the band played on the song, Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine played on the track. 1965, The Strangeloves, three Australian aborigines who were really three New Yorkers, enter Billboard's Hot 100 with "I Want Candy." 1966, In the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 26
Today in Rock History – June 7
1968, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane all appeared for the first of a three night run at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California. 1968, Cream played at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan 1969, Supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Steve Winwood made their live debut at a free concert in London's Hyde … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 7
Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 6
Hosted by Bart Shore. This show has no formal theme, other than all the bands are from the UK. Hear music from the Stones, the Cure, the Who, Small Faces, Black Sabbath, Traffic, Thin Lizzy, Bowie, Donovan, the Kinks, Pink Floyd, ELP, Tull, Queen, Moody Blues, Eric Burdon, U2, and of course The Beatles. There are some classic Monty Python bits scattered through out … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 6
