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 No.1 on the US singles chart with "Ode To Billy Joe," a No.13 hit in the UK. The song generated eight Grammy nominations, resulting in three wins for Gentry and one win for … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 25
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Today in Rock History – August 14
1965, The Beatles taped an appearance for CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show at Studio 50, New York City. They performed "I Feel Fine," "I'm Down," "Act Naturally," "Ticket to Ride," "Yesterday," and "Help!" Also, The Beatles fifth album Help! started a nine-week run at number one on the charts. 1965, Sonny & Cher started a three week run at number one on the US singles chart … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 14
Today in Rock History – August 12
1966, The Beatles performed two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois. This was the first stop on what would turn out to be The Beatles' final US tour. Support acts were the Remains, Bobby Hebb, Cyrkle, and the Ronettes. 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at The Ambassador Theatre, Washington D.C. 1967, The Who played at Convention Hall in … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 12
Today in Rock History – August 10
1968, The lineup for day two of the National Jazz & Blues Festival was Alan Haven, Deep Purple, Ginger Baker, Jeff Beck Group, Joe Cocker, Mike Westbrook, Ronnie Scott, T. Rex, Ten Years After, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Don Rendell & Ian Carr Quintet, and The Nice. The festival was held at Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury On Thames, England. 1968, Jimi … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 10
Today in Rock History – August 7
1965, Herman's Hermits went to number one on the singles chart with "I'm Henry VIII I Am." The single was only released in the US. Singer Peter Noone once interviewed Elvis Presley for UK music paper New Musical Express. 1965, Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five suffered two broken ribs when he was pulled off the stage by a fan in Chicago. 1965, The Turtles' remake of Bob … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 7