1966, The Mothers of Invention support comedian Lenny Bruce at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium. 1966, At the Cow Palace, the Beach Boys' Summer Spectacular features performances by the Jefferson Airplane, the Lovin' Spoonful, Percy Sledge, the Byrds, and the Sir Douglas Quintet. 1966, After holding a press conference aboard a yacht in New York City, The Rolling Stones … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 24
Genesis
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 12
1964, The Beatles arrived in Adelaide, Australia and were greeted by an estimated 250,000 fans, who lined the ten mile route from the airport to the city center. The group gave their first four shows in Australia at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide over two nights, playing: I Saw Her Standing There, I Want To Hold Your Hand, All My Loving, She Loves You, Till There Was You, Roll … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 12
Today in Rock History – June 11
1966, The Rolling Stones started a two week run atop the singles chart with "Paint It Black," the group's third number one single. 1966, European radio stations mistakenly report that The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey is dead. Actually, it was guitarist Pete Townshend who had been injured in a car accident a few days earlier. 1966, Elvis Presley begins shooting his 26th … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 11
Today in Rock History – June 8
1967, The Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band went to number one. Costing $42,500 to produce, the album was recorded over 700 hours of studio time. It was also the first album to print the lyrics on the sleeve. The album spent 27 weeks at number one on the chart. 1967, Procol Harum went to number one on the UK singles chart with "A Whiter Shade Of Pale," the group's … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 8