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Today in Rock History – June 25

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1966, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Love, Captain Beefheart, The Lovin Spoonful and Percy Sledge all appeared at The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California.

1966, Jackie Wilson was arrested for inciting a riot and refusing to obey a police order at a nightclub in Port Arthur, Texas. Wilson had a crowd of 400 whipped into a frenzy and refused to stop singing when requested to do so by police. He was later convicted of drunkenness and fined $30.

1966, Neil Diamond makes his first appearance on American Bandstand, serenading Dick Clark with “Solitary Man.”

1967, During a north American tour The Jimi Hendrix Experience gave a free afternoon concert in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. They then played another two shows that evening at the Fillmore West.

1967, 200 million people saw The Beatles perform “All You Need Is Love,”  broadcast live via satellite as part of the TV global link- up, Our World. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Keith Moon and Gary Leeds provided backing vocals.

1969, The Hollies recorded “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.” Elton John played piano on the session.

1969,  Sly & the Family Stone record “Hot Fun in the Summertime.”

1970, Hall & Oates record together for the first time as Whole Oats.

1971, The Allman Brothers Band played at Fillmore East in New York City.

1972, David Bowie performed at Greyhound in London England.

1972, Led Zeppelin’s North American tour stops at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

1977, Marvin Gaye went to number one on the US singles chart with “Got To Give It Up,” his third US chart topper.

1978, The Grateful Dead performed at Autzen Stadium on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene.

1983, The Police scored their fourth UK number one album with Synchronicity, also a chart topper in the US and featuring the singles “Every Breath You Take” and “Wrapped Around Your Finger.”

Born on June 25: Eddie Floyd, soul singer (1935); Clint Warwick, The Moody Blues (1940);  Carly Simon (1945); Allen Lanier, Blue Oyster Cult (1946); Tim Finn, Split Endz, Crowded House (1952); David Paich, Toto (1954), George Michael (1963)

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Today in Rock History – November 7

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beatles-magical-mystery-tour1967, The Beatles finished recording “Blue Jay Way,” “Flying,” and “Magical Mystery Tour.” The Beatles have only six songs, not enough for an album so decided to issue a double-EP. Capitol Records didn’t think the double-EP format would be acceptable for the US market, so they decide to put out an album instead. The album contained the six Magical Mystery Tour songs. Five of the six songs from The Beatles’ 1967 singles appeared on side two.

1967, Pink Floyd mimed to “Apples And Oranges” for the music program American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, in which the band were also  interviewed. It was broadcast on KABC and KEYT TV on December 16th

1968, At a Doors concert in Phoenix, Jim Morrison asks the audience to stand up. That’s enough for the local authorities to ban the group from the city. They suspected that Morrison was going to moon the audience as he had at a previous concert.

1968, Pink Floyd appeared at Porchester Hall in Queensway, London, along with Barclay James Harvest, and the Edgar Broughton Band. The Floyds also jammed with Alexis Korner and Arthur Brown after their set.

1969, The Rolling Stones kicked off their 6th North American tour at  Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Also on the bill, Ike and Tina Turner, Chuck Berry and BB King.

pink-floyd-ummagumma1969, UK release date for Pink Floyd’s Ummagumma. The disc comprised of a double vinyl album. The first four songs were recorded live in April and May of the same year. The studio tracks were recorded at EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London.

1970, Led Zeppelin released their third album, which features a distinctive pinwheel revolving cover. It entered the chart at number one and spendt a total of 40 weeks in the Top 75.

1979, The Allman Brothers opened for Procul Harum at The Warehouse in New Orleans, Louisiana. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts jammed with Peter Green after the headliners’ set.

1970, MCA drops 18 acts who purportedly “exploit and promote hard drugs through music” from its roster, according to label president Mike Curb. The unfortunate 18 include such incongruous hopheads as Connie Francis, and the Cowsills.

1971, Elvis Presley performed at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

1972, Yes appeared at the CIvic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1973, Genesis played at Tufts University, Boston.

1974, Ted Nugent won a National Squirrel-shooting contest after picking off a squirrel at 150 yards. The heavy metal guitarist also shot dead 27 other mammals during the three day event.

1975, Elton John started a three week run at number one on the album chart with Rock Of The Westies, the singers tenth studio album and seventh chart topper.  Rock of the Westies contained the number one  single, “Island Girl,” which was released prior to the album, and “Grow Some Funk of Your Own.”

1976, Eric Clapton appeared at the Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida.

1978, Rush performed at the Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington.

1980, Van Halen played at the Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, Indiana.

1981, Hall and Oates started a two week run at number one on the singles chart with “Private Eyes,” the duo’s third chart topper.

springsteen-tunnel-of-love1987, Bruce Springsteen went to number one on the album chart with Tunnel Of Love. His eighth studio album went triple platinum, with “Brilliant Disguise” being one of his biggest hit singles, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

1988, John Fogerty is victorious in the court case brought against him by Fantasy Records. The label, which owns his recordings with Creedence Clearwater Revival, alleged he plagiarized his own “Run Through the Jungle” on his 1985 hit “The Old Man Down the Road.”

Born on November 7: Mary Travers, Peter Paul and Mary (1937); Johnny Rivers (1942); Joni Mitchell, (1943); and Nick Gilder, singer, Sweeney Todd, solo artist (1951)

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Imaginary Music in 3D

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Two weeks ago on The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity we featured a musical journey into fantasy, so on this episode we are playing songs about imagination: the ability of forming new images and sensations when they are indirectly perceived through sight, hearing, or other senses.  Imagination helps provide meaning to experience and understanding to knowledge; it is a fundamental faculty through which people make sense of the world.  A basic training is listening to narrative storytelling, in which the exactness of the chosen words is the fundamental factor to “evoke worlds”.

Imaginary Music Show

Psychology Today Magazine states that even for those of us who are more visual in our imaginings, music remains one of the most powerful daydream launchers.  In fact, it’s so strong,  sometimes people avoid listening to it at certain times because it has the power to send thoughts in a very particular direction. Music not only affects your creative musings but also your energy levels.  Think about it.  When you hear a driving, rebellious, in-your-face rock song, don’t you immediately vault to either a scene or an emotion that corresponds to the mood of the music when you let it run away?