1963, The Beatles released their second album With The Beatles, which spent 51 weeks on the UK charts. 1963, President John F. Kennedy is shot in Dallas, Texas as his motorcade passes through downtown. He is pronounced dead at Parkland Medical Center. 1964, The Who appeared at the Goldhawk Social Club in London. 1965, Bob Dylan married Sara Lowndes in New York. Sara … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 22
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Today in Rock History – October 26
1963, Bob Dylan played a sell out concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. 1965, Queen Elizabeth II invested The Beatles with their MBE's at Buckingham Palace, London. According to an account by John Lennon, the group smoked marijuana in one of the palace bathrooms to calm their nerves. Many former recipients gave their MBE's back in protest, to which John Lennon responded … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 26
Today in Rock History – July 25
1964, The Beatles third album A Hard Day's Night started a twenty-one week run at the top of the UK charts. This was the first Beatles album to be recorded entirely on four-track tape, allowing for good stereo mixes. 1965, Bob Dylan plugged in for his headlining set backed by the Butterfield Blues Band at The Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Folk music purists … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 25
Today in Rock History – July 20
1965, Bob Dylan releases "Like a Rolling Stone." The single becomes his first major hit, reaching number two on the US charts. The song remained on the charts for twelve weeks. It was recorded on June 15th and 16th at Columbia Studio A, on Seventh Avenue in New York. Then session musician Al Kooper improvised the organ riff for which the track is known. 1967, Jerry Lee Lewis … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 20
Today in Rock History – July 10
1965, The Rolling Stones started a four week run at number one on the US singles chart with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," the group's first chart-topper there. In the UK, the song was initially played only on pirate radio stations because its lyrics were considered too sexually suggestive. 1966, Johnny Tilotson, The Jive Five, The Tymes, The Shangra-Las and local band The … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 10