1965, The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane played at the opening night of San Francisco"s Fillmore West. 1965, The Rolling Stones started a two week run at number one on the singles chart with "Get Off Of My Cloud," the group's second chart topper. The song knocked The Beatles "Yesterday" from the top spot. 1966, The Who play the Kongresshalle in Cologne, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 6
Isaac Hayes
Today in Rock History – October 16
1966, Grace Slick performs as a member of Jefferson Airplane for the first time at San Francisco's Fillmore West after Signe Anderson bows out of the group's lineup. Slick, who was with fellow San Francisco band Great Society, introduces the band to two new songs, her composition "White Rabbit," and "Somebody to Love," written by her then brother-in-law Darby Slick. 1967, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 16
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
Song Of The Day – “Café Regio” by Isaac Hayes
This breezy instrumental comes from the movie Shaft, one of the most popular Blaxploitation films of all time. However, most people probably first discovered today’s Song Of The Day on the B-side to Isaac Hayes’ number one single “Theme From Shaft.” Hayes initially agreed to write the score for the film only if he was given the chance to try out for the lead role. And while … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Café Regio” by Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes – “Theme From Shaft” b/w “Café Regio”
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #3 – Isaac Hayes – “Theme From Shaft” b/w “Café Regio” – Enterprise 45 ENA-9038 (E1/F1) Call him "Shaft"...call him "Black Moses"...call him "Chef"...but one thing is for sure, he was responsible for some of the funkiest and smoothest hot-buttered soul ever committed to wax. Today’s Song Of The Day inhabits the E1/F1 … [Read more...] about Isaac Hayes – “Theme From Shaft” b/w “Café Regio”