1966, At a photo session with Bob Whitaker’s studio in London, The Beatles posed in white coats using sides of meat with mutilated and butchered dolls for the cover of their next American album, Yesterday and Today. After a public outcry, the album was pulled from stores and re-issued with a new cover. At the time, some of the Beatles defended the use of the Butcher photograph. … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 25
Jackson Browne
Psychedelic Time Warp – Guilty Pleasures
Hosted by Bart Shore. This themed show is about "Guilty Pleasures" liquids, powders, smokeables, and more. Music from The Byrds, Jonathan Edwards, Brewer & Shipley, Jackson Browne, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, Beatles, Billy Joel, Blue Oyster Cult. Simon & Garfunkel, Roxy Music, The Standells, Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, Styx, Little Feat, … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Guilty Pleasures
Today in Rock History – September 22
1965, San Francisco band The Great Society, featuring Grace Slick, make their live debut at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, California. The lineup featured Grace, her then-husband Jerry Slick on drums, his brother Darby Slick on guitar, David Miner on vocals and guitar, Bard DuPont on bass, and Peter van Gelder on flute, bass, and saxophone. 1967, The Doors appeared on the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 22
Today in Rock History – September 19th
1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their only number one single with "Bad Moon Rising". Also on this day the group started a four-week run at number one on the album chart with Green River. 1969, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young performed at the Fillmore East in New York. 1969, Child, featuring Bruce Springsteen played the first of two nights at the Free … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 19th
Today in Rock History – September 3
1966, Donovan went to number one on the US singles chart with "Sunshine Superman," a number two hit in the UK. The track featured then Yardbird and future Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. 1967, During a 10-date tour of Sweden, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at the Liseburg in Gothenburg, Sweden. 1968, After a two week absence, Ringo Starr rejoined The Beatles. … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 3
