1967, The Small Faces entered the singles chart with "Itchycoo Park." The song, written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, was released on August 4th, and peaked at number three in the UK and at number 16 in the US the following year. 1967, The Who play Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. 1967, Scott McKenzie was at number one on the Record Retailer UK singles chart with "San … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 9
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The Days Between – Celebrating Jerry Garcia
Among Grateful Dead fans "The Days Between" is not just one of the last songs from the Hunter/Garcia repertoire, but its has also come to symbolize the time between the date of the Jerry Garcia's birth (August 1st, 1942) and the anniversary of his death on August 9, 1995. See below for the special Psychedelic Time Warp tribute to Jerry Garcia David Dodd in his blog post … [Read more...] about The Days Between – Celebrating Jerry Garcia
Today in Rock History – July 9
1967, On a tour supporting The Monkees, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appear at the Convention Hall, Miami, Florida. After it becomes plainly apparent that the group is not suited to teenybopper audiences, the tour’s promoter Dick Clark and Hendrix’s manager Chas Chandler concoct a story saying that the conservative Daughters of the American Revolution group had complained at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 9
Today in Rock History – June 10
1966, Steve Marriott of The Small Faces collapsed while performing on UK TV show Ready Steady Go! The group were forced to cancel the following week's gigs. 1966, Big Brother & the Holding Company perform with their new lead singer, Janis Joplin, for the first time. 1967, In Woodstock, N.Y., Bob Dylan and the Band begin to record what will become known as The Basement … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 10
Song of the Day – “Midnight Moonlight” by Old & In the Way
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Midnight Moonlight” by Old & In the Way This happened 41 years ago the other day… When not playing with The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia liked to dabble in side projects including stints with his own Jerry Garcia Band, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, gigging with Merle Saunders, recording with John Wales and guesting on albums by … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – “Midnight Moonlight” by Old & In the Way