1966, The Who appeared at the Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire, England. 1966, During an UK tour, Roy Orbison fell off a motorbike while scrambling at Hawkstone Park, Birmingham fracturing his foot. He played the remaining dates sat on a stool and walking on crutches. 1967, Fats Domino played his first ever UK date at London's Saville Theatre, supported by The Bee Gees … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 27
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Row Jimmy” by Grateful Dead
While most Deadheads would agree that 1972 was a key year for the band due to the amount of then-new material added to the mix now considered standards, as evidenced on last year's essential "Complete Europe '72" mammoth box set release. I too agree, but I really love the 1973-74 shows and the tracks from "Wake Of The Flood" and "From The Mars Hotel" that were entered into the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Row Jimmy” by Grateful Dead
Today in Rock History – August 9
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
Psychedelic Time Warp – Jerry Garcia Tribute
hosted by Bart Shore PTW presents a very special tribute to Jerry Garcia, founding member of the Grateful Dead. He was born on August 1, 1942, and he died way too soon at the age of 53 on August 9, 1995. Deadheads refer to the period between August 1st and August 9th as "The Days Between." Our program presents a wide variety of live songs from Jerry's brilliant career. … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Jerry Garcia Tribute
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