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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Psychedelic Time Warp – Jerry Garcia Tribute
Hosted by Bart Shore We commemorate Jerry Garcia's birth on August 1st, 1942 and his passing on August 9, 1995. Hour one has a variety of Jerry Garcia solo projects and acoustic band performances from 1972 through 1994. Hour two has the best of Jerry's Grateful Dead days including a 1966 demo and concluding with the last song he ever played in concert - Black … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Jerry Garcia Tribute
Today in Rock History – July 9
1962, Bob Dylan recorded "Blowin' In the Wind" at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City during an afternoon session. Dylan originally wrote and performed a two-verse version of the song, as in its first public performance, at Gerde's Folk City on April 16th, 1962. 1965, Otis Redding began recording sessions at Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee for what would become … [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 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
