1963, Bob Dylan played a sell out concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. 1965, Queen Elizabeth II invested The Beatles with their MBE's at Buckingham Palace, London. According to an account by John Lennon, the group smoked marijuana in one of the palace bathrooms to calm their nerves. Many former recipients gave their MBE's back in protest, to which John Lennon … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 26
Jethro Tull
Today in Rock History – October 19
1966, The Yardbirds arrived in New York for their first US tour with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars. After two dates of the tour, Beck developed acute tonsillitis and quit the group. He would go on to form The Jeff Beck Group, giving Rod Stewart his first major exposure. 1966, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon travel to Copenhagen. Pete Townshend misses … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 19
Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 31
Hosted by Bart Shore. Yardbirds, ZZ Top, live Hendrix, the Clash, Allman Brothers, Jethro Tull, Derek & the Dominos, Led Zep, Peter Gabriel, Dire Straits, Faces, the Byrds, Moody Blues, Steely Dan, XTC, Genesis, CSNY, The Who, Pink Floyd, and more. Comedy from Ray Stevens and Larry Groce. For a list of stations and times visit the PTW home page. Psychedelic … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 31
Today in Rock History – October 5
1966, Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding played together for the first time, The Jimi Hendrix Experience were formed. 1967, The Doors played the final night of a five night run at Steve Paul's Scene in New York City. 1969, Donovan appeared at Ellis Auditorium North Hall in Memphis, Tennessee. 1970, The Rolling Stones performed at Festhalle in Frankfurt, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 5
Today in Rock History – September 18th
1968, The Beatles recorded 20 takes of "Birthday" while working at Abbey Road studios on new songs for their forthcoming White Album. Roadie Mal Evans added handclaps, and Yoko Ono and Pattie Harrison contributed backing vocals on the track. 1968, The Doors film a six-song set for Danish Radio Television at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, near Copenhagen, Denmark. The … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 18th