1968, A free concert was held in London's Hyde Park with Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Roy Harper. This afternoon concert was the first free festival to be held in Hyde Park. The concert was held to coincide with the release of Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful of Secrets. 1968, The Jeff Beck Group appeared at the Boston Tea Party, Boston, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 29
Jimi Hendrix
Today in Rock History – June 21
1967, Jimi Hendrix and the Jefferson Airplane perform at San Francisco's Fillmore. 1968, The Who appeared at Durham University, Durham, England. 1969, Young David Bowie signs with Mercury Records. The label has to wait three years for him to produce a successful follow-up to "Space Oddity." 1969, Jimi Hendrix plays the Newport Jazz Festival for a whopping $125,000. At … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 21
Psychedelic Time Warp – Musical Geography
Hosted by Bart Shore. Our theme is musical geography. Let's travel around the world in song> Hear from The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Clash, the Standells, Steely Dan, Creedence, Lou Reed, Springsteen, Frank Zappa, the Kinks, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, the Doors, Al Stewart. Live music from CSNY, The Grateful Dead, Warren Zevon, and Talking Heads. Plus comedy from … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Musical Geography
Today in Rock History – June 9
1964, During an evening session Bob Dylan recorded "Mr. Tambourine Man" at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. This was the first session for the album Another Side Of Bob Dylan, which saw Dylan recording fourteen original compositions that night. 1967, Pink Floyd played two gigs in one day, the first at the College of Commerce in Hull, and then the UFO at The … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 9
Today in Rock History – June 5
1964, The Rolling Stones played their first-ever live date in the US when they appeared at the Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California. The Stones were supporting their first album release The Rolling Stones, in North America. 1965, The soundtrack album to The Sound of Music started a 10-week run at number one on the UK chart. It returned to the top of the charts on no … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 5