1966, David Bowie and The Lower Third appeared at The Lion Hotel in Warrington, England, (they were paid £30 for the gig). Also appearing was The Powerhouse which featured Eric Clapton Jack Bruce, Steve Winwood and Paul Jones. 1967, Jeff Beck, Cream and John Mayall all appeared at London's Saville Theatre. 1967, Jimi Hendrix performed at the Whisky A Go-Go in Los … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 2
John Mayall
Today in Rock History – June 19
1965, The Who, Solomon Burke, Zoot Money, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Spencer Davis Group, Marianne Faithful, Long John Baldry, The Birds, (featuring a young Ronnie Wood), Dave Witting, and the Ray Martin Group all appeared at Uxbridge Blues Festival, England. 1965, The Four Tops went to number one on the singles chart with "I Can't … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 19
Today in Rock History – June 17
1965, Working at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles completed work on the new Paul McCartney song "Yesterday" with the overdubbing of an additional vocal track by McCartney and a string quartet. They also recorded "Act Naturally" for Ringo's vocal contribution on the Help! album and the song "Wait" in four takes. "Wait" will not be included on ‘Help!’, it was included on … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 17
