1965, The Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to offer an 8-track tape player as an option for their entire line of vehicles on sale in the US. Tapes were initially only available at auto parts stores. Home 8-track equipment was still a year away. 1966, The Who played at Gaumont Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. 1966, The Small Faces were at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 15
Johnny Cash
Today in Rock History – September 12
1968, During their first ever tour Led Zeppelin appeared at the Stora Scenen at the Gröna Lund Amusement Park, in Stockholm, Sweden. 1969, King Crimson appeared at the Lyceum Ballroom, London 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their first chart topping album with Cosmo's Factory. It enjoyed a nine-week run at number one and sold over three million copies. 1970, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 12
Today in Rock History – July 22
1963, The Beatles' first US album, Introducing The Beatles was pressed by Vee-Jay Records, who thought they had obtained the legal rights from EMI affiliate, Trans-Global Records. When it was finally released in January, 1964, Capitol Records would hit Vee Jay with an injunction against manufacturing, distributing, advertising, or otherwise disposing of records by the Beatles. … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 22
Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 16
Hosted by Bart Shore. Hear music from Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan, vintage Fleetwood Mac, Jefferson Airplane, the Status Quo, REM, the Grateful Dead, Genesis, ELP, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Zevon, Alan Parson, Grand Funk, Bowie, Cat Stevens, Traffic, and more. We have a set of songs from bands featuring Eric Clapton, the Yardbirds, Cream, and Derek and the … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 16
Psychedelic Time Warp – Memorial Day
Hosted by Bart Shore. This is our Memorial Day show - a tribute to dead rockers , with Queen, Warren Zevon, the Jim Carrol Band, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Allman Brothers, Nirvana, Chicago, Thin Lizzy, Love, the Beatles, Johnny Cash, and Pink Floyd. Plus live music from Robert Palmer, the Doors, Little Feat, and the Grateful Dead. Comedy bits like the All-Star Dead … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Memorial Day
