1964, The Beatles arrived in Adelaide, Australia and were greeted by an estimated 250,000 fans, who lined the ten mile route from the airport to the city center. The group gave their first four shows in Australia at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide over two nights, playing: I Saw Her Standing There, I Want To Hold Your Hand, All My Loving, She Loves You, Till There Was You, Roll … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 12
Little Feat
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
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Easy To Slip" by Little Feat
Song Of The Day - "Easy To Slip" by Little Feat This Lowell George classic comes from Little Feat's 1972 album "Sailin' Shoes." Lowell had been a session musician playing oboe and baritone sax on several Frank Sinatra recordings. He formed the band after a stint as a member of Frank Zappa’s Mothers Of Invention along with ex-Mother Roy Estrada . This song was covered by Bob … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Easy To Slip" by Little Feat
Today in Rock History – June 29
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
Song Of The Day – “Easy To Slip” by Bob Weir
I love the Grateful Dead, but I’ve never been a huge fan of Bob Weir. That might seem strange to say, since Weir was responsible for some of The Dead’s best-loved classics including “Estimated Prophet,” “Black Throated Wind,” “Jack Straw,” “Playing In The Band,” “Greatest Story Ever Told,” “Cassidy,” “Sugar Magnolia,” “The Music Never Stopped” and even a late-period entry like … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Easy To Slip” by Bob Weir