1965, The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4 Plus 2, The Checkmates, The Habit, The End and Charlie Dickins all appeared at The Odeon, Birmingham during a UK tour. 1966, Pink Floyd and Soft Machine appeared at the London Free School All Saints Hall, Notting Hill, London. 1966, The Who performed at Queens Hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. 1967, Cream … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 14
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Today in Rock History – October 13
1965, The Who go into IBC Studio A in London for a midnight session to record their next single. The final release version of "My Generation" is laid down as well as "The Kids Are Alright." The next day Glyn Johns makes mono mixes of the two songs plus the UK B-side to "My Generation," "Shout and Shimmy," that had been recorded in April. He also prepares the 2:42 edited version … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 13
Today in Rock History – July 31
1965, In England, the Yardbirds with Jeff Beck perform at the Cleethorpes Jazz Festival. 1965, Beatles VI enters the fourth of its six weeks atop the US album charts. Beatles VI includes two tracks recorded specifically for the North American market, "Bad Boy" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy," both covers of Larry Williams songs. 1966, Cream play their first gig in Windsor, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 31
Today in Rock History – July 8
1966, The Beatles released the Nowhere Man 4-track EP in the UK, which included "Drive My Car," "Michelle," and "You Won't See Me." All four tracks were taken from The Beatles' sixth UK studio album, Rubber Soul. 1966, The Who appeared at Top Rank Suite in Cardiff, Wales. 1966, The Rolling Stones performed at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. 1967, UK music weekly the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 8
Today in Rock History – April 30
1966, The Rolling Stones fourth album Aftermath went to number one on the UK charts. It was the group's third chart topping album. 1966, The Young Rascals went to number one on the American singles chart with "Good Lovin." The song had been a hit for The Olympics the year before. 1967, Pink Floyd appeared at the Plaza Teen Club in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 30