1965, Excerpts from six numbers performed by The Who at The Marquee Club in February appear on a French Television programme called Seize Millions de Jeunes on ORTF TV 2. It is part of documentary about Mods shot by two French acquaintances of the band's co-manager Chris Stamp. A scheduled appearance that day at the Civic Hall in Crawley is postponed until April 18th. 1966, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 18
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Psychedelic Time Warp – Natural Disasters
Hosted by Bart Shore. This themed show is about natural disasters - fires, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Hear music from Arthur Brown, Molly Hatchet, Jefferson Starship, Peter Gabriel, Allman Bros., Springsteen, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Jimi Hendrix, Fairport Convention, Ohio Players, Dr. John, ELO, Genesis, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and more. Plus sound bites from … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Natural Disasters
Today in Rock History – March 11
1965, Tom Jones was at number one on the singles chart with "It's Not Unusual." 1965, The Who go into IBC Studios, London to record their first album. Songs known to be recorded on this date are Pete Townshend's "You're Gonna Know Me" (later retitled "Out In The Street"), plus covers of James Brown's "Please Please Please" and "I Don't Mind," Bo Diddley's "I'm A Man," Martha … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 11
Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 28
Hosted by Bart Shore. Hear music from the Stones, REM, the Kinks, Jefferson Airplane, Fleetwood Mac (from 1972), Fairport Convention, U2, Santana, an alternate Beatles take, the Doobie Brothers, the Who, the Grateful Dead, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, Neil Young , and rarely heard band Sopwith Camel. The show includes a set that starts with comedy from Lilly Tomlin, plus … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 28
Today in Rock History – March 3
1966, Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay formed Buffalo Springfield in Los Angeles. 1966, The Who played at the Victoria Ballroom in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. 1967, The Doors appear at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco. 1967, A twice-nightly tour kicked off in the UK at The ABC in Romford Essex featuring, The Small Faces, Jeff Beck, Roy Orbison and … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 3