1967, Pink Floyd performed at the Locarno Ballroom in Coventry, West Midlands, England. 1968, Steppenwolf make their first appearance on American Bandstand. 1968, The Yardbirds played at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan. 1968, Mary Hopkin won her heat on the ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks. She later signed with The Beatles owned Apple Records, Paul … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – May 4
Patti Smith
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “This Is The Girl” by Patti Smith
You would be hard pressed to put into words the seismic influence Patti Smith's first album, "Horses," had on me when I first heard it in 1975 at the age of 14. It was like a door opened into uncharted territory and I eagerly walked through it. As it turns out, she had a hard time making subsequent records that even approached the magnificence of her debut. Sure, records like … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “This Is The Girl” by Patti Smith
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Wicked Gravity” by Jim Carroll Band
Some may know Jim Carroll by his poetry, others by books like "The Basketball Diaries" or the movie of the same name starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and yet others know him from songs like the harrowing "People Who Died." But if you know him by the 1980 "Catholic Boy" album, then you no doubt know this song. After a promising high school basketball career that mixed with an … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Wicked Gravity” by Jim Carroll Band