1965, Bob Dylan recorded "Like A Rolling Stone" at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City, during sessions for the forthcoming Highway 61 Revisited album. Session musicians included Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, whose Hammond organ on "Like A Rolling Stone" became one of rock's most recognizable sounds. 1965, The Who's manager Chris Stamp goes on his first trip to see … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 16
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Psychedelic Time Warp – Happy Mother’s Day
Hosted by Bart Shore. This show is our Mother's Day special - the mother lode of all "Mother" songs - Eric Clapton, Rooling Stones, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Styx, Queen, Skynyrd, the Plastic Ono Band, Grateful Dead, Santana, the Beatles, live Neil Young. Hear comedy from Allan Sherman and the Frantics. Plus special guest appearances from famous on-screen mothers. For … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Happy Mother’s Day
Today in Rock History- April 18
1968, During a European tour, Pink Floyd played two shows at the Piper Club, in Rome, Italy.1969, Lulu married Bee Gee Maurice Gibb, Brother Barry was the best man. The couple split in 1973. 1969, Jimi Hendrix performed at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tennessee. 1970, Santana, Taj Mahal and It"s A Beautiful Day all appeared at London"s Royal Albert Hall. 1970, Steel … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History- April 18
Today in Rock History – March 18
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
Today in Rock History – March 8
1964, On The Ed Sullivan Show, the Dave Clark Five perform "Glad All Over." Comparing them to the Rolling Stones, Sullivan declares the Five "nice, neat boys." They would perform more times on his show than any other rock act. 1965, Bob Dylan’s single "Subterranean Homesick Blues" was released in the US. The lead track from his Bringing It All Back Home album, gave … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 8