1958, George Harrison joined Liverpool group The Quarrymen. The group, who were named after Lennon's school, featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Len Garry, Eric Griffiths and John Lowe. 1965, The Righteous Brothers started a two week run at number one on the US singles chart with the Phil Spector produced "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." The song was also number one in … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 6
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Today in Rock History – February 5
1966, The Who, with support acts Screamin' Lord Sutch & the Savages, the Merseys, the Fortunes, and the Graham Bond Organization, perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southend-on-Sea, England. 1967, The Beatles filmed part of the promo clip for "Penny Lane" around the Royal Theatre, Stratford, London and walking up and down Angel Lane. 1967, The News Of The World reported … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 5
Today in Rock History – January 1
1966, Simon and Garfunkel started a two week run at number one on the singles chart with "The Sounds Of Silence." 1967, The Doors made their first live television appearance lip-synching their first single "Break on Through" on Shebang, on KTLA-TV Channel 5 in Los Angeles. The single peaked number 126 on the chart mainly due to lack of airplay after censors objected to the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 1
Today in Rock History – December 4
1964, The Beatles released their fourth album Beatles For Sale. The album featured, "No Reply," "I'm a Loser," "Baby's in Black," "Rock and Roll Music," "Eight Days a Week," and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby." 1965, The Byrds started a three week run at number one on the singles chart with "Turn! Turn! Turn!" the group's second number one. Unlike their first chart … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 4
Today in Rock History – November 21
1965, The Rolling Stones perform at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas. 1967, The Who begin their first headlining tour of the U.S. at the Civic Auditorium in Fargo, North Dakota with supporting act the Unbelievable Uglies. The Mayor of Fargo accuses the Who of inciting the teen audience with their instrument-destroying behavior and bans them from ever appearing … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 21