1965, The Who appeared at the Trade Union Hall, Watford, England. 1965, After "I Want To Hold Your Hand" had held the number one position on the US singles chart for seven weeks, The Beatles started a two-week run at the top of the charts with "She Loves You." 1967, Jimi Hendrix performed at Speakeasy in London. 1970, Pink Floyd played the last date of their March … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 21
The Beatles
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
Psychedelic Time Warp – School Days
Hosted by Bart Shore. Hear songs about school, class, teachers, college - with Steely Dan, Jimmy Buffett, The Police, White Stripes, Muddy Waters, The Beatles, AC/DC, Rockpile, Ramones, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Beastie Boys, blink-182, Supertramp, Stanley Clarke, the MC5, School of Fish, Nirvana. Plus long lost LA band The Quick, a demo of a Paul Simon classic, … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – School Days
Today in Rock History – March 17
1957, Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion for $102,500. The 23 room, 10,000 square foot home, on 13.8 acres of land, would be expanded to more than 17,000 square feet before Elvis moved in a few weeks later. The original building had at one time been a place of worship, used by the Graceland Christian Church. It was named after the builder's daughter, Grace. 1967, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 17
Today in Rock History – March 16
1964, The Beatles set a new record for advance sales in the US with 2,100,000 copies of their latest single"Can't Buy Me Love." 1964, DJ Alan Freed is charged with tax evasion, the latest plague on the payola-plagued pioneer's career 1965, The Rolling Stones were at number one on the singles chart with "The Last Time," the band's third hart topper and first number one for … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 16