1963, The Rolling Stones started a Sunday night residency at The Station Hotel, Richmond, Surrey. The Stones were paid $41 for the gig and played on the first night to a total of 66 people. 1965, The first full day of filming took place for The Beatles movie Help! with the group riding bicycles on location near London Airport, England. 1966, The Who perform at the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 24
The Byrds
Today in Rock History – February 18
1965, The Kinks were at number one on the singles chart with "Tired Of Waiting For You," the group's second chart topper. 1965, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded two new songs. John Lennon's "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" was recorded in nine takes, and a new Paul McCartney song "Tell Me What You See" was laid down in four takes. 1966, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 18
Today in Rock History – January 21
1965, The Byrds record "Mr. Tambourine Man." The only actual member of the band who performs on the record is lead guitarist/singer Jim McGuinn. Musicians from the fabled "Wrecking Crew," including Larry Knetchel on bass, Leon Russell on piano, Hal Blaine on drums, Jerry Cole and Bill Pittman on guitar, replace the rest of the band. These musicians provided the backing track … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 21
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 – October 4
1966, The Byrds played the first of a 13 night run at The Village Gate, New York City. 1967, A 10-date package tour of the UK kicked off at London's Finsbury Park, featuring Traffic, The Young Rascals, Vanilla Fudge, Art and Keith West. 1968, On the first night of a UK club tour Led Zeppelin (billed as The Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page), appeared at the Mayfair Ballroom, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 4