1965, San Francisco band The Great Society, featuring Grace Slick, make their live debut at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, California. The lineup featured Grace, her then-husband Jerry Slick on drums, his brother Darby Slick on guitar, David Miner on vocals and guitar, Bard DuPont on bass, and Peter van Gelder on flute, bass, and saxophone. 1967, The Doors appeared on the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 22
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Today in Rock History – September 20
1968, Led Zeppelin, still working under the name of The Yardbirds, started recording their debut album at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, England. The album took only about 36 hours of studio time to complete at a cost of around £1,782 ($2851), with most of the tracks being recorded "live" in the studio with very few overdubs. 1968, The Amboy Dukes performed at the Grande … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 20
Today in Rock History – September 17th
1967, The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show after Jim Morrison broke his agreement with the show’s producers. Morrison said before the performance that he wouldn’t sing the words, “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher,” from "Light My Fire" but did anyway. The Doors also performed their new single "People Are Strange." 1967, Pink Floyd played at the Arcadia Ballroom in … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 17th
Today in Rock History – September 15
1965, The Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to offer an 8-track tape player as an option for their entire line of vehicles on sale in the US. Tapes were initially only available at auto parts stores. Home 8-track equipment was still a year away. 1966, The Who played at Gaumont Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. 1966, The Small Faces were at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 15
Today in Rock History – September 7
1968, The Doors played the first of two nights at The Roundhouse, London, playing twice nightly on their first UK visit. Granada TV filmed the sold out gigs, later shown as "The Doors Are Open," which were attended by members of The Rolling Stones and Traffic. 1968, The Beach Boys played at at Patio Gardens in Farmington, Utah. 1968, Pink Floyd performed at Le Blboquet, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 7