1969, The recording of "The Ballad Of John and Yoko" took place, with just two Beatles, Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Paul played bass, drums and piano with John on guitars and lead vocals. The song was banned from many radio stations as being blasphemous. On some stations, the word 'Christ' was edited in backwards to avoid the ban. 1969, Pink Floyd debuted a new … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 14
The Pretenders
Today in Rock History – January 19
1963, The Beatles made their first national TV appearance in the UK on Thank Your Lucky Stars performing "Please Please Me." 1965, The perform at the Marquee Club in London. 1967, Pink Floyd and Marmalade played at The Marquee Club, London. 1967, The Monkees were at number one on the singles chart with "I'm A Believer." The group's only UK chart topper. 1967, The … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 19
Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 52
Hosted by Bart Shore. The Police, Steely Dan, U2, the String Cheese Incident, Hendrix, Live Who, Santana, Steppenwolf, Pretenders, the Stones, the Byrds, the Cure, plus a mini set with "Battles" featuring Led Zep, Genesis, and the Doors. Comedy from Homer & Jethro and National Lampoon. For a list of stations and times visit the PTW home page Psychedelic Time … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 52
Today in Rock History – October 22
1964, EMI sends Kit Lambert a letter of rejection for The High Numbers. That was the original band name for The Who. The rejection letter is later included with the Live At Leeds album. Since the reason the group is rejected is their lack of original material, Kit and Chris Stamp set up Pete with a Vortexion reel-to-reel recorder and tell him to get writing. From this time on … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 22
Today in Rock History – August 8
1969, The photo session for the cover of The Beatles Abbey Road album took place on the crossing outside Abbey Road studios. Photographer Iain McMillan, balanced on a step-ladder in the middle of the road took six shots of John, Ringo, Paul, and George walking across the zebra crossing while a policeman held up the traffic. The band then returned to the studio and recorded … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 8