1964, Bob Dylan made his first entry on the UK charts with "The Times They Are A-Changin." 1965, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs release their garage classic "Wooly Bully." 1966, Peter Tork opened a solo stint in Hollywood at The Troubadour. Tork had already auditioned for The Monkees, who he will join later in the year. 1967, Working on The Beatles Sgt Pepper … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 3
Tom Waits
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
Song Of The Day – “Please Call Me, Baby” by Tom Waits
He released one of last year's best albums, "Bad As Me," but longtime fans of Tom Waits still mourn the days when he crooned instead of bark and played lots of piano on his records. Don't get me wrong, I love what he's been doing since "Small Change" when his voice got super gruff and "Swordfishtrombones" when he began working with his wife Kathleen Brennan and augmented his … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Please Call Me, Baby” by Tom Waits
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Chicago” by Tom Waits
He’s become more and more reclusive as the years go on, rarely performing in public. When he does tour, he sporadically makes one theater stop per city and then you don’t see him again for many years. Last fall, several TV appearances were booked concurrent with the release of Tom Waits’ first album of new material in seven years, “Bad As Me.” Without any reason given, the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Chicago” by Tom Waits
