1964, The Rolling Stones played their first-ever live date in the US when they appeared at the Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California. The Stones were supporting their first album release The Rolling Stones, in North America. 1965, The soundtrack album to The Sound of Music started a 10-week run at number one on the UK chart. It returned to the top of the charts on no … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 5
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Today in Rock History – April 20
1968, Deep Purple made their live debut at a gig in Tastrup, Denmark. Formally known as Roundabout, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore suggested a new name, Deep Purple, after his grandmother's favorite song. "Deep Purple" had been a hit for Peter De Rose. Blackmore's grandmother had repeatedly asked if they would be performing the song. 1968, Apple Music ran advertisements … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 20
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 – Show 36
Hosted by Bart Shore. This weekend Psychedelic Time Warp presents another eclectic show featuring music from Johnny Winter & Rick Derringer, Pearl Jam, Traffic Jimi Hendrix, Echo & the Bunnymen, Yes, Jeff Beck, Skynyrd, Jethro Tull, ELO, and the Velvet Underground. Hear live recordings of the Doors, the Guess Who, Wishbone Ash, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. We … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 36
Today in Rock History – December 29
1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut on the UK TV show Top Of The Pops performing "Hey Joe." 1966, Working at Abbey Road studios, London, Paul McCartney began work on his new song "Penny Lane," recording six takes on the piano, then added a second piano, put through a Vox amplifier with vibrato and reverb to create various percussion effects. Penny Lane is a … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 29
