1965, Bob Dylan recorded "Like A Rolling Stone" at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City, during sessions for the forthcoming Highway 61 Revisited album. Session musicians included Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, whose Hammond organ on "Like A Rolling Stone" became one of rock's most recognizable sounds. 1965, The Who's manager Chris Stamp goes on his first trip to see … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 16
Van Morrison
Today in Rock History – June 12
1964, The Beatles arrived in Adelaide, Australia and were greeted by an estimated 250,000 fans, who lined the ten mile route from the airport to the city center. The group gave their first four shows in Australia at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide over two nights, playing: I Saw Her Standing There, I Want To Hold Your Hand, All My Loving, She Loves You, Till There Was You, Roll … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 12
Psychedelic Time Warp – Guilty Pleasures
Hosted by Bart Shore. This themed show is about "Guilty Pleasures" liquids, powders, smokeables, and more. Music from The Byrds, Jonathan Edwards, Brewer & Shipley, Jackson Browne, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, Beatles, Billy Joel, Blue Oyster Cult. Simon & Garfunkel, Roxy Music, The Standells, Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, Styx, Little Feat, … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Guilty Pleasures
Song Of The Day – “Haunts Of Ancient Peace” by Van Morrison
Here we have one of Van Morrison’s most soulful pieces of music, originally from one of his most underrated albums. Common One was released in 1980 and features six deeply moving extended jazz meditations that hawked back to Morrison’s classic Astral Weeks album in sound and texture. However, unlike Astral Weeks, this record’s release was met with unanimous derision from the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Haunts Of Ancient Peace” by Van Morrison
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Born To Sing” by Van Morrison
I’m always fascinated by how the record companies approach the marketing of their legacy artists. To the record company, legacy artists are loss leaders, they have name value but don’t sell the number of records they used to. Many of these artists are either kept on their label’s roster for their marquee value, or they find themselves cutting distribution deals with independent … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Born To Sing” by Van Morrison
