1966, Nancy Sinatra was at number one on the singles chart with "These Boots Are Made For Walking," her first chart topper. 1967, The Beatles started recording a new John Lennon song "Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" at Abbey Road studio’s, London. John's lyrics for the song came almost entirely from an antique poster advertising a circus performance scheduled to take … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – February 17
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The Jukebox Series #92 – WAR: “The Cicso Kid” b/w “Beetles In The Bog”– United Artist UA-XW163-W
The Jukebox Series #92 – WAR: “The Cicso Kid” b/w “Beetles In The Bog”– United Artist UA-XW163-W Welcome back my friends, to the series that never ends… When they first began recording, it was Eric Burdon and WAR and WAR was billed as the backing band for Eric Burdon of The Animals. The group was the brainchild of Burdon and Jerry Goldstein who was a member of The … [Read more...] about The Jukebox Series #92 – WAR: “The Cicso Kid” b/w “Beetles In The Bog”– United Artist UA-XW163-W
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Where Was You At” by WAR
When they first began recording, it was Eric Burdon and WAR and War were billed as the backing band for Eric Burdon of the The Animals. The group was the brainchild of Burdon and Jerry Goldstein who was a member of The Strangeloves and co-writer of such classic singles as “I Want Candy,” “My Boyfriend’s Back” “Come On Down To My Boat,” “Sorrow” and “Hang On Sloopy.” Goldstein … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Where Was You At” by WAR