1963 – Jan & Dean’s “Surf City” was released. 1963 – Joan Baez headlined the first Monterey Folk Festival in California. 1967 – “Don’t Look Back”, a documentary on Bob Dylan’s 1965 British tour, premiered in San Francisco, CA. 1969 – The Who released the album “Tommy” in the U.S. 1971 – The musical “Godspell” […]
1964 – Dusty Springfield made her U.S. television debut on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” 1968 – Jim Morrison (Doors) incited a riot during a Chicago concert. 1969 – The Turtles and the Temptations played the White House upon the request of Tricia Nixon. Mark Volman fell off the stage 5 times. 1974 – Eric Clapton […]
1962 – Brian Epstein met with EMI producer George Martin. Martin signed the Beatles to record demos on June 4, 1962. It was their first recording contract. 1964 – Chuck Berry began his first British tour. 1965 – Vladimir Horowitz played his first public concert in 12 years at Carnegie Hall in New York City. […]
1967 – Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) went to court on draft evasion charges. 1969 – At Toronto International Airport, Jimi Hendrix was arrested for possession of hashish and heroin when he crossed the Canadian border for a concert in Toronto. He claimed the drugs were not his. He was released on $10,000 bail. His trial […]
1960 – Ben E. King left the Drifters and signed a deal with ATCO Records. 1965 – Rolling Stones made their second appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” 1972 – Les Harvey (Stone the Crows) was electrocuted on stage in Swansea, Wales. He died several hours later at the age of 25. 1977 – Eric […]
The Rock N Roll Revival Festival of 1969, held in Toronto, remains a landmark event in music history, not just for featuring John Lennon’s first solo performance but for the dramatic antics of Alice Cooper, which are vividly captured in a new documentary, “Revival69: The Concert that Rocked the World.” This festival showcased a blend […]
Mötley Crüe is once again capturing the rock world’s attention with a tantalizing teaser of a “secret” club show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom scheduled for May 6. This intimate gig, shrouded in secrecy and announced under the pseudonym “1981”, is set to follow their performances in Atlantic City, marking their first live appearances of […]
Jon Bon Jovi is reminiscing about his whirlwind elopement with his wife, Dorothea Bongiovi, as they approach their significant wedding anniversary. The rock legend, who first rose to fame in the mid-1980s with the hit single “Runaway,” married his high school sweetheart in a spontaneous ceremony in Las Vegas during the height of his band’s […]
1965 – The film T.A.M.I. (Teen-Age Music International) Show opened in London under the title Teenage Command Performance. 1978 – Patti Smith released the single “Because the Night.” 1979 – David Lee Roth collapsed from exhaustion during a Van Halen show in Spokane, WA. 1986 – Prince became only the 5th songwriter to have two […]
After over five decades of obscurity, the Beatles’ cinematic treasure, “Let It Be,” will be reintroduced to the public in a freshly remastered edition streaming exclusively on Disney+ starting May 8. This release brings a significant piece of music history back into the spotlight, with enhancements that promise to deliver a new viewing experience. Directed […]