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Tag Archives: bob dylan
On This Day – Max Sued
On this day in 1970 Max Yasgur who owned the farm where Woodstock was sued by neighbours for damages caused by the rampaging hippies. The suits either totaled $25,000 0r $35,000. Eventually, they were settled. The finances of ‘Woodstock Ventures’ are a bit murky but it seems that although it was planned as a profit […]
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Tagged as: beatles, bob dylan, classic rock music, doors, john lennon, Keef Hartley, live music, moody blues, On This Day, rock and blues
On This Day – Joe Hill Dies
On this day in 1915, Joe Hill was executed for a murder that he probably did not commit in Utah USA. Joe Hill was an itinerant worker,and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). As a socialist he was an enemy of The State. (Remember in the USA to this day being branded […]
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Tagged as: bob dylan, joe hill, On This Day, paul robeson, pete seeger, protest music, real rock and blues, rock and blues, the dubliners
On This Day – Like A Rolling Stone
On this day in 1965 one of Dylan’s most iconic songs was released as a sing. Like A Rolling Stone at 6 minutes long was considered too long and too ‘heavy’ to be a single and Columbia resisted releasing it. It was only released after it had been leaked to a popular night club where […]
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Tagged as: al kooper, bob dylan, classic rock music, dylan, green day, hendrix, love rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, rolling stones
On This Day – Ashes to Ashes Jerry Garcia
On this day in 1996 some of Jerry Garcia’s ashes were scattered into the bay by the Golden Gate Bridges, San Francisco. The rest had been scattered into the Ganges river at Rishikesh on 4th April (Rishikesh being a holy place for hindus at the foot of the Himalayas and where the Ganges leaves the […]
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Tagged as: bob dylan, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, rock and blues, sleep apnea
The Stone Roses to Reform – You Heard it First Here!
In fact, you probably did not hear it here first, it is all over the media. Even in the Daily Mail (that well known organ obviously has its finger on the pulse of Yooth Kulture). That being inspite of a press conference being set for Tuesday 18th October to make “an announcement”. It now seems […]
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Tagged as: beatles, bob dylan, captain beefheart, classic rock music, dusty springfield, iggy pop, john lennon, love rock music, real rock and blues, rock and blues, stone roses, the stooges
On This Day – Bob Crashes
On this day in 1966 Bob Dylan crashed his motorbike. Apparently he suffered serious neck injuries although their extent have never been fully confirmed. After the accident an ambulance was not called and was taken home in a car by his then wife Sara. The crash, the circumstances of which were not fully explained, did have […]
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Tagged as: bob dylan, classic rock music, love rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues
On This Day – Stagger Lee (Yet Again)
On this day in 1959 Lloyd Price reached number one in the States with “Stagger Lee”. “Stagger Lee” has been recorded many times under many names by many people. The song has been Bowderized, revised, chewed up and spat out by too many people to mention. Some of whom should have known better and some […]
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On This Day – Dylan Storms New York, Nearly.
On this day in 1962 Dylan headlined his first concert in New York at Carnegie Chapter Hall. Tickets cost $2 each and the box office was not over run. Just 53 tickets were sold, apparently. Most of those watching his Bobness’s debut in New York were friends and he was paid $20. There is a […]
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Tagged as: bob dylan, classic rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues
On This Day – Folkies Go Wild!!
On this day in 1965 the beards and sandals brigade at the Newport Folk Festival were very upset when Bob Dylan turned up backed by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band with his new electric sound. He was heckled and booed, eventually leaving the stage. Later he returned to the stage to play a couple of […]
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Tagged as: bob dylan, classic rock music, On This Day, rock and blues