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On This Day – The Kinks Hit The USA, at Last!
After a 4 year ban the inks started their second US tour on this day in 1969. The origins of the ban have been said to be the rowdy behaviour of the band and their fans during the first tour in 1964. There was some comment that the ban was in some way connected to […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, kinks, love rock music, mick avory, On This Day, ray davies, real rock and blues, rock and blues, rock music
On This Day – Don’t Knock The Rock
On this day in 1957 (no I don’t remember it) A film called “Don’t Knock The Rock” opened. In the late 50s and during the 60s rock was regarded with suspicion (to say the least) by the establishment. As a consequence films trying to show the positive side of real rock and blues tried to […]
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Tagged as: alan freed, Bill Haley & His Comets, classic rock music, love rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, the treniers
On This Day – In Car Entertainment
On this day in 1955 Chrysler introduces a high fidelity record player that was to be available in some of their 1956 Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge, and Plymouth models. The unit played 7 inch discs played at 45rpm as well as the relatively new 16 2/3 rpm. It was some 4 inches high and a foot […]
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Tagged as: chrysler cars, classic rock music, love rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues
On This Day – EC Takes Over
On this day in 1963 a promising young guitarist replaced Tony Topham in the Yardbirds. Of course that guitarist was Eric Clapton (Known as God to his graffiti writing friends). He was 17 when he left his first band The Roosters to join them. Reassuringly for us mere mortals, EC found learning the guitar difficult […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, eric clapton, jeff beck, jimmy page, john mayall, love rock music, On This Day, rock and blues, yardbirds
On This Day – Don Banned!
(I LOVE things like this) On this day in 1954 Don Cornwell topped the UK singles chart with his song ‘Hold My Hand’. However, Auntie Beeb (the BBC) banned the song. The offence? the use of the words ‘Kingdom of Heaven’……. Banning music on this basis (or almost any other) makes my blood boil – […]
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Tagged as: banned rock, classic rock music, don cornwell, hold my hand, love rock music, On This Day, rock and blues
On This Day – Jimi Hits London
On this day in 1966 Jimi Hendrix bplayed for the nfirst time in the UK. He got up on stage to jam with Cream while they were playing at the London Poly. The story is that Jimi’s playing scared the shit out of EC…………… Sadly is was 4 years to the day that Jimi was […]
Arrival on This Day – Helen Shapiro
Helen Shapiro was born on this day in 1946. Helen was a very popular young singer in the early 60s (she was only 14 when she had her first number one in the UK). The Beatles’ first UK tour was as a support act for her. When she was 14 she had her first number […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, helen shapiro, love rock music, real rock and blues, rock and blues
On This Day – John Bonham Found Dead
On this day in 1980 John Bonham was found dead at Jimmy Page’s house. Led Zep were practicing and preparing for another tour of the USA and JB had relaxed for the previous day. The relaxation took the form of 40 shots of vodka, inb 4 hours. Not surprisingly he lost conciousness. The drummer then […]
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Tagged as: ahmed ertegun, atlantic records, classic rock music, jimmy page, john bonham, led zepplin, love rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, rock music
On This day – Keith Moon
On this day in 1978 Keith Moon died. He overdosed on a drug called Heminevrin. Ironically this had been prescribed to help him over alcohol withdrawal symptoms. “Moon the Loon” joined The Who in 1964 after Doug Samden left and played on all their albums from “My Generation” (1865) to “Who Are You” released just […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, deaths, keith moon, love rock music, On This Day, rock and blues, the who
On This Day, The Beatles First Real Recording Session, Or Perhaps NOT…………..
On This Day, 4th September, 1962, the Beatles entered EMI Studios at Abbey Road for the group’s first proper recording session Or perhaps not, according to your perspective. They were there to record two songs for their debut single. The band was John, Paul, George, and Ringo – Ringo is the key to the ‘perhaps […]
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Tagged as: beatles, classic rock, classic rock music, george harrison, john lennon, love me do, love rock music, On This Day, paul mccartney, pete best, real blues, real rock, ringo. george martin, the beatles