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Tag Archives: On This Day
On This Day – Walk On, Walk On
On this day in 1963 Jerry and the Pacemakers topped the UK charts with a song from a Rogers and Hammerstein musical, and reduced grown men to tears. ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ was Jerry and the Pacemakers’ 3rd single and the third to reach number one. The song was taken from Carousel which was first […]
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On This Day – Zeppelin’s Debut, Probably.
On this day in 1968 led Zeppelin played their first gig, probably. There is some confusion due to the short time that the band called themselves ‘The New Yardbirds’. Also, some internet sources quote the 15th October 1968 as being the first Zepp gig, but that appears to be an error. Jimmy himself presented a […]
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On This Day – The High Numbers Turned Down By EMI!
On this day in 1964 The High Numbers auditioned for EMI the UK record company, and were turned down. One of the reasons they were turned down was that the record company wanted them to write more of their own material. Like many of the beat groups of the time the various members had been […]
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On This Day – What a Week For Elvis!
On this day in 1956 Elvis was involved in a fist fight. He had stopped at a petrol station in Memphis to get some petrol and was mobbed by teenagers. The petrol station manager wanted him to go away so that he could start selling petrol again. Tempers became frayed and the owner, Ed Hopper, […]
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On This day – Great Balls Of Fire
On this day in 1957 Jerry lee lewis recorded “Great Balls of Fire” his follow up to “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going’ On”. As you might have guessed if you have read previous posts I am a great fan of Sam Phillips and Sun Records. Not so much for the individual tracks as such more the […]
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On This Day – The Boss and Anne Murray
Raised eyebrows and presumably a mixed reception as on this day in 1974 Bruce Springsteen opened for Anne Murray, the country singing star in New York. Anne Murray was the golden haired, honey voiced, very clean and wholesome Canadian country singer whose biggest hit was the sweet, and so annoying, Snowbird. What the hell was […]
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On This Day – Jagger and Richards Appeal
On this day in 1967 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards appealed their convictions on drug charges following a raid the previous February. This saga began when a private party was raided by the police on 12 February at Keith’s house Redlands his mansion outside a little seaside town called West Wittering Sussex in the UK. […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, keith richards, love rock music, mick jagger, On This Day, real rock and blues, rolling stones
Sam Phillips Dies 30 July 2003
Sam Phillips did more than most to shape popular music in the 50s and 60s. As Owner and leading light of the mighty Sun Records he discovered or developed Presley, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Conway Twitty, Jerry Lee Lewis and more. Inpite of this roll call of talent it is easy to forget […]
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On This Day – John Denver Dumped
On this day in 1986 RCA dumped John Denver, his crime? Recording a song called “What Are We Making Weapons For?” You may know that I have absolutely no love for John Denver and others of his ilk. However, they did not dump him because of crimes against music – which would have been fair […]
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