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Tag Archives: On This Day
On This Day – Sonny Boy Arrives, For The First Time
On this day in 1914 Sonny Boy Williamson was born. Sonny Boy was a hugely influential blues harmonica player. Arguably all the present blues harmonica players have been influenced to a greater or lesser extent. None more so than Sonny Boy Williamson. In fact Sonny Boy Williamson was so influential that Sonny Boy Williamson copied […]
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On This Day – Lou Bitten
On this day in 1973 Lou Reed was playing in Buffalo, New York. A fan scrambled up on stage shouted “Leather!” and bit Lou on the Bum. OK, so it is not the most important ‘On This Day’ that I will ever write but I did miss Lou’s birthday (2nd March) and so will have […]
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Tagged as: berlin, classic rock music, lou reed, On This Day, rock and blues, the tots, transformer
My 100 Essential Albums – 8 Disraeli Gears by Cream
My 100 Essential Albums – 8 Disraeli Gears by Cream Released in November 1967 this was Cream’s second album and regularly features in lists of the top 100 essential albums. After the blues influenced, softer Fresh Cream, their first album, Cream embarked on a different, heavier, path. This is, perhaps, the prototype for later heavy […]
On This Day – “The Beatles Played at My Wedding, Honest!
We all go to local gigs where the band is a group of friends who have just got together for a bit of fun. I am sure that like me you have been to weddings where the band is just making its way in the world. Sometimes the bands are good, moderate, or even downright […]
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Tagged as: beatles, classic rock music, george harrison, harry harrison, john lennon, love rock music, On This Day, paul mccartney, real rock and blues, rock music, the beatles
On This Day – I’m Not Dead, Honest.
On this day in 1969 Paul McCartney said officially that he was not dead, unless the statement was issued by William Campbell after the surgery. There had been persistent rumours that Paul had died in a car accident and that he had been replaced with a look-a-like called William Campbell. The story begins on 9th […]
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Tagged as: beatles, classic rock music, is paul dead, officially pronounced dead, On This Day, paul mccartney, rock and blues
On This day – Little Susie is Being Suggestive!
On this day in 1957 The Everley Brothers reached the top of the charts in the USA with “Wake Up Little Susie”. That inspite of it being banned by some radio stations because of the suggestive lyrics. I have always said that it is a dirty little song, a threat to the morals of our […]
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Tagged as: censorhip, classic rock music, elvis presley, frank zappa, love rock music, On This Day, rock and blues, rock music, the who
On This Day – John Lennon Born
John Winston Lennon joined this world today in 1940. As part of the Beatles he helped shape modern music writing some iconic songs. He worked for peace and against the Vietnam War. He was threatened with deportation from the USA by the Nixon administration, investigated by the FBI. He was murdered on 8th December 1980 […]
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Tagged as: beatles, classic rock music, john lennon, love rock music, On This Day, rock and blues
On This Day – Hendrix, Suicide, Accident or Murder?
On this day in 1970 some firends and I were on holiday with our girlfriends in a cottage in South Wales. We were having breakfast when we heard the news of Hendrix’s death on the BBC. Since then there have been a number of theories as to what happened. Eric Burden of the Animals and […]
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On This Day 15 September 1964 – Beatles’ Halted, To Protect The Fans!
On this day in 1964 The Beatles were playing a show at The Cleveland Public Hall in Ohio. Things were going swimmingly, The band was playing well and no one could hear a thing because of the young girls screaming. Just a normal performance really, when the show was stopped for health and safety reasons. […]
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Tagged as: beatles, brian epstein, john lennon, love rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, rock music, the beatles
Music Really DOES Change Your Brain Chemistry
The strap line on this blog is a quotation from Nick Cave who says that music is the only art form that can change your brain chemistry in 3 minutes. It is true. A programme on BBC Radio 4 was talking about the science behind music and made the very same point. Music affects the […]
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Tagged as: brain chemistry, classic rock music, love rock music, nick cave, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, rock music