The diversity of ERIC CLAPTON never surprised us, and on May 10,1974, he slipped into a reggae vibe, recording “I Shot The Sheriff,” a song which was written and recorded the previous year by Bob Marley. Clapton’s version would be included on his album “461 Ocean Boulevard,” and although popular with his fans, the single…
Paul Mc Cartney once cited THE BEACH BOYS album ‘PET SOUNDS,’ as a masterpiece, and became an inspiration for him in creating Sgt.Pepper. Hard to believe in May 2021, it’s now fifty-five years, since the release of what is acclaimed as Brian Wilson’s highest creative peak. The album not only spawned the mega hit “God…
Remember the days when you could sing along to the hits, understood the lyrics, and sometimes if you didn’t memorize them, you would go to your local news stand, grab a copy of ‘Hit Parader’ ? From it’s humble beginnings in 1942, it was basically a song lyric entity, then by the mid -1960s, it…
This week we rock, roll, reminisce, and turn back the time machine to 1960, with the tunes that were blaring out of transistor radios, as we dial in the ‘swingin’ 60 survey’ of KYA in San Francisco, California.
He was a ‘british invader,’ with THE ANIMALS, and later in 1970, subtly instructed us to “Spill The Wine,” with WAR …. ERIC BURDON celebrates b-day 80 on May 11. Back in 1957, Philadelphia PA., introduced it’s very first ‘teen idol’ named CHARLIE GRACIE, who would have hits “Butterfly,” and “Fabulous,” on Cameo Records, he…
The gentleman who we knew with HERMAN’S HERMITS, donning those Buddy Holly styled glasses, guitarist LEK LEKENBY, would have celebrated birthday #78 on May 14 (died in 1994). In 1986, I met Lek, and asked him about the guitar intro of ‘Mrs.Brown.” as Lek explained, “I wanted to get a banjo type sound, so I…
Heading back to this week in 1956, let’s just take a walk down lonely street, to a place called “Heartbreak Hotel,” with that hillbilly cat, we’re hearing a lot about, ELVIS PRESLEY. He gains his first big hit for RCA Records, which goes straight to #1 on Billboard’s Top 100 for 7 weeks, spends 17…
‘Have fun, play drums,’ was the motto of HAL BLAINE, the man who personified rock drumming, and defined the term ‘session drummer.’ In the golden age of the 45rpm single, he performed on hundreds of hits, including 40 reaching #1, and 150 Top 10 hits during the 1960s & 70s. Hal’s unique drum sound, and…
Family Band: The Cowsills Story, a documentary that was released in 2013, and more recently has been streaming on Amazon Prime, is certainly a story of great proportion, and a highly entertaining flick to watch, for anyone who grew up in the mid to late 60s, and enjoys the ‘sunshine pop’ music of that period.…
This week we rock, roll, reminisce, and turn back the time machine to 1965, with the tunes that were blaring out of transistor radios, as we dial in the ‘silver dollar survey’ of WLS in Chicago, Illinois.
Celebrating birthdays this week… it’s a man 4 all seasons, the original Jersey Boy, FRANKIE VALLI turns 87 on May 3. Also that day, the ever zany JERRY SAMULES, age 83 (aka Napoleon XIV), known for his #1 novelty hit that held us ‘captive’ during the summer of 1966, with “They’re Coming To Take Me…
Saluting a number of of rock’s greats, who passed on this week, including HERB COX of TheCleftones (May 6, 2019), as I had the privilege to sing “Little Girl Of Mine” on stage with him in1984, Herb said “Eddie, you sing the bass line,” then he asked me to do the dance step…ouch!It was this…
The Beach Boys opened their US tour on which the co-headliner was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The second half of the concert which featured the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, lectured the audience on “spiritual regeneration.” The reaction was so negative, more than half of the remaining tour dates were cancelled.
The Who gave a press preview of their new rock opera ‘Tommy’ at Ronnie Scott’s in London, England. The double album about a “deaf, dumb and blind boy” who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, was the first musical work to be billed overtly as a rock opera. In 1998 it was inducted into…
Herman’s Hermits started a three week run at No.1 in the US singles chart with ‘Mrs Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter’.
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The Everly Brothers started a seven week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Cathy’s Clown’, giving Warner Bros a No.1 with their first release.
Publicist Andrew Oldham and agent Eric Easton signed a management deal with The Rolling Stones after buying the rights to the bands first recordings for £90. They also persuade keyboard player Ian Stewart to drop out of the line up and become the bands road manager, (and still play piano at the back of the…
The self-titled, debut album by Chicago Transit Authority was released. For their next album, the group shorten their name to Chicago. The group was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist of the Year and the album stayed on the Billboard 200 for 171 weeks, beating the previous record for a rock…
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Bob Dylan was interviewed by BBC journalist and radio presenter Jack DeManio in the Savoy Hotel, London, for the BBC’s Home Service, which was broadcast on the Today programme the following day. Later on the 27th, Dylan and Joan Baez were filmed singing the traditional song Wild Mountain Thyme in the Savoy. Parts of the…
Dusty Springfield was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’, the singers only UK No.1. When recording the track, Springfield was not satisfied with her vocal until she had recorded forty-seven takes.
The Jackson Five started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘ABC’. It was the group’s second US No. 1, a No.8 hit in the UK.
Spinning the time machine back to this week in 1973, a song that resonated with everyone, and stayed at #1 for four consecutive weeks, “Tie A Yellow Ribbon,” by TONY ORLANDO & DAWN. Prior to the act emerging on the scene, with early hits “Candida,” and “Knock Three Times,” Tony had managed to have a…
One of the most legendary addresses in music history, located in New York City, is 1619 Broadway, most affectionately known as THE BRILL BUILDING. During the ‘golden age’ of rock & roll, in the late 1950s – mid 1960s, this was a mecca where thousands of songs were born, with tunesmiths and publishers trying to…
Remember THE MONKEES, those four zany guys who we first saw on our TV sets in 1966, and provided us with ear candy, in those records “Last Train To Clarksville,” “Daydream Believer,” and “Valleri,” etc, it seems like their popularity has never waned. Over the decades there have been many reunion tours, and since the…
This week we rock, roll, reminisce, and turn back the time machine to 1966, with the tunes that were blaring out of transistor radios, as we dial in the ’15 and 10 Survey’ of WMEX in Boston, Massachusetts.
Among the legends celebrating birthdays this week, are the pride and joy of Philadelphia PA., BOBBY RYDELL, (April 26 – age 79) who as a teen idol soared to the top with hit tunes “Wild One,” (1960) “Good Time Baby” (1961) and his #1 “Forget Him” (1964). And, how can we forget the ever swingin’…
Saluting the great BOBBY VEE (birthdate April 30), who’s career began on ‘the day the music died’ Feb.3,1959, as he filled in for Buddy Holly, in his hometown of Fargo ND. Bobby placed 37 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 during his career in the 1960s, (among them, “Rubber Ball,” “Devil Or Angel,” “Come Back When…
Buddy Holly was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Paul Anka song ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore.’ A No.1 hit six weeks after Holly’s death.
The Beatles and The Rolling Stones met for the first time during a Stones performance at the Crawdaddy Club. The music venue in Richmond, Surrey, also saw performances by Led Zeppelin, Long John Baldry, Elton John and and Rod Stewart.
‘Wild Thing’ by The Troggs was released in the U.S. on both the Atco and Fontana labels. The song went on to reach No.1. https://bit.ly/3at2qCu
US country music singer Marvin Rainwater was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Whole Lotta Woman’. Rainwater was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, known for wearing Native American-themed outfits on stage.
Goldband Records released ‘Puppy Love’ by a 13-year old Dolly Parton in the US, a song that was recorded two years earlier when she was just eleven years old. The song didn’t chart, (later to be a hit for Donny Osmond ).
The film T.A.M.I. (Teen-Age Music International) Show featuring The Rolling Stones, Supremes, Four Tops, James Brown, The Beach Boys and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles opened in London, England under the title Teenage Command Performance.
The Spencer Davis Group were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Jackie Edwards song ‘Somebody Help Me’, (as with their previous hit ‘Keep on Running’ which was also composed by Edwards).
Saluting the ‘Big O’… ROY ORBISON, as we commemorate his 85th birthday (April 23) From “Ooby Dooby” with the Teen Kings, to his third coming with The Traveling Wilburys, a voice that went silent on December 6, 1988. Of all the great songs, my favorite will always be one that only hit #25, “Ride Away,”…
When it comes to JOHNNY TILLOTSON, who hails from Jacksonville Florida, I’ve always regarded him as a ‘southern gentleman,’and this week (April 20) he celebrates birthday 83. One of the nicest guys I ever worked with, as I had the pleasure to host shows with him twice in 1988, and in the early 90s. A…
This week, we rock, roll, and reminisce, with the tunes that were blaring out of transistor radios, as we dial in the TOP 40 survey of radio station WILK Radio 98 in Wilkes-Barre / Scranton PA. The year- 1973
What does Eddie Cochran have in common with Hershey’s Chocolate?… well, it’s a TV commercial airing recently, in which Eddie’s song “C’mon Everybody,”(1958) is making everyone feel good, as visions of smores float across the screen. On a similar thread, some months ago Campbells Soup Company, was touting their chicken noodle variety, to the tune…
Long before we ever said ‘I want my MTV,’ in the mid 1960s, music television was dominated by shows such as American Bandstand, Shindig, Hullabaloo, Shivaree, and regional TV programs, hosted by many radio disc jockeys. One of the most heralded, but not often mentioned these days, was THE LLOYD THAXTON SHOW. No stranger to…
Zooming up Billboard’s Hot 100, in the top 10 during the month of April 1966, was the runaway hit from a Cleveland, Ohio act, THE OUTSIDERS entitled “Time Won’t Let Me.” Following the success of the single, Capitol Records, was quick to issue the release of an album. In the 1990s, I emceed a few…
Bob Dylan’s second studio album ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan was at No.1 on the UK chart. The album opens with ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’, which became an anthem of the 1960s, and an international hit for folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary.
Chuck Berry recorded “Roll Over Beethoven” which was released by Chess Records the following month. It is said that Berry wrote the song in response to his sister Lucy always using the family piano to play classical music when Berry wanted to play pop music. The lyric “roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news”…
Jimi Hendrix, The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens and Engelbert Humperdinck all appeared at the The Odeon, Blackpool, England, tickets cost 5 and 10 shillings, ($0.70 and $1.40).
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Join Nicky G as he reveals who was number 1 on this day in the year 1965. It was Freddie and the Dreamers with I’m Telling You Now.
Polydor Records released The Bee Gees ‘New York mining Disaster 1941’ It was released with a promotional slogan announcing ‘The most significant talent since The Beatles. The record became a Top 20 hit in the UK and US.
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Nancy and Frank Sinatra were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Somethin’ Stupid’, (making them the only father and daughter to have a UK No.1 single as a team). The song was written by folk singer C. Carson Parks and originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as “Carson…
Bill Haley recorded ‘Rock Around the Clock’ at Pythian Temple studios in New York City. Considered by many to be the song that put rock and roll on the map around the world. The song was used over the opening titles for the film ‘Blackboard Jungle’, and went on to be a world-wide No.1 and…
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Newly signed to EMI Records, Queen played a showcase gig for their new record label at the The Marquee London. They released their debut single ‘Keep Yourself Alive’ three months later on 6 July 1973.
Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Arthur Conley and Booker T And The MG’s all appeared at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, England.
On this week’s US Top 5 singles chart; No.5, ‘Bridge Over Trouble Water’ by Simon and Garfunkel, No.4, ‘Spirit In The Sky’, Norman Greenbaum’, No.3, ‘Instant Karma!’ by John Lennon, No.2, ‘ABC’ The Jackson 5 and at No.1, ‘Let It Be’, The Beatles.
Pink Floyd announced founder Syd Barrett had officially left the group. Barrett was suffering from psychiatric disorders compounded by drug use.
Monkees fans walked from London’s Marble Arch to the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square to protest Davy Jones’ planned call-up. Jones was exempted because he was deemed responsible for supporting his father.
The Stargazers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Broken Wings.’ The first record by any British group to reach No.1. Stargazers’ member Fred Dachtler is the father of Clark Datchler of 80s group Johnny Hates Jazz.
The Doors’ Jim Morrison turned himself in to the FBI in Los Angeles. He was charged on six charges of lewd behavior and public exposure at a concert in Miami on March 2nd, 1969. He was later released on $2000 bail.
Beach Boys recorded their next single ‘I Get Around’, which became their first US No.1 in the summer of this year. The song begins with a multi-part a cappella introduction that quickly shifts into rock-style verses sung by Mike Love and a pop chorus sung in falsetto by Brian Wilson.
The Who recorded an appearance for Top Of The Pops at the Manchester television studio. The band then played a gig supporting Donovan at The Town Hall, Wembley, with Rod Stewart and the Soul Agents appearing at the bottom of the bill.
The Chiffons started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘He’s So Fine’, which was a No.16 UK hit. In 1971 George Harrison was taken to court accused of copying the song on his 1970 ‘My Sweet Lord’ and ordered to pay $587,000 (£345,000) to the writers.
Led Zeppelin released their fifth studio album, Houses Of The Holy in the UK. The album title was a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed ‘Houses of the Holy’. The cover is a collage of several photographs which were taken at the Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland, by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis.…
The Supremes scored their fourth US No.1 single with ‘Stop! In The Name Of Love.’ The song was included on the Supremes‘ sixth album, More Hits by The Supremes, and was nominated for the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Rock & Roll Group Vocal Performance, losing to ‘Flowers on the Wall’ by the Statler Brothers. The song was…
Marvin Gaye was at No.1 on the UK singles chart, with ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’. The song was first recorded by The Miracles and had also been a million seller in 1967 for Gladys Knight and the Pips.
Buddy Holly appeared at The Gaumont Theatre in London, the final date on his only UK tour. Also on the bill was Gary Miller, The Tanner Sisters, Des O’Connor, The Montanas, Ronnie Keene & His Orchestra.
Simon And Garfunkel made their UK singles chart debut with ‘Homeward Bound.’ Paul Simon is said to have written the song at Farnworth railway station, Widnes, England, while stranded overnight waiting for a train. A plaque is displayed in the station to commemorate this, although memorabilia hunters have stolen it many times. The song describes his longing to…
The film of The Concert For Bangladesh featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton premiered in New York. The event was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history. The concert raised $243,418.51 for Bangladesh relief, which was administered by UNICEF. Sales of the album and DVD continue to benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF.
While driving to New York for appearances on ‘The Perry Como Show’, and ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’, the car that Carl Perkins was traveling in was involved in an accident putting Perkins in hospital for several months. The singer received four broken ribs and a broken shoulder, his brother Jay was killed in the accident.
Elvis Presley appeared at the 4,000 seated YMCA Gymnasium in Lexington, North Carolina. Also on the bill, Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters, featuring June Carter, Rod Brasfield, Hal and Ginger. Tickets cost $1 for general admission and $1.50 for reserved seats.
The Temptations released their debut album Meet the Temptations on the Gordy (Motown) label. The lineup on the cover features Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams, and newest Temptation Davis (later David) Ruffin. Ruffin had just joined the act three months before this album was released, and actually only appears on ‘The Way You Do…
Bob Dylan‘s debut album Bob Dylan was released in the Untied States. Initially poor sales led the record to be known around Columbia Records as ‘Hammond’s Folly’ (John Hammond was producer of Dylan’s early recordings and the man responsible for signing Dylan). The album was praised by the New York City weekly newspaper Village Voice as an…
The Rolling Stones were each fined £5 ($8.50) for urinating in a public place, following an incident that had taken place at a petrol station after a gig at the ABC Theatre in Romford, Essex, England. This was after the last show on their fifth UK package tour with The Hollies, The Konrads, all girl-group Goldie and…
The Walker Brothers had their second UK No.1 with the single ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’, (originally recorded by Frankie Valli).
The Beatles set a new record for advance sales in the US with 2,100,000 copies of their latest single ‘Can’t Buy Me Love.’ When pressed by American journalists in 1966 to reveal the song’s ‘true’ meaning, Paul McCartney stated ‘I think you can put any interpretation you want on anything, but when someone suggests that ‘Can’t Buy Me…
Ray Charles peaked at No.2 on the US R&B charts with the Atlantic single ‘I Got A Woman’, widely considered the first song to be labelled “soul” – a blending of R&B and gospel.
ABBA released ‘Ring Ring’ the title track of their debut album. It gave the group their first appearance on the UK singles chart where it peaked at No.32 and became their first Swedish No.1 and first Australian top 10 hit.
Eric Clapton quit The Yardbirds due to musical differences with the other band members. Clapton wanted to continue in a blues type vein, while the rest of the band preferred the more commercial style of their first hit, ‘For Your Love’.
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Creed Bratton, from Grass Roots, who had the 1968 US No.5 single ‘Midnight Confessions’, plus 13 other US Top 40 singles. He is more recently known for playing a fictional version of himself on The Office on NBC. ThisDayInMusic.com
5,000 fans greeted Bill Haley when he arrived from New York on the liner Queen Elizabeth at Southampton, for his debut UK concert tour. Haley was the first American rock artist to tour the UK. ThisDayInMusic.com
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Elton John started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Crocodile Rock’. Elton’s first of five US No.1 singles was inspired by his discovery of Australian band Daddy Cool and their single ‘Eagle Rock’.
The Beatles played their first real gig outside of Liverpool at The Oasis Club in Manchester. It began with ‘Hippy Hippy Shake’.
David Bowie arrived in the US for the first time; he couldn’t play live because of work permit restrictions, but attracted publicity when he wore a dress at a promotion event. ThisDayInMusic.com
Buddy Holly recorded what would become his first release, ‘Love Me’ and ‘Blue Days, Black Nights’. Both tracks were later featured on That’ll Be The Day the third album from Holly, after Decca, Holly’s first major record label packaged these 1956 tunes after he had some success with recordings from the Brunswick and Coral labels.…
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1938 – Etta JamesEtta James, singer, who had 9 US Top 40 hits during the 60s including the 1996 UK No.5 single ‘I Just Want To Make Love To You’. James died on January 20, 2012. From https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/
1963 – The Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones played at the Ricky Tick Club at the Star and Garter Hotel, Windsor, Berkshirehire, UK. This was the first time The Rolling Stones, including Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman, played at this venue. All the walls in the club were painted black and the lighting was made out of old ice-cream tins. From…
