Today in Rock n' Roll History
I thought this would be fun, as I'm always hearing these updates on the radio.
1449 - Blind Boys of Alabama have a hit with I Can't See Everybody's Mother But My Own
1965 - The Byrds Turn, Turn, Turn is released
1966 - Jimi Hendrix Expierence records Hey Joe
1978 - Price hike in all albums to $8.98
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Wow, those Blind Boys of Alabama are a lot older than I thought!
1449, huh? ;-)
Great idea LTL!
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1961-Dion's Runaround Sue hits #1.
1980-John Lennon's single Just Like Starting Over is released.
Great idea Evelyn--you know I'll be all over this one!:thumbsup:
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Prettymaid
Wow, those Blind Boys of Alabama are a lot older than I thought!
1449, huh? ;-)
Great idea LTL!
LOL I thought 1949 put them older than I though... I really aged them with 1449!!!
I love Lennon's Just like starting over!
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Great idea - it's so interesting to see these kind of things.
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1962 - James Brown performs at the Appolo
1963 - Beatles leave for their first tour outside of Great Britian
1973 - John Lennon sues the goverment over alleged wire tapping
1989 - Bobby Darin, the Four Seasons, the Four Tops, Carole King, the Kinks, the Platters, Simon & Garfunkel and the Who are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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1964 - Rolling Stones make first appearance on Ed Sullivan's show
1975 - Sweet hits #25 in the US with 'Desolation Boulevard'. (thought of TBF)
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1961 - Bob Dylan signs his first recording contract, with Columbia Records
1965 - The Beatles are awarded England's prestigious MBE (Members of the Order of tBritish Empire). John comments, "I thought you had to drive tanks and win wars to get the MBE."
1994 - MTV premieres EAGLES: Hell Freezes Over." The music special receives a 2.5 Nielsen rating and more than 2 million viewers tune in for this concert performance. This show marks the first time since 1980 that the band members Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt perform together.
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Thanks ltlh-That was the Sweet album that did it for me. I had heard Little Willy prior to that but hated that song at first because of all the teasing I received because of it, but once I heard Fox On The Run and Ballroom Blitz, I was absolutely hooked!
1968-Steppenwolf hits #3 with Magic Carpet Ride.
1979-Foreigner hits #12 with Dirty White Boy.
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1973
Genesis hits #3 in the UK with 'Selling England By the Pound'. :)
1975
Bruce Springsteen appears simultaneously on the covers of 'Newsweek' and 'Time' after 'Born to Run', his much-anticipated third album, quickly vaults to #3 on the album chart.