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On This Day – Big Boy, Big Gone
On this day in 1974 the man who wrote That’s All Right covered so famously by Elvis died. Arthur Big Boy Crudup was born in Mississippi in 1905. He became a blues singer and made his way to Chicago. He did not really do too well there as he was living in a packing crate […]
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Tagged as: arthur big boy crudup, classic rock music, elvis presley, rock and blues, sun records
On This Day – The Beatles Jam with Elvis
On This Day in 1965 the Beatles were on their second US tour. Brian Epstein was able to arrange a visit to meet Elvis in his Bel-Air home. The visit lasted some 4 hours and while Col Tom Parker an Epstein played pool the Fab Four and The Hips told stories and chatted. They also […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, elvis presley, love rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, the beatles
On This day – ‘Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy!
On 18th March 1967* my friend Pete Sowter came up to me in school and handed me a single. “You must listen to this, it’s great!” he said (or something similar, it is 42 years ago). He also Said that he had no idea what it was about but the singer wanted to kiss a […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, jimi hendrix, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues
On This Day – Wanna Buy a Record Player?
On this day, well nearly – actually on 22nd August 1906 – the Victor Talking Machine Company (New Jersey) started selling record players. The price was about $200 which must have been huge at the time. Records ranged from $1 to $7. This was one of those pivotal moments in the history of popular music. […]
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Tagged as: captain beefheart, classic rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues
On This Day – Black Sabbath in London
On This Day in 1970 The band formerly Known as Polka Tulk performed at The Roundhouse in North London under their new name, Black Sabbath. Polka Tulk comprised Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. Where the name really came from is a matter of debate some say it was named after a […]
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Tagged as: bill ward, black sabbath, classic rock music, geezer butler, On This Day, ozzy osbourne, paranoid, rock and blues, tony iommi
On This Day – Clashed With the Law?
On this day in 1979 (was it REALLY that long ago?) the Clash released their first single in the USA – “I fought the Law”. The song was written in 1958 by Sonny Curtis who played in The Crickets (of Buddy Holly fame). They recorded it in 1959 but the most famous version was by The Bobby […]
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Tagged as: bobby fuller, buddy holly, classic rock music, joe strummer, love rock music, mick jones, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock music, sonny curtis, the clash
On This Day – Led Zeppelin Play to Only 55 in the USA!
On this day in 1969 Led Zeppelin appeared at the Wheaton Youth Center, Wheaton, Illinois. It was their first gig on their first North American tour. Reportedly, there were only 55 paying customers. That would make it the smallest audience they ever played to! From small acorns, etc. Their fee? $250. Although it was the night […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, led zeppelin, led zeppelin's first american tour, love rock music, real rock and blues, rock music
On This Day – A Squid Eats Down Into a Polyethelene Bag
Yes, that’s right the Maskara Snake, on this day in 1941 the world of music saw the birth of a stone cold genius. The ZigZag Wanderer himself, Don Van Vliet, made his appearance in Glendale California. The old fart was playing and the mothership was flying when, 28, years later the best album ever made […]
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Tagged as: captain beefheart, classic rock music, john french, love rock music, magic band zoot horn rollo, On This Day, rock and blues, trout mask replica
On This Day – Max Sued
On this day in 1970 Max Yasgur who owned the farm where Woodstock was sued by neighbours for damages caused by the rampaging hippies. The suits either totaled $25,000 0r $35,000. Eventually, they were settled. The finances of ‘Woodstock Ventures’ are a bit murky but it seems that although it was planned as a profit […]
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Tagged as: beatles, bob dylan, classic rock music, doors, john lennon, Keef Hartley, live music, moody blues, On This Day, rock and blues
On This Day – The First UK Band To Have a US Number 1
On this day, 22nd December 1962 a British band had the first ever US number 1. Who was it? It is one those irritating music trivia questions that most of us would get wrong. It was Telstar by The Tonados (known as The Tonadoes in the USA). They have another first to their name. They […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, do you come here often, joe meek, On This Day, openly gay song, real rock and blues, rock, telstar, tonados, tornadoes