This Day in Rock History – Nov. 14th
A productive day for recording studios…
1961: The Everly Brothers are recording both “Crying in the Rain” and “That’s Old Fashioned (That’s the Way Love Should Be)”
1962: Just one year later, Bob Dylan is in the studio recording “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.”
This Day in Rock History – Nov. 13th
1968: The Beatles’ 3rd feature film, Yellow Submarine, premieres in New York. While the Beatles appear briefly at the end of the film, their cartoon personas are voiced by professional voice actors.
This Day in Rock History – Nov. 12th
Happy Birthday today to…
Br1an Hyland (1943)
Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the MG’s) (1944)
Neil Young (1945)
This Day in Rock History – Nov. 11th
1965: On this day in 1965, a garage band takes the stage at Summit High School in Summit, NJ for their first ever performance. The band is The Velvet Underground.
This Day in Rock History – Nov. 10th
1958: Two legendary singers, Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls (who was then a member of Cooke’s back-up band), are injured in a car crash in Marion, Arkansas. Rawls is actually declared dead at the scene, but manages a miraculous recovery.
In the picture, Cooke is on the left end of the group and Rawls is on the right end.
This Day in Rock History – Nov. 9th
1958: Elvis Presley’s hit single (“Hound Dog” backed with “Don’t Be Cruel” becomes only the third single in history to sell over 3 million copies. The other two were “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” by Gene Autry.
This Day in Rock History – Nov. 8th
2002: In what must surely be another brick in the wall, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
This Day in Rock History – Nov. 7th
1967: Two young songwriters named, Reginald Dwight and Bernie Taupin sign their first contract for song publishing. Reg will soon change his name to Elton John. The duo were both underage at the time and had to have the contract witnessed by their parents.
This Day in Rock History – Nov. 6th
1965: This was the day that legendary promoter Bill Graham (Fillmore East, Fillmore West) staged his first rock concert a benefit for the San Francisco Mime Troupe at the Calliope Ballroom starring the Jefferson Airplane. He would open the Fillmore one year later.
This Day in Rock History – Nov. 5th
So many birthdays today…
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
Art Garfunkel (1941)
Graham Parsons (Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers) (1946-1973)
Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits) (1947)
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