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Tuesday, 19 August 2025 04:20

This Day in Rock History - August 19th

1988: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the jukebox, the industry announces that “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley and “Crazy” by Patsy Cline are the two most played songs in the jukebox’s first century.

Monday, 18 August 2025 04:20

This Day in Rock History - August 18th

1962: After a 2-hour rehearsal, Ringo Starr appears on stage as the Beatles’ drummer for the very first time

Sunday, 17 August 2025 04:20

This Day in Rock History - August 17th

1977: Florists Transworld Delivery (FTD) announces that orders for flower deliveries to Graceland the day after Elvis’ passing have surpassed the number for any other event.

Saturday, 16 August 2025 04:20

This Day in Rock History - August 16th

1977: A sad day for all of us as Elvis Presley passes away. At first, the cause of death is listed as "cardiac arrhythmia.” As the rumors begin flying, we all learn that Elvis really died of a massive overdose of between ten and fifteen prescription drugs, many taken in doses far exceeding what any physician would prescribe.

As comeback albums go, you can’t do much better than EB ’84, a return to recording greatness for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Don and Phil Everly.

One of early rock’s most reliable acts, the Everly Brothers had watched their career go into reverse following the British Invasion. In a case of poetic justice, several prominent Brits would help power this totally satisfying album.

The Everly Brothers had been in show business their entire lives, starting as part of the Everly Family country music act. They moved into rock & roll while still in high school, recording some of the best remembered songs of that era: “Bye Bye Love,” “Bird Dog,” “All I Have to Do Is Dream,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” “Crying in the Rain,” “Cathy’s Clown,” and so many more.

But as the sixties wore on, the hits became less frequent. “Bowling Green” in 1967 would be their last chart hit for quite some time.

You would think that as rock moved towards country sounds as the sixties became the seventies the Everlys could have ridden that wave to a career rebirth. That was not the case. Not even serving as the summer replacement for Johnny Cash’s TV show helped sustain their career.

The strain of working together since childhood, fueled now by unhealthy doses of amphetamines and other controlled substances, finally led to one of the most famous break-ups in rock history.

In the middle of a performance at Knott’s Berry Farm in 1973, Phil Everly smashed his guitar and stormed off stage, leaving brother Don to finish the show by himself. The Everly Brothers were no more.

Or so it seemed for the next decade. But by 1983, tempers had cooled and a reunion was underway. The official return of the Everly Brothers occurred on the stage of London’s Royal Albert Hall in September of 1983. Fortunately, that event has been captured on an outstanding video.

The success of the reunion show and subsequent tour led to their new album in a decade, EB ’84.

Recorded for Mercury Records, the album features outstanding contributions by three British pop stars. Paul McCartney contributed the song “On the Wings of a Nightingale,” which returned the Everly Brothers to the Billboard Hot 100 and hit the Top 10 on the publication’s Adult Contemporary chart. Jeff Lynne (ELO, Traveling Wilburys) wrote “The Story of Us” for the Everlys, while Dave Edmunds produced the entire album.

EB ’84 wasn’t just a great comeback album. It remains one of the best albums in the duo’s extensive catalog. There’s not a bad track on it. While out of print for a bit, it's now available again on CD on downloadbale as MP3 files.

The Everly Brothers went on to record two more albums, Some Hearts and Born Yesterday, before the old tensions resurfaced and the boys split up again. Both of them are quite good, but a notch below EB ’84.

If you’re a fan of their earlier stuff (and who isn’t?), do yourself a favor and check out these later Everly Brothers albums.

Thursday, 18 August 2022 03:23

Cyber Scam Alert

With Wi-Fi everywhere now from the public library to the corner coffee shop, there are more opportunities for cyber punks to hack into your laptop tablet or mobile phone.

Here are some tips to keep your information safe when using public Wi-Fi:

1.) Don’t set your devices to automatically connect to pubic Wi-Fi

2.) Never access your bank accounts, credit card accounts or even your email while on public Wi-Fi

3.) Stick to your cell phone’s providers Wi-Fi network if you’re accessing an online shopping website or any other site that requires personal information

4.) Check website addresses carefully and completely. Scam artists will create bogus sites that closely mimic real ones

Thursday, 26 June 2025 03:23

The Cheap Way to Stop Going Buggy

Getting bugged? As in, those creepy, crawly things you don’t want around you or the house. Here’s the cheapskate’s way to combat them.

For ants in the home, just spray vinegar along your baseboards.

For mosquitoes when you barbecuing outside, put a little rosemary or sage over the coals. The mosquitoes don’t like that and will stay away.

You, however, may feel an overwhelming urge to go to Scarborough Fair.

Friday, 15 August 2025 04:20

This Day in Rock History - August 15th

1969: Happy 56th Anniversary to Woodstock!

What is alternately billed as “an Aquarian Exposition” and “3 Days of Peace and Music,” the Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens on Max Yasgur’s farm outside Bethel, New York (close, but not really in Woodstock). Richie Havens opens the show. The Who, Sly & the Family Stone, Joe Cocker, and the Jefferson Airplane are among the two dozen acts that will perform.

The event eventually draws nearly 500,000 people. Days of rain, inadequate food, water, and restroom facilities make the actual event far more harrowing than the subsequent film and record album convey.

Three deaths, two births, and one marriage will take place before Jimi Hendrix closes the festival. Yasgur’s relationship with his neighbors will never recover.

 

Thursday, 14 August 2025 04:20

This Day in Rock History - August 14th

1962: At the urging of EMI record producer George Martin, the Beatles decide to sack drummer Pete Best. Unfortunately, John, Paul and George don’t mention their decision, performing with Best at Liverpool’s Cavern Club three days later.

Brian Epstein informs Pete of the firing the next day with none of the other three band members ever talking to Best personally.

The invitation then goes out to the drummer from Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, Ringo Starr.

Wednesday, 13 August 2025 04:20

This Day in Rock History - August 13th

1965: The Jefferson Airplane makes its live debut at the Matrix Club in San Francisco. Before the year ends, they will become the first Bay Area band to be signed to a major label. (No, that’s not Grace Slick in the photo. That’s Signe Toly Anderson, who sang with the group until her first child was born. Slick was then named as her replacement.)

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