March 31 1958 “Johnny B. Goode” is released on this date, but not before some tinkering.  Chuck Berry’s original lyrics reference Johnny as a “colored boy”, but it was changed…

March 302011Men at Work, the famed Australian band, lost a Federal Court appeal of a ruling thatfound their 1983 hit “Down Under” was partly copied from a Folk song called“Kookaburra…

It’s been said that Sixties pop culture was defined by three B’s:  Bond, Batman and the Beatles.  Yeah, James Bond was a game changer filling movie theaters and inspiring shows…

March 29 1968 Glen Campbell gets the nod from the Smothers Brothers when they make him the host of the Summer Replacement Variety Hour. March 29 1978 That’s enough of…

1970In Detroit, Frijid Pink’s cover of The Animals’ 1964 hit “House Of The Rising Sun” goesto #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. It spends eleven weeks in the Top 40. Frijid…

Ever wonder what was happening on todays date in music history? Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: March 12 2016 David Cook explains to…

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: March 11 1972 The Kinks are celebrating a resurgence with an appearance at Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University.…

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: March 10 1973 Pink Floyd plays Kent State University on the very day “Dark Side of the Moon”is…

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: March 9 2022 Classic jazz fans flock to the Kent Stage for Spyro Gyra. Poster courtesy of Raw…

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: March 8 1989 An early Jane’s Addiction gig at Lakewood’s Phantasy Theater Poster courtesy of Raw Sugar Studio…