This Day in Rock History

This Day in Rock History: September 21st

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 21 1968 The Jimi Hendrix version of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” is released.  Hendrix idolized…

This Day in Rock History: September 20th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 20 1957“Peggy Sue” is released as a single by Buddy Holly with ‘Everyday’ as the flip side.…

This Day in Rock History: September 19th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 19 1981One act challenges Woodstock.  They were Simon and Garfunkel and drew over 400,000 fans to New…

This Day in Rock History: September 18th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 18 1970Jaw dropping news from England as Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary…

This Day in Rock History: September 17th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 17 1967He sang what?  The Doors are banned from ever appearing again on the Ed Sullivan show…

This Day in Rock History: September 16th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 16 1977 Marc Bolan of T.Rex is killed in a car crash at age 29.  The car…

This Day in Rock History: September 15

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 15 1964WHK radio brings the Beatles to Cleveland’s Public Hall in September 1964.  Police didn’t know how…

This Day in Rock History: September 14th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 14 1955One of Little Richard’s biggest hits came out of frustration in the studio.  Things were not…

This Day in Rock History: September 13th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 13 1960No no payola!  The Federal Communications act was amended to ban payments of cash or gifts…

This Day in Rock History: September 12th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 12 1970 “The Tears Of A Clown”, is the first UK No.1 for Smokey Robinson and the…

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