The Kent Stage

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 26 1937 “The Empress of the Blues”, Bessie Smith, dies after a car crash in Tennessee. Tragic…

Words and Photos by Tom Apathy The Ozark Mountain Daredevils  –  50th Anniversary Tour   –   Kent StageCelebrating 50 years of great music The Ozark Mountain Daredevils rocked the Kent Stage…

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 25 1964Detroit’s “Hitsville USA” is where the Temptations begin recording ‘My Girl’ in Studio A.   It’s the…

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 23 1967 The Box Tops started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart…

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 22 1967Murray the K’s WPIX-TV show features the Doors with ‘People Are Strange’ and ‘Light My Fire.’…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…