This Day in Rock History

This Day in Rock History: October 4th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: October 4 1968Big Brother & the Holding Company play Cleveland’s Public Hall.  Poster courtesy of Raw Sugar Studio…

This Day in Rock History: October 3rd

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: October 3 1967 Woody Guthrie says farewell to his mortal coil, the victim of Huntington’s Chorea which first…

This Day in Rock History: October 1st

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: October 1 1966  Jimi Hendrix plays his first UK appearance jamming with Cream at London Polytechnic.  Let’s just…

This Day in Rock History: September 30th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 30 1965Donovan scores his American television debut on ABC-TV’s Shindig! along with The Hollies, The Turtles and…

This Day in Rock History: September 29th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 29 1973Grand Funk Railroad scores a Number One hit with ‘We’re An American Band’, the group’s first…

This Day in Rock History: September 28th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 28 1972The Temptations version of ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’ is released by Motown Records. It was…

This Day in Rock History: September 27th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 27 1964The TV debut of the Beach Boys on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ where they performed their…

This Day in Rock History: September 26th

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…

This Day in Rock History: September 25th

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…

This Day in Rock History: September 24th

Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: September 24 1983 Anabella Lwin leaves Bow-Wow-Wow…at least for awhile

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