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Doc played his final show on Saturday in Florida. He is 95 years young. The last of the Tonight Show A list cast.

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August 11th 1976, With the help of some weed and tequila, Neil Young records an album's worth of songs in a single evening at Indigo Ranch Recording Studio in Malibu, California. Featuring "Pocahontas" and "Powderfinger," the album is buried by record executives...

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August 8, 1969 - While a policeman held up traffic, the cover photo for The Beatles' "Abbey Road" album is taken, showing the Fab Four striding across a zebra crossing outside Abbey Road studios in London. Six shots were captured by photographer Iain Macmillan, and...

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January 27th 1944 Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is born in Birmingham, England.Mason is the only Pink Floyd member to have been featured on all of their studio albums, and the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965. Happy 80th Birthday!! 🇬🇧🎂🎉🥳🪅🎶🥁🪘

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Dec 31 1982, E Street Band guitarist Little Steven Van Zandt marries Maureen Santora at a ballet studio in Manhattan. Little Richard officiates, Bruce Springsteen is the best man, and Percy Sledge sings "When A Man Loves A Woman" during the reception. Happy Anniversary!

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Happy 77th Birthday Dave Davies! 🇬🇧🥳🎂🎶🎸🎉 One of the first to utilize electric guitar distortion & exposing the effect to the mainstream His signature distorted power chord riffs on songs would heavily influence future heavy metal and punk rock acts. Photograph by W. Veenman

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November 18th 1968 - Glen Campbell, a former session musician who appeared on recordings by Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole and the Beach Boys, receives two Gold records - the first for "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and another for "Gentle On My Mind".

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#Beatles History, September 9th, 1968, After the 18th take of 'Helter Skelter', Ringo Starr flung his drum sticks across the studio and screamed, "I got blisters on my fingers!" They decided to include Starr's shout on the stereo mix of the song.

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Happy Birthday Grace Slick! Painter and retired musician whose musical career spanned four decades. Slick was a prominent figure in San Francisco's psychedelic music scene during the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Born: 1939 age 84 years, Highland Park, IL

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Remembering that on August 2nd 1983, Motown bass player James Jamerson passed away. Unheralded during his lifetime (he had to buy a ticket to see the Motown 25 special), Jamerson is later recognized as an integral part of the Motown sound. Inducted 2000 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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August 23rd 1969 - The Rolling Stones enjoy their fifth American chart topper with "Honky Tonk Women". The record also made #1 in the UK. It was the last hit that included Brian Jones, who had drowned in his swimming pool on July 3rd.

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Judy & Jerry Griffin met on the way up to Woodstock. Her car broke down on the Tappan Zee so she hitched a ride with a VW Beetle, Jerry and his buddies were happy to give her a lift. The two sat side by side all the way up to Woodstock... and still haven't left each other's side.

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January 10th 1976 Remembering Chester Arthur Burnett, better known as Howlin' Wolf, he passed away at the age of 66. Although he never gained mainstream popularity, the legendary American Blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, he was at the forefront of transforming ⬇️

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December 19th 1962: The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Commodores and “Little” Stevie Wonder performed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, for the first of ten concerts. It was Motown’s 1962 Motortown Revue...

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November 25th 1974, Nick Drake dies from "Acute amitriptyline poisoning—self-administered when suffering from a depressive illness", Just 26 years old, the British musician released three albums in his lifetime. Vocals, guitar, piano, clarinet, saxophone. Signed to Island Records

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Remembering December 10th in 2021..Michael Nesmith, guitarist (The Monkees), and singer-songwriter ("Different Drum"), dies of heart failure at 78. After Nesmith's tour of duty in the Air Force, his mother and stepfather gave him a guitar for Christmas. Learning as he went...

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Aug 28th 1968, The Beatles started recording a new John Lennon song ‘Dear Prudence’. They built the song instrument by instrument, utilizing the 8-track equipment at Trident. John and George played guitars, while Paul played drums, Ringo Starr had quit The Beatles on August 22...

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Dec 31 1982, E Street Band guitarist Little Steven Van Zandt marries Maureen Santora at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. Little Richard officiates, Bruce Springsteen is the best man, and Percy Sledge sings "When A Man Loves A Woman" during the reception. Happy Anniversary!

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January 21st ➦In 1938...the legendary deejay known as Wolfman Jack was born Robert Weston Smith in Brooklyn. His unique radio style made him an icon of ’60s radio, broadcasting from XERF, then XERB in Mexico and heard throughout a major part of the U.S.; On TV he was ⬇️

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January 22nd 1969, Billy Preston arrives at Apple Studios, where he helps The Beatles complete the Let It Be album. Preston gives them a musical jolt but more importantly provides a buffer for their infighting - George Harrison had quit the group 12 days earlier.

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Judy & Jerry Griffin met on the way up to Woodstock. Her car broke down on the Tappan Zee so she hitched a ride with a VW Beetle, Jerry and his buddies were happy to give her a lift. The two sat side by side all the way up to Woodstock... and still haven't left each other's side.

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From Fairport to Fotheringay, Remembering Sandy Denny, (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978). In 1971, Denny duetted with Robert Plant on "The Battle of Evermore", which was included on Led Zeppelin's 1971 album (Led Zeppelin IV). The details concerning her early death are disturbing.

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Remembering December 28th 1950 – Lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star, Alexander “Alex” Chilton was born in Memphis on this day. He was 16 when his first professional recording, the Box Tops' song "The Letter", became a number-one international hit. Chilton was considered as-

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Happy 8⃣1⃣st Birthday Norman Greenbaum! Known for his 1969–1970 hit song "Spirit in the Sky". The song is one of the most famous and best-selling one hit-wonders of all time. was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household and attended Hebrew...

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Happy 80th Birthday Al Kooper! You know his defining Hammond organ sound on classic Dylan. And you may know Flute Thing, just one of the lyrical works he created with The Blues Project. And then there is the haunting French horn on the Stones' ⬇️

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Remembering Roy Buchanan (Sept 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) guitarist and blues musician. He never achieved stardom, but he's still considered a highly influential guitar player. Guitar Player praised him as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time. 1953 Fender Telecaster

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Remembering Ray Manzarek, he died on May 20th 2013, suffered from bile duct cancer for many years. He formed the Doors with Jim Morrison in 1965. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. In January 1966, the Doors became the house band at the London Fog on the Sunset Strip.

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Sept 3rd 1972 The Temptations sing "It was the 3rd of September, that day I'll always remember" in their song "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone." 1968 Ringo returns to The Beatles after quitting in frustration during the White Album sessions. He finds his drum kit covered in flowers.

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Melanie, Singer Who Performed at Woodstock and Topped Charts With ‘Brand New Key,’ Dies at 76 via @variety

Melanie, Singer Who Performed at Woodstock and Topped Charts With ‘Brand New Key,’ Dies at 76

Melanie, the singer who performed at Woodstock and had pop hits with 'Brand New Key' and 'Lay Down,' has died at age 76.

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January 4 1969: The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on the BBC’s Lulu Show, where they were scheduled to perform “Voodoo Child” and “Hey Joe.” Midway through “Hey Joe,” the band switched to an unscheduled cover of Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love,” which Hendrix dedicated to ⬇️

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Remembering Lester Bangs (December 14, 1948 – April 30, 1982) was a music journalist, critic, author, and musician. He wrote for Creem and Rolling Stone magazines, and was known for his leading influence in rock music criticism. The music critic Jim DeRogatis called him...

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Happy 75th Birthday Michael Kevin Taylor guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers & the Rolling Stones. As a member of the Stones, he appeared on Let It Bleed, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St. ⬇️

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Reminder to our 96 New Followers this week.Saturday is British Invasion Pirate Radio day on On Sunday we'll devote most of the day remembering The Monterey International Pop Festival 1967, join us for what should be a fun day! #60smusic #InternetRadio 📻

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Happy 81st Birthday July 13th 2023 James Roger McGuinn. He became interested in music after hearing Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel", and asked his parents to buy a guitar for him. In 1957, he enrolled as a student at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, where he learned...

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Remembering John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) bassist for the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers", he was the band's only member with formal musical training.

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January 20th 1965: The Kinks make their first appearance on ABC-TV's Shindig! Also appearing were The Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five, Petula Clark, Bobby Vee, Bobby Sherman and Gerry And The Pacemakers. photo credit-michael ochs archives getty images

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April 6th 1968, Syd Barrett officially left Pink Floyd. He was suffering from psychiatric disorders compounded by drug use. His innovative guitar work and exploration of experimental techniques such as dissonance, distortion and feedback influenced many musicians.

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December 29 1970: Norman Greenbaum released the single "Spirit In The Sky" With one of the most recognizable opening guitar riffs to this day, and referred to over the years as the best industrial fuzz tone ever produced. "Spirit in the Sky" makes several religious references ⬇️

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On October 21, 1965, the #Beatles started working on a new John Lennon song "Nowhere Man." "Nowhere Man" is among the very first Beatles' songs to be entirely unrelated to romance or love, and marks a notable instance of Lennon's philosophically-oriented songwriting.

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April 17th 1971, Each of the four ex- #Beatles has a solo single on the UK chart: John Lennon - "Power to the People" Paul McCartney - "Another Day" Ringo Starr - "It Don't Come Easy" George Harrison - "My Sweet Lord" How do YOU rate these in your book, 1-4

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Alan "Blind Owl" Christie Wilson Died this day September 3, 1970 he was the leader, singer, and primary composer in Canned Heat. He played guitar and harmonica, and wrote several songs for the band. In 1965 Wilson met John Fahey, and with his encouragement, Wilson moved with...

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Remembering June 29th 1979, Lowell George dies of a heart attack at age 34. Born in Hollywood. His band, Little Feat, broke up just months earlier. Formerly of The Mothers of Invention and The Standells. First band was The Factory 1965. On TV sitcom F Troop as "The Bedbugs"...

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December 8th 1967…The Rolling Stones released the album "Their Satanic Majesties Request." The band experimented with a psychedelic sound incorporating unconventional elements such as Mellotron, sound effects, string arrangements, and African rhythms. Like/Dislike? #reply

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Woodstock 69 Monday Morning Jimi Hendrix and his band were known under several names. They were introduced by Chip Monck as The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but Jimi informed everyone that he had disbanded "The Jimi Hendrix Experience," and that he had formed a new band called...

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December 6th 1988 - After spending the day flying model airplanes with his sons and eating dinner at his mother's home, Roy Orbison suffered a fatal a heart attack at the age of 52. Since his recording career took off in 1960 he had achieved 23 Billboard Top 40 hits and...

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September 12th 1956 Screamin' Jay Hawkins re-records his 1955 song, "I Put A Spell On You" for Columbia's Okeh Records. Hawkins would later admit that both he and the entire band were intoxicated during the session. Despite being banned from most radio stations for its...

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Remembering Ronnie Lane, bass player and vocalist with Small Faces. After leaving school at the age of 16, Lane met Kenney Jones at a local pub, and they formed a group they named The Outcasts He died on June 4th 1997, aged 51, after a 20 year battle with multiple sclerosis.

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May 12th 1972, The Stones release Exile On Main Street, a landmark double album recorded primarily at a villa in France, where the group is living to avoid British taxes (they are "tax exiles," thus the name). Exile on Main St. was originally met with mixed reviews before...

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Happy 74th Birthday Adrian Belew 🎂 Best known for his long career as singer & guitarist in King Crimson between 1981 and 2009. He has also released nearly twenty solo albums for Island Records and Atlantic Records in a range of blended or alternated styles including art rock ⬇️

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August 30th 1968, the Byrds released their 6th album Sweetheart of the Rodeo. The album has proved to be a landmark for the entire nascent 1970s Los Angeles country rock movement and was also influential on the outlaw country and new traditionalist movements. Gram Parsons joined.

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1969: Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, the Jeff Beck Group and Vanilla Fudge played at the Singer Bowl Music Festival in New York's Flushing Meadows. One of the highlights was when Jimmy Page, lead singer Robert Plant, and drummer John Bonham of...

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Happy 81st Birthday! Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato; September 12, 1942) 🎂 Folk and Blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1973 hit song "Midnight at the Oasis" and has recorded albums in the...

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September 29th 1966: The Animals held auditions for a new guitarist at the Birdland Club in London. Noel Redding jammed with a guitarist that Animals member Chas Chandler had discovered (Jimi Hendrix) before the two headed off to a pub. You can guess the rest...

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July 24th 1967: The #Beatles and manager Brian Epstein, among other celebrities, call for the legalization of marijuana. On the same day, Asia's edition of Life Magazine features the Beatles on the cover, sporting a new look featuring long hair and facial hair...

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"We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away peacefully this morning. Thank you to everyone for your kind words to us all over the past weeks." Ginger Baker Facebook page today

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Remembering December 4th In 1993..Frank Zappa, guitarist, composer, Mothers of Invention - Activist, and filmmaker (200 Motels), dies from prostate cancer at 52. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experimentation, musical virtuosity and...

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Born on this day January 24th 1947, Warren Zevon, singer, songwriter. Zevon had played piano with The Everly Brothers, and during his career recorded over 15 solo albums. Well known for his 1978 single 'Werewolves Of London'. Zevon died on September 7th 2003.

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August 19 2013 - Richie Havens' ashes were scattered from a plane across the site of the original Woodstock concert. He was the first act to perform at the 1969 event held in upstate New York, where he made history with his performance of "Freedom". Havens died in April 2013

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July 20th 1965 Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" is released by Columbia records. It turns out to be his biggest hit ever, climbing to number two in the #USA and number four in the UK🇬🇧. Rookie session musician Al Kooper improvised the organ riff for which the track is known.

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January 31st 1959 Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper played at the Duluth Armory in Minnesota just days before their fatal plane crash. Bob Dylan was in the front row of this show and later said at the 1998 Grammy Awards seeing Buddy Holly was inspiration for his ⬇️

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November 19th 1962: Proof that the great ones indeed do pay their dues. The Beatles did three concerts in one day--first the usual lunchtime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, then an 85-mile drive to the Midlands where they gave a show at the...

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Happy 76th Birthday Joe Walsh! 🎂🎸🎵 In the mid-1960s after attending Kent State University, Walsh played with several local Ohio bands before reaching a national audience as a member of the James Gang, whose hit song "Funk #49 " highlighted his skill as both a guitarist & singer

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Remembering Nov 13th Losses: 2016 Leon Russell, 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, dies in his sleep at age 74. The length and breadth of Leon's music career can't be explained in this short run format , just take my word for it, look him up when you have time.

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April 30th 1976, The Who's drummer Keith Moon paid nine cab drivers to block-off both ends of a New York street so he could throw the contents of his hotel room out of the window.

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March 18th 1967, The UK music magazine New Musical Express announced that former Spencer Davis Group member, 19 year old Steve Winwood, was planning to form a new group with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. The ensemble would choose the name Traffic.

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Yesterday, Oct 13 2022 was a monumental day in Jefferson Airplane history... the band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Grace, Jack, and Jorma accepted their awards on behalf of the Airplane. The band pioneered the music that defined the '60s counterculture movement.

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Mar 26, 1972…Mott The Hoople were ready to call it quits when friend of the band David Bowie offered to produce their next album, even offered them two new songs he'd written: "Suffragette City," which the band turned down, and "All The Young Dudes," their breakthrough mega hit!

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R.I.P. Stuart Margolin, Emmy-winner from The Rockford Files, character actor and director. A friendship with the legendary James Garner opened several doors for Margolin, who appeared with the star of ''Maverick'' multiple times on screen. He was 82. In one of my fav M*A*S*H* ep

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Dec 2nd 1969. On the way to their fateful Altamont concert of December 6th, The Rolling Stones stop at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama, where they spend three days recording the songs "Wild Horses," "You Gotta Move" and "Brown Sugar."

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#Santana brought the Latin Rock Fusion to Woodstock. They started at 2:00 pm on Saturday, the 16th. As Santana took the stage at #Woodstock some people in the audience had already heard of this great Latin band with the Mexican lead guitarist, and a few had actually seen them...

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Remembering Sterling Morrison, one of the founding members of the Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals. Born on August 29, 1942, in the Long Island town of East Meadow, NY. Met Lou Reed at Syracuse University...

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Remembering Dennis Wilson...Though the Beach Boys developed their image based on the California surfing culture, Dennis was the only actual surfer in the band. 1st Solo LP: Pacific Ocean Blue - Released: August 22, 1977 Label: Caribou

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January 11th 1964, The Whisky-a-Go-Go opens at Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, and quickly becomes a vital music venue. Some of the early acts to play the Whiskey include The Animals, The Doors and Otis Redding. Julian_Wasser_photo credit The cars, if anyone's ⬇️

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Jefferson Airplane were scheduled as the headliner for Saturday, the second day of #Woodstock , but finally started Sunday morning around 8.00 am. If you weren't awake at that time you were jolted up when Grace said: "Alright friends, you have seen the heavy groups, now you will-

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Happy 80th Birthday Robert Crumb! He contributed to many of the seminal works of the underground comix movement in the 1960s, including being a founder of the first successful underground comix publication, Zap Comix, contributing to all 16 issues. Crumb's father gave him $40...

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May 8th 65, The shooting of the promo film for Bob Dylan’s 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' took place at the side of the Savoy Hotel in London. Actors in the background were Allen Ginsberg & Bob Neuwirth. This became the first forerunner of the music video, cue card idea by #Dylan .

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Happy 87th Birthday Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman! He described his wartime childhood as "scarred by poverty", having survived The Blitz and enemy fighter plane strafing that killed neighbors. In August 1956, he bought a guitar for 400 Deutsche Mark and in 1957 formed...

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December 18 1983 - With Mick Jagger as the best man, 40-year-old Keith Richards marries 32-year-old model Patti Hansen during a ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The couple have two daughters, Theodora Richards (1985) and Alexandra Richards (1986) During her modeling career⬇️

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February 7th 1971, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor record backup vocals for Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold," which becomes his biggest hit. One of a series of soft acoustic pieces which were written partly as a result of a back injury. He couldn't stand up to play his electric.

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November 19th 1965: The Doors were at the Hughes Aircraft Union Dance at the Royce Hall Auditorium in Los Angeles. Ray Manzarek's father works for Hughes Aircraft and lines up The Doors for this event. This is The Doors first live performance featuring all four band members.

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September 16th 1963, The Beatles had some time off, and while the other three members of the band went on holiday to Europe, George Harrison became the first Beatle to visit America, he went to Benton, Illinois with his brother Peter to visit their sister Louise...

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Remembering April 17th 1998..Linda McCartney, photographer, musician (Wings) and wife of Paul McCartney, dies of breast cancer at 56. She was also an animal rights activist, vegetarian cookbook author and advocate, and entrepreneur. By the late 1960s, she was a regular fixture...

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January 3rd 2021 - Remembering Gerry Marsden, guitarist and lead vocalist for Gerry And The Pacemakers died at the age of 78 after suffering an infection in his heart. His band placed seven songs in the Billboard Top 40 during the height of the British Invasion of the mid-1960's.

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Remembering Spencer Davis, (17 July 1939 – 19 October 2020) born in Swansea, South-West Wales. He founded the Spencer Davis Group. His early musical influences were skiffle, jazz and blues. Reportedly, they adopted the name the Spencer Davis Group because Davis was the only...

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Nov 12th 1964, On his 19th birthday, Neil Young writes "Sugar Mountain," where he reflects on his fleeting youth ("You can't be 20 on Sugar Mountain").The first known recording of the song was made on December 15, 1965 for a demo record at Elektra Records in New York City

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Happy 89th Birthday John Mayall, OBE Blues singer, musician and songwriter, musical career spans over sixty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among its members some of the most famous blues & blues rock musicians.

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August 2, 1962 Robert Zimmerman had his name legally changed to Bob Dylan. In a 2004 interview with CBS, Dylan explained his reasoning behind his chosen name: “You’re born, you know, the wrong names, wrong parents. I mean, that happens. You call yourself what you want to call...

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Happy 76th Birthday 🎂Jim Messina! Songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer, and record producer. He was a member of Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the pioneering country rock band Poco, and half of the soft rock duo Loggins and Messina with Kenny Loggins.

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Remembering Buddy Miles composer, drummer, guitarist, vocalist and producer. He was a founding member of the Electric Flag (1967), a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (1969–1970), founder and leader of the Buddy Miles Express and later, the Buddy Miles Band. Miles played...

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Remembering guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith (Sept 14, 1948 – November 4, 1994) best known as a member of the influential and political Detroit rock band MC5. At age 31, he married and raised a family with poet and fellow rock musician Patti Smith. The couple collaborated musically.

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October 7th, On this day in 1965 "Yesterday" by the Beatles was the #1 song in the 🇺🇸 US. The final recording was so different from other works by the Beatles that the band members vetoed the release of the song as a single in the United Kingdom. McCartney composed the...

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From the "Did you know" department, Rita Coolidge didn't receive songwriting credits for the piano coda in the 1971 single "Layla" by Eric Clapton's band Derek and the Dominos. Rita had played it for Clapton, Jim Gordon took the demo, and Eric Clapton never gave her credit.

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Happy 77th Birthday Nick Mason! Founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He is the only member to feature on every Pink Floyd album. In 2018, he formed a new band, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, to perform music from Pink Floyd's early years.

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September 19th 1973, Gram Parsons of The Byrds dies at age 26 after taking a shot of liquid morphine in his room at Joshua Tree Inn. Parsons had been recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, but relapsed...

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Dec 13th 2012, Songwriting legend Carole King, whose career dates back to the Brill Building, wins the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize in recognition of her lifetime achievement. She's the 1st woman awarded this honor. Carole contributed to writing or co-writing a whopping...

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Remembering Captain Beefheart, he died December 17th 2010 aged 69 from complications from multiple sclerosis. The American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet born Don Van Vliet in Glendale, California recorded 13 studio albums.

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Happy 78th Birthday John McVie! Best known as a member of the bands John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1964 to 1967 and Fleetwood Mac since 1967. His surname, combined with that of drummer Mick Fleetwood, was the source for the band's name.

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November 20th 1973, After Keith Moon passes out at his drum kit, The Who pull a fan from the audience to take over. 19-year-old Scot Halpin is the lucky fan chosen to complete the set at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. He does an admirable job on the three remaining songs...

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Remembering Marty Balin, he passed away on September 27, 2018 Singer, songwriter, and musician, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship. As a child, Balin was diagnosed with autism. By 1964, he was leading a folk music quartet called The Town Criers...

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