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- 🎸CLASSIC ROCK🎸 Brian Wilson | McCartney | Rod Stewart | Joan Jett and more...
🎸CLASSIC ROCK🎸 Brian Wilson | McCartney | Rod Stewart | Joan Jett and more...
Plus Lennon, Beatles, Ronnie Wood, Foreigner, Queen, Heart, Scorpions...
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1958: Billboard magazine ran a story about The Teddy Bears, mentioning that 18-year-old Phil Spector, who wrote and arranged their hit "To Know Him is to Love Him," was studying to be a court reporter. This same edition included the Best Sellers In Stores chart for the last time, as those figures would now be included in The Hot 100.​
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1962: Don Everly of The Everly Brothers collapsed during rehearsal at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on the eve of their UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment while Phil continued performing solo for the twenty-two date tour.​
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1963: The Beatles made their breakthrough television debut on Sunday Night at the London Palladium, performing for 15 million viewers and officially igniting Beatlemania across Britain. Many fans battled with police to get into the theater, marking one of the first known demonstrations of Beatlemania.​
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​1965: The Who entered IBC Studio A in London for a historic midnight recording session, laying down the final version of their iconic anthem "My Generation". The same session also produced "The Kids Are Alright," with both songs mixed the following day by Glyn Johns.​
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1965: The Beatles completed recording "Drive My Car" in four takes plus overdubs during the Rubber Soul sessions at Abbey Road Studios. This marked another creative milestone in what many consider one of their most innovative albums.​
Beatles studio footage​
1967: Pink Floyd performed at The Pavilion in Weymouth, England, with a setlist including "Astronomy Domine," "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun," and "Interstellar Overdrive". The concert was presented by The Steering Wheel Clubs and supported by local acts.​
Pink Floyd 1967 footage​
1967: The Who released "I Can See for Miles" in the UK. The single would peak at #12 in Britain and reach #9 in the US, becoming the group's biggest American hit through 1982.​
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1973: The Rolling Stones' "Goats Head Soup" began its four-week reign at number one on the US album chart. This marked the band's fourth album to top the American charts, solidifying their status as rock royalty.​
Album documentary
​Have a Rockin Day,
Hippy Pete