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if you could meet with your top Three Classic Rockers Who would it be, and What would you ask them?

Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN)- What inspired you through your journey with ZEP to write all your songs? Out of all the songs you write what song did you feel meant the most to you and why? Which concert left you with a feeling of accomplishment?

Janis Joplin- Did you ever find love or do you think it was a made up concept that made people on the look out for it? Being a small town girl from Texas, what made you want to hit the road and sing your heart out for everyone to hear when no… Continue

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WOODSTOCK

Sunday the 9th NBC DATELINE was all about this event - comments?

Added by Paul R on August 10, 2009 at 11:48am — No Comments

8-8-09

40 year anniversay of photo shot for ABBEY ROAD - taxi drivers still swear someone is going to get hit trying to reinact the crossing - NBC Nightly News and CBS ran stories at end of newscast

Added by Paul R on August 10, 2009 at 11:45am — No Comments

Rare Rolling Stones video on the way!!!!

This is it! It has arrived! The Holy Grail of Stones Fans around the globe. Never released! The first reality film ever. The Rolling Stones granted 24/7 all access during their 1972 tour of the United States. This movie contains sex, drugs and rock and roll even. See the Stones in the most outrageous rock film ever. 90 minutes of what life of a Stone was all about.

For a sneak peek, stop by my homepage for 8 minute trailer. If you like what you see, and want to see the whole video, please… Continue

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The Day in Rock 8/10

1970 – The State of Florida VS. Jim Morrison case begins. Jim was arrested for indecent exposure when he pulled his pants down on stage in Miami 18 months earlier.

1972 – Paul and Linda McCartney are accused of drug possession by police in Sweden.

RECORD RELEASES

1968 – The Band with the debut Lp “Music From Big Pick” and the Who with “Magic Bus”.

BIRTHDAYS

Ian Anderson, Edinburgh Scotland,1947. Vocalist and flutist, he formed Jethro Tull from the… Continue

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The Day in Rock 8/9

1963 – Britain’s “Ready Steady Go” rock and roll television program airs for the first time. The show jump stats the careers of the Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan and others.

1964 – Bob Dylan and Joan Baez sing together for the first time in a concert in New York.

1966 – Gold Record awarded to the Rolling Stones for the lp “Aftermath”.

1969 – Actress Sharon Tate, and four others are victims in a bizarre night of murder. Charles Manson who is charged and… Continue

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The Day in Rock 8/8

1966 – The Beatles album “Revolver” is released in the United States.

1967 – Patti and George Harrison, walk the streets of Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco unrecognized until George borrows a guitar and starts playing.

RECORD RELEASES

1964 – “House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals

1970 – Diana Ross with “Ain’t no Mountain High Enough” and Creedance Clearwater Revival with “Looking Out My Back Door”

BIRTHDAY

Joe Tex, Baytown,… Continue

Added by Robert Joseph on August 10, 2009 at 9:23am — No Comments

Who will "Potentially" Be the NEXT Big Thing!!!

Hard to say..... but I like Muse and Death Cab we'll see... they both have a ways to go though!!!

Added by drofmusic on August 8, 2009 at 9:35pm — 4 Comments

The Day in Rock 8/7

1970 – Christie McVie, wife of bassist, John McVie joins Fleetwood Mac.

1971 – Zappa and The Mothers of Intervention record “Just Another Band from LA” live at UCLA.

1974 – Peter Wolf of the J Geils Band marries actress, Faye Dunaway, in Beverly Hills after dating for nearly a year.

1979 – A crazed Marshal Tucker Band fan in California steals a car from the parking lot outside the Long Beach Arena and drives right in , smashing down two rows of metal doors and a… Continue

Added by Robert Joseph on August 7, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Paul McCartney - Fenway Park - Aug 6 2009

A bag of mixed emotions. Happeness, Sadness filled with joy, Awe and Wonder, & aggravation due to the damn security, whom made it almost impossible to smoke . Some what you ask? Anything those damn jerks drove us fans bananas, where not at church were at a rock concert!

If your in your late 50's or in your 60's and you want to come unglued and feel 17 you dont need GNC, Viagra, or whatever you need to relive those songs you loved durning your youth! A Mixed Bag last-nite even as… Continue

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Experience the breathtaking performances of the band that has become known as THINK PINK FLOYD!!!!!!

Experience the breathtaking performances of the band that has become known as THINK PINK FLOYD!!!!!!

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The Day In Rock 8/6

1966 – British record charts put the Troggs at #1 with “With A Girl Like You, and The Beach Boys just entering the charts with “God Only Knows”

1973 – Stevie Wonder is hospitalized in a coma after a car accident with a logging truck in North Carolina.

RECORD RELEASES
1966 – The Kinks with “Sunny Afternoon” and “Dangling Conversation” by Simon & Garfunkel.
1977 – The Little River Band with “Help is on the Way”

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Can't Get It Outta My Head

They may not fall precisely into the category of "classic rock" but "the English guys with the big fiddles" amassed 27 Top 40 singles in Britain and the United States during their 14 years of popularity. The Electric Light Orchestra was the brainchild of former Move member Roy Wood and his pal Jeff Lynne and when they burst upon the scene in 1970 no one had ever seen anything quite like them before - an "electric" rock and roll band with a "light… Continue

Added by nonamedufus on August 6, 2009 at 3:58am — No Comments

FEMMES OF ROCK

CRN,

Not only men have contributed to the ROCK MUSIC genre but women have as well. So lets honour these talented FEMMES OF CLASSIC ROCK by having fan groups for them. Lyk Janis Joplin is covered, how about Joan Jett, Pat Benatar? Please voice your opinions and make suggestions for fan groups of FEMMES OF CLASSIC ROCK.

Added by Cult of Ecstasy on August 5, 2009 at 9:12pm — 1 Comment

"I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL"

ku ku katchu CRN,

lyk you may or may not know but I heard a rumour that there's a film in the works on Joan Jett, but I'm awaiting conformation to this. So if you know anything bout it please say it loud and in surround sound stereo.

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The Day in Rock 8/5

1967 – Pink Floyd’s first album “The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn” is released. Lead guitarist Syd Barrett wrote ten of the eleven tracks on it.

1974 – Joan Jett forms The Runaways, an all girl, jailbait band.

1975 – Stevie Wonder signs a $13 million deal with Motown Records, the biggest recording contract to a musician.

RECORD RELEASES

1967 – Eric Burden and The Animals “San Francisco Nights” and Bobby Gentry with “Ode to Billy Joe”

1972 – The Moody… Continue

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The Day in Rock 8/4

1970 – Jim Morrison is arrested and charged with public drunkenness in Los Angeles when he falls asleep on a old woman’s front porch.

1975 – Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, his wife and two children are seriously injured in a car accident while vacationing in Greece. Plant later records the vocals for the album “Presence” from a wheelchair.

1980 – John and Yoko begin recording the album which will become “Double Fantasy”

RECORD RELEASES

1974 - Paul Simon with… Continue

Added by Robert Joseph on August 5, 2009 at 10:37am — No Comments

Itchycoo Park

In August of 1967, the Brit-mod group the Small Faces released one of the most popular songs of their career. There are several stories behind the origins of Itchycoo Park, a song originally banned by the BBC because of its overt drug references. The true one seems to be that the song's title is based on the nickname of a public park known for it's scratchy nettles (Itchy Park).

For more, and a video clip, go to my blog… Continue

Added by nonamedufus on August 4, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

Stones in the Studio Part 6

It's up, and waiting for you to watch. I hope you enjoy this episode! Peace RJ

Added by Robert Joseph on August 3, 2009 at 2:15pm — No Comments

The Day in Rock 8/3

1963 – The Beatles make there 249 the and last appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

1966 – The Rolling Stones record “Have You Seen Your Mother Baby” at RCA Studios in London.

1968 – The Doors “Hello I Love You” is #1 in America

1971 – Paul McCartney announces the formation of his new band Wings, which includes his wife Linda and Denny Laine, an original member of the Moody Blues.

RECORD RELEASE

1963 – The Beach Boys with “Surfer Girl”,… Continue

Added by Robert Joseph on August 3, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments