Robert Joseph's Blog – June 2009 Archive (3)

1962 – Neil Sadaka’s “ Breaking Up Is Hard To Do “ is #1 in the U.S his fourth consecutive hit.

1962 – Ray Stevens releases his novelty hit “ Ahab The Arab”

1975 – The Eagles are awarded a Gold Record for “One of These Nights”

1975 – Just four days after her divorce from Sonny Bono , Cher marries Greg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band, a marriage that only lasts ten days.

1977 – Kiss makes it official by publishing a Kiss comic book. As a personal touch, each group member… Continue

1965 – The Red Dog Saloon, one of America’s earliest important rock clubs opens in San Francisco

1966 – The Beatles are awarded a Gold Record for the LP Yesterday…and Today.

1967 – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are both found guilty on drug charges stemming from a February 27 1967 bust at Keith’s home in West Wittering, England. Mick is sentenced to three months in jail and is sent to Brixton Prison. Keith is sentenced to a year. Fans are shocked and outraged.

1968 - Pink Floyd… Continue

Over next few weeks I will be posting "The Day In Rock" . It will have fun interesting facts about this date in rock history. Depending on the response I will continue this blog ..well to 06/27/10. Well lets get started, and I hope you will enjoy. Peace RJ





1969 - The debut album by Crosby, Stills & Nash enters the charts in the U.S. The first single released, “ Marrakesh Express,” becomes a hit single on both sides of the Atlantic.



1973 – Herman’s Hermits and… Continue