September 24th 1966 The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" peaks at #11 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. It was the first Beatles' release that none of the group played instruments on, although John and George did contribute harmony vocals. Four violins, two cellos and two violas, performed a score.

🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAYS: September 24th 2025 Singer Phyllis ″Jiggs” Allbut Sirico of The Angels is 83. Pictured: The Angels in 1963. L-R: Phyllis Allbut, Barbara Allbut and Peggy Santiglia. The Angels were an American girl group best known for their 1963 No. 1 hit single "My Boyfriend's Back".

September 24th 1988 Lou Reed returns to his old haunt CBGB to play some songs with Tom Tom Club, including "Femme Fatale," which he has recently re-recorded with the group.

🇨🇦 September 24th 2003 - Gordon Lightfoot was inducted into the Canadian Songwriter Hall of Fame. Gord placed 21 songs on the Canadian Top 40 and six on the Billboard Top 40, including "If You Could Read My Mind" (#5 in 1970), "Sundown" (#1 in 1974) & "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (#2 in 1976)

September 24th 1960: Hank Ballard and the Midnighters' "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" enters the Hot 100, joining their songs "Finger Poppin' Time" and "The Twist" (the original version) on the chart. It's the first time an act has had three songs on the Hot 100 at the same time.

September 24th 1957 The movie Mister Rock And Roll, starring the famous disc jockey Alan Freed, debuts in America. In the film, Freed tells the story of Rock and Roll, with performances by Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon and Brook Benton.

September 24th 1966: Jimi Hendrix moved from the United States to the UK, where he would spend the next nine months touring and recording before returning home to play the Monterey International Pop Festival in California.

September 24th 1967 - At the end of a six-day shoot at RAF West Malling, a Royal Air Force base in Kent, The Beatles film the dance scene to their song "Your Mother Should Know" for their upcoming movie Magical Mystery Tour. Paul McCartney's flower is black, contributes to the "Paul is dead" myth.

September 22, 1965 San Francisco, the Great Society, with Grace Slick , made its stage debut at the Coffee Gallery in North Beach, CA. They were closely associated with the burgeoning Bay Area acid rock scene. After a lengthy separation, Jerry and Grace Slick divorced in 1971.

September 22 1980 - John Lennon signs with Geffen Records after David Geffen promises to release his next album without even hearing any of the songs. Sadly, only one LP, "Double Fantasy" came to fruition before Lennon's death the following December.

September 22 1958 "To Know Him Is To Love Him" by The Teddy Bears enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #88. Lead singer Annette Kleinbard was backed by Phil Spector on guitar, Marshall Leib on bass and last minute addition Sandy Nelson on drums.

September 22 1963 - The Jaynetts' version of "Sally Go Round The Roses" peaks at #2 on the Hot 100. The song's B-side was the instrumental track to "Sally Go Round The Roses" credited to Sing Along Without The Jaynetts.

Sonny Curtis, the legendary Texas-born songwriter, guitarist, and member of Buddy Holly's backing band The Crickets, passed away last Friday September 19th, at the age of 88 following a sudden illness. His song"I Fought the Law"—a raw, rebellious anthem dashed off in an afternoon.

✞REMEMBRANCES September 22nd 1989..Irving Berlin, Russian-American composer and lyricist considered one of the greatest songwriters in history ("Always"; "God Bless America"; "White Christmas"; "Cheek To Cheek"), dies at 101. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook.

🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAYS: September 22nd 2025 Singer-dancer Toni Basil is 82. David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) is 74. Singer Debby Boone is 69. Country singer June Forester of The Forester Sisters is 69. Nick Cave is 68. Singer Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde is 68. Joan Jett is 67.

t.co/OvLiQsEuTS Terry Reid, British musician championed by the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page and more, dies aged 75

The Newport Pop Festival, held in Costa Mesa, California, on August 3–4, 1968, was the first music concert ever to have more than 100,000 paid attendees. Harvey "Humble Harve" Miller, a Top 40 disc jockey for 93 KHJ-AM in Los Angeles, was hired to promote the show and hosted with Wavy Gravy.

Remembering Arthur Lee March 7, 1945 – August 3, 2006. LA band Love - Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards. Lee's first musical instrument was the accordion. His first known recording is from 1963. The Ninth Wave was released by his first band, the instrumental outfit called The LAGs.

June 8th 1974 David Bowie started a 4 week run at the top of the UK charts with his third No.1 album 'Diamond Dogs'. The cover art features Bowie as a striking half-man, half-dog, painted by Belgian artist Guy Peellaert. It was controversial as the full painting clearly showed the hybrid's genitalia

June 8th 1969 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts visited Brian Jones at his home in Cotchford Farm to discuss his future in the group. The Stones later issued a press statement saying that Brian was leaving The Rolling Stones.

June 8th 1963: The Crystals' 'Da Doo Ron Ron' peaked at No.3 on the US singles chart. Produced by Phil Spector, who used a multi-track recording system to build the song layer upon layer to achieve a result that became known as a "wall of sound". Backing musicians were members of the Wrecking Crew.

Remembering Vincent Crane 21 May 1943 – 14 Feb 1989. Keyboardist, best known as the organist for the Crazy World of Arthur Brown (he was a co-writer of that group's 1968 hit single "Fire"). Crane and drummer Carl Palmer eventually left to form Atomic Rooster.

May 22nd Music History: 1976 "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney & Wings goes to #1 in America, where it stays for five weeks. 1972 The Guess Who record their Live At The Paramount album in Seattle. 1968 Cream's Disraeli Gears is certified gold.

May 22nd 1967: The Monkees release Headquarters, proving they're more than a group of actors who just play a band on TV. Although it's their third album, it's the first that allows them creative control over songwriting and performing without relying on session musicians.

May 22nd 2023 - Chas Newby, who enjoyed a two-week stint as The Beatles' bassist in 1960, passed away at the age of 81. A then 19-year-old Newby joined the band in December, 1960 after they returned to Liverpool from Germany and needed a bassist, as Stuart Sutcliffe decided to remain in Hamburg.

Oh, before I forget, which at my age is a forgone conclusion...to all the younger kids that follow my feed, don't say Happy Memorial Day to anyone this weekend.

Top 40 Rock Albums of 1970 but, what's missing here?

May 11th 1967 - Cream records "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" and "Outside Woman Blues." The recording atmosphere was also somewhat relaxed, with visitors often encouraged to drop by including Linda Eastman, Al Kooper, Janis Joplin and local groupie Jenny Dean.

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March 7th 1955 - Carl Perkins becomes the first Country artist to have a hit on the Billboard R&B chart when his "Blue Suede Shoes" makes the list. The song also appeared on the Cashbox Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks and spent two weeks at the number two position.

March 7th 1966 - Brian Wilson released "Caroline No", the first solo single by a Beach Boy. Before it evolved into the final number we know today, the song was originally written as "Carol I Know".

March 7th 1966 - Tina Turner laid down vocal tracks for the Phil Spector produced "River Deep Mountain High", which would go on to reach #3 in the UK and #88 in the US. Although the song was credited to Ike and Tina, she was the only one that was actually on the recording. The story goes that...

youtube.com/watch?v=_DKKyoXHxWk March 7th 1962 - The Beatles recorded their radio debut at the Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester. the band performed three cover tunes: "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream?)", "Memphis, Tennessee", and "Please Mister Postman".

March 7th 1968 - Elvis Presley records the Mac Davis tune, "A Little Less Conversation" at Western Recorders, in Hollywood. Following the song's use in the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven, it was released as a single in June, 2002 and became a Top Ten hit in nearly two dozen countries.

March 7th 2025 - HAPPY BIRTHDAZE! 🎼🎶🎹🎵🎸👨‍🎤🍰🎂🥞 Bassist Chris White of The Zombies is 82. Keyboardist Matthew Fisher of Procol Harum is 79. Singer Peter Wolf of The J. Geils Band is 79. Guitarist Ernie Isley of The Isley Brothers is 73.

✞REMEMBRANCES March 7th In 2013..Peter Banks [Brockbanks], British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter described as "the architect of progressive music" (Yes, the Syn, Flash), dies of heart failure at 65. Peter Banks gave Yes their name, designed their logo, and played on their first two albums.

March 7th 1969 - Tommy's Roe's single, "Dizzy" earns a Gold record for sales of over one million. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the charts in the UK and Canada. Instrumental backing was provided by the Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew.

March 3rd 1972 - Harry Nilsson receives a Gold record for his seventh album, "Nilsson Schmilsson", which features three of his best known US hits, "Without You" (#1), "Jump Into The Fire" (#27), and "Coconut" (#8). The LP was nominated for Album Of The Year at the 1973 Grammy Awards.

‘El Mal’ from ‘Emilia Pérez’ wins the #Oscars2025 for best original song. ‘The Brutalist’ wins original score! French composer duo Clément Ducol and Camille took home the original song award at the Oscars on Sunday for their track, “El Mal.” Award was presented by Mick Jagger.

March 3rd 1973 History: At the 15th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Tennessee Theatre, Nashville, some notable winners were: Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack - Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for "Where Is the Love". America - Best New Artist George Carlin - Best Comedy LP

March 3rd➦In 2008...Norman "Hurricane" Smith died at age 85 (Born - February 22, 1923). He was an English musician, record producer and engineer. Smith was the engineer on all of the EMI studio recordings by The Beatles until the autumn of 1965. The last Beatles album he recorded was Rubber Soul.

March 3rd 2025 Happy 84th Birthday Michael John Prendergast MBE! Born in Kirkdale, Liverpool. He started playing guitar at age fourteen. Of course you know him better as Mike Pender, original founding member of Merseybeat group The Searchers."The band was founded by myself and John McNally."

March 2nd 1963 - The Four Seasons score their third consecutive Billboard #1 with "Walk Like A Man". It made #12 in the UK. During the recording session, the room directly above the studio caught fire, and smoke and water began pouring in. Producer Bob Crewe was so intent on finishing the...

March 2nd 1964 - The LP "Shut Down Vol. 2" by The Beach Boys was released on Capitol Records. Produced by Brian Wilson, it is the group's 5th album and was issued as the follow-up to "Little Deuce Coupe". It would peak at #13 on The Billboard 200.

March 2nd 1967 - The Supremes begin recording "Reflections" at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit,. It will peak at #2 on the Hot 100 early next September. This single, released at the height of the Summer of Love and the Vietnam War, was the first Supremes' release to delve into psychedelic pop.

March 2nd 1969 - At the 11th #Grammyawards Glen Campbell is presented with Album Of The Year honors for "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" is named Record Of The Year. Jose Feliciano is Best New Artist and "Little Green Apples" is the Song Of The Year.

March 2 1974 - Terry Jacks, who had left The Poppy Family in 1970, had the top song in the US with "Season's In The Sun". The tune was originally written in French, titled "Le Moribund" ("The Dying Man") and recorded as an album cut by The Kingston Trio. It was recommended by Jacks to The Beach Boys

March 2nd 1999 - Remembering Dusty Springfield, she died of breast cancer at the age of 59, after a five year battle. She would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame less than two weeks after she passed away, having placed 18 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1964 to 1970.

Remembering Hank Ballard Nov 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003. Singer and songwriter, lead vocalist of The Midnighters and one of the first rock & roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. He later wrote and originally recorded (in 1959) "The Twist" which was notably covered a year later by Chubby Checker.

#BOTD February 28th 1940: Remembering Joe South ("Games People Play" and "Walk A Mile In My Shoes"), who also wrote "Rose Garden" for Lynn Anderson and "Hush" for Deep Purple, was born in Atlanta Georgia; died September 5, 2012 of a heart attack in Buford, Georgia.