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MONTEREY POP: The First Rock Festival | Essay – The Criterion Collection
By Michael Lydon The Monterey International Pop Festival is over, all over. And what was it? Was it one festival, many festivals, a festival at all? Does anything sum it up, did it mean anything, are there any themes? Was … Continue reading
Posted in Concert, Documentary, Festival, Film, Folk, Instrumental, Live, Music, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Song, Soul
Tagged 1967, 60's, Artistes, Artists, Band, Bands, California, Monterey, Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey International Pop Festival, Monterey Pop, Monterey Pop Festival, Psychedelia, Psychedelic, San Francisco, Sixties
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THE JUKEBOX: Put Another Nickel In… | uDiscover
“We had these little juke joints, little taverns at that time. On a weekend there was this little place in the alley that would stay open all night. We called them Saturday night fish fries, they had two or … Continue reading
Posted in Album, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Gospel, Instrument, Instrumental, Jazz, Music, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, Song, Soul
Tagged 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, AFM, American Federation of Musicians, American Graffiti, Billboard, Charley Patton, Chart, Charts, Happy Days, Hits, James Caesar Petrillo, Juke Box, Juke Joint, Jukebox, Jukeboxes, Justus P. Seepburg, Jute, Muddy Waters, Music, musicians, phonograph, Playlist, Records, Robert Johnson, singers, Son House, Songs, Tommy Johnson
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SO JUST WHAT WAS THE FIRST ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RECORD? – uDiscover
“My man rocks me with one steady roll.” – Trixie Smith, 1922 Rock and roll is as old as mankind and the first rock ‘n’ roll record was Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats’ ‘Rocket 88’ recorded at Sam Phillips’ … Continue reading
Posted in 45rpm vinyl single, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Gospel, Guitar, Instrument, Instrumental, Jazz, Music, Pop, Presentation, Production, Radio, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, Song, Soul
Tagged 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, Alan Freed, Betty Grable, Bill Haley, Bill Haley and His Comets, Blind Blake, Buddy Holly, Buddy Jones, Chess Label, Chick Webb, Chuck Berry, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Fletcher Henderson, Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon, Hokum Jug Band, Ike Turner, Jackie Brenston, Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats, Johnny Otis, Louis Armstrong, Lucky Millinder, Paul 'Hucklebuck' Williams, Sam Phillips, Sun Records, Tampa Red, Teddy Grace, The Boswell Sisters, The Jazz Masters, Tiny Grimes, Trixie Smith, Wynonie Harris
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BOLAN Gives His Fans ‘HOT LOVE’ – uDiscover
It was ‘Ride A White Swan’ that lit the fire, and ‘Hot Love’ that set T. Rex ablaze. 44 years ago today, the band’s second big hit single gave Marc Bolan what he had always dreamed of: his first No. … Continue reading
Posted in 45rpm vinyl single, Album, Music, Pop, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Song, Television
Tagged 1971, 70's, BBC, BBC TV, BBC1, Bolanmania, Charts, Glam Rock, Hot Love, MARC, Marc Bolan, Marc Bolan & T.Rex, Mark Paytress, No.1, Number 1, Number One, Pan's People, Radio, Seventies, Single, T.Rex, T.Rextasy, The King of the Mountain Cometh, Tony Visconti, Top of the Pops, TV, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Woodland Rock
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BILL HALEY – “Rock Around The Clock” | This Day In Music
The first Rock ‘n’ Roll star. Haley was one of the earliest acts to bring rock and roll to the attention of white America and the rest of the world. He sold over 60 million records during his career. As … Continue reading
Posted in 45rpm vinyl single, Music, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Song
Tagged 1950's, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1981, 50's, American, Bill Haley, Bill Haley and His Comets, Bill Haley and The Comets, Billboard, Blackboard Jungle, Charts, Cleveland, Decca, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Father of Rock and Roll, Fifties, guitar, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kentucky, Little Richard, Michigan, Ohio, Rock and Roll, Rock Around The Clock, Shake Rattle & Roll, Texas, The Comets, Thirteen Women, Ulverston, US, USA, William John Clifton Haley, WPWA
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T.REX’s ‘Get It On’ (‘Bang A Gong’)…For A Second Time | uDiscover
by uDiscover It was March 1971 when record producer Tony Visconti arrived in Los Angeles, he was there with Marc Bolan and T.Rex to work on some new tracks, including ‘Get It On’ that became the band’s next single. Tony … Continue reading
Posted in 45rpm vinyl single, Music, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Song
Tagged America, Bang A Gong, Blue Weaver, California, Chuck Berry, Cosmic Dancer, David Bowie, Electric Warrior, Elton John, Flo and Eddie, Get It On, Hot Love, Howard Kaylan, Ian McDonald, Jeepster, LA, Little Queenie, London, Los Angeles, Marc Bolan, Mark Volman, Mickey Finn, Piano, Rik Pekkonin, Saxophone, Steve Currie, Sunset Boulevard, T.Rex, T.Rextasy, The Turtles, Tony Visconti, Top of the Pops, TOTP, Trident Studios, USA, Wally Heider Studios
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