Today in Rock History is a music orientated segment where we would like to encourage readers to share their thoughts and tastes in music and discuss the various aspects of any music topic. This post is not limited to rock music. You are encouraged to bring anything music-related along that you would like to share, either by typing the name of a song and artist into the comments section or by sharing a Youtube, Vimeo, Spotify or SoundCloud link. If you are unsure how to add a link, simply write the name of the song and the composer and someone may very well do it for you.
Music is a huge part of peoples lives even if we aren’t all music enthusiasts. Music is all around us in advertising, background noise in shops and on the streets. It’s inescapable when you have teenagers but for most of us, it is a huge part (if not a ritual) of our lives that we feel close to.
Today in Rock History:
Born today in 1903, singer, songwriter and guitarist Joseph “Big Joe” Williams
Born today in 1938, Nico (Christa Päffgen) singer with The Velvet Underground.
Born today in 1943, Charles Fredrick “Fred” Turner bassist, singer and songwriter with Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Born today in 1947, Bob Weir singer, songwriter and guitarist with The Grateful Dead.
Born today in 1953, Tony Carey keyboardist with Rainbow.
Today in 1965, The Beatles recorded “Day Tripper” at the Abbey Road studio.
Today in 1968, The Jimi Hendrix Experience released “Electric Ladyland”.
Today in 1972, CCR announced their break-up with this press release "We don't regard this as breaking up. We look at it as an expansion of our activities."
