MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

This day in 1967 -The Beatles get stuck while filming their "Magical Mystery Tour"

This day in 1967 - Filming continued for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. The bus headed for Widecombe on the Moor, where a local fair was being held but the bus driver (Alf Manders) took…
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This day in 1952: Ray Charles begins recording at Atlantic

This day in 1952 - Ahmet Ertegun began recording his newest signing, 21 year old Ray Charles at Atlantic Records on West 56th St in New York City. Ertegun had purchased the singers contract from the…
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This day in 1964: Rod Stewart records debut single

This day in 1964: Rod Stewart recorded his first single, a version of Willie Dixon's 'Good Morning Little School Girl.' Future Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones played on the session. Despite Stewart performing…
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This day in 1956: Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

This day in 1956: Elvis Presley made his first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." He sang four songs, including "Love Me Tender" and "Don't Be Cruel," shot only from the waist up (because of…
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This day in 2005 - Bob Geldof honored by his native Dublin

This day in 2005 - Sir Bob Geldof was awarded the freedom of his native Dublin after the City Council voted in favor of giving him the accolade in honor of his campaign against world…
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This day in 1966 - John Lennon begins role in film

This day in 1966 - John Lennon started work on his role as Private Gripweed in the film 'How I Won The War'. The black comedy directed by Richard Lester, was filmed in Spain in…
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This day in 1968 - The Beatles film promo videos for "Hey Jude" & "Revolution"

This day in 1968 - The Beatles recorded promotional videos for ‘Hey Jude’ and ‘Revolution’ at Twickenham Film Studios. The vocals are recorded live over the pre-recorded instrumental tracks to get round the current British…
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This day in 1970 - Arthur Brown sets his hat alight, strips naked, and gets arrested

This day in 1970 - Arthur Brown was arrested at the Palermo Pop '70 Festival in Italy, after he set fire to his helmet (during the performance of his hit 'Fire'), and stripped naked during…
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This day in 1969 - The second Isle Of Wight festival is held in England

This day in 1969 - Two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle Of Wight festival took place. Over 150,000 turned up over the two days to see Bob Dylan, The Band, Blodwyn Pig,…
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This day in 1959: The Quarry Men play their first steady gig

This day in 1959 - The Quarry Men (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ken Brown) performed at the Casbah Coffee Club, Hayman's Green, West Derby, Liverpool. This is the opening night of a…
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