New Jersey 101.5 » Bob Dylan http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Tue, 21 May 2013 20:11:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Weekend in Music History http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-22/ http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-22/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 14:27:28 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=265222 May 10th, 1963 - Bob Dylan walked off the set during rehearsal of The Ed Sullivan Show after being told he couldn't perform his song 'Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues'. The producers had decided this due to the song's

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January 25th, 1963 - The Rolling Stones play at the Ricky Tick Club at a Hotel in the town of Windsor, Berkshirehire, UK. It is the first time The Rolling Stones, including Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman, played at this venue.

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1969 - George Harrison's hits a milestone in his career when his song 'Something' was released as the "A" side of a Beatles' 45, a first for Harrison. Along with Lennon and McCartney's Come Together

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1968 - The Doors are forced to perform without Jim Morrison at a concert in Amsterdam. While Jefferson Airplane was performing 'Plastic Fantastic Lover', Morrison, stoned on some

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1968 - While on tour in the UK, Roy Orbison's house in Nashville burns down, and he losses his two oldest sons to the fire. An official from the scene of the fire later said that "from what we've been able to piece together

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1968 - Cass Elliot attempts a solo career following the break up of The Mamas and the Papas with her version of 'Dream a Little Dream of Me'. It would be the most successful version of the song peaking at No. 12

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July 8th
1967 - The Monkees kick off their 29-date tour with The Jimi Hendrix Experience as an opening act. However, Hendrix was eventually dropped after just six shows

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-105/feed/ 0 The Monkees - Photo by Express / Getty Images Bruce Springsteen To Compose New US National Anthem? http://nj1015.com/bruce-springsteen-to-compose-new-us-national-anthem/ http://nj1015.com/bruce-springsteen-to-compose-new-us-national-anthem/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:12:34 +0000 Joe Votruba http://nj1015.com/?p=116125 Could "The Boss" be the new Francis Scott Key? Do you think Bruce Springsteen is the best choice to create the new National Anthem? Take our poll and share your thoughts

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