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This Weekend in Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:07:01 +0000

June 2nd, 1984 – Wham! had their first No.1 with ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.’ Written and produced by George Michael. The song was born from a note which Andrew Ridgeley, the other half of Wham!, left for his parents reading “Wake me up up before you go.” The typo on the note inspired the duo to double up the “go”

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This Weekend in Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:21:47 +0000

January 5th 1973 - Bruce Springsteen releases his debut album 'Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.' It was recorded in a single week and would only sell about 25,000 copies in its first year.

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What Was Your Favorite Part of Last Night's 12-12-12 Concert? [POLL]

Joe Votruba — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:56:22 +0000

I had looked forward to the 121212 concert since it was announced about a month ago. The lineup got better by the day and the money raised for Sandy victims reached $30 million before the first act even took the stage. This event definitely lived up to the hype.

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This Weekend in Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:37:48 +0000

December 2nd, 1969 - Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes was kidnapped at knife-point by a man who worked maintenance in the building she lived in. She later escaped unharmed by jumping out of his car

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This Weekend in Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:24:53 +0000

October 19th, 1966: The Yardbirds land in New York for their 1st US tour with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars. However, after only two dates of the tour, Beck developed acute tonsillitis and had to quit the group. He would go on to form The Jeff Beck Group, which would give Rod Stewart his first major exposure.

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This Day In Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:44:50 +0000

October 13th
1965 - The Who record 'My Generation' at Pye studios in London. The single would almost be a chart topper when released, however it was held off of hitting the No.1 position by The Seekers' 'The Carnival Is Over'.

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This Day In Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:47:54 +0000

September 29th
1967 - The Beatles are mixing John Lennon's 'I Am The Walrus' at Abbey Road Studios. Lennon had combined three unfinished songs together to form 'I Am The Walrus', and when he learned that a teacher

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This Day In Music History

Big Joe Henry — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:00:40 +0000

September 7th
1971 - David Bowie begins his recording sessions at Trident Studios in London for the concept album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars'. The album is loosely based on a story of a fictional rock star

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This Day In Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:07:47 +0000

August 26th
1967 - Mick Jagger and The Beatles meet up in Bangor North Wales to seek guidance from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. They were interested in learning about Transcendental Meditation and attended an introductory seminar given by Yogi

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Where's '80s Pop Singer John Parr-Man In Motion [VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:55:52 +0000

John Parr scored a #1 hit in the USA (and New Jersey) in the summer of 1985! Afterwards, he seemed to disappear. Seemed. Actually, he's still a "man in motion."

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