RockGarage4

RockGarage4, 7 days ago to random

On this day, 5/13/1950 - Singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer, Stevland Hardaway Judkins (a.k.a., Stevie Wonder), is born Stevland Morris in Saginaw, Michigan.

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RockGarage4, 10 days ago to random

On this day, 5/10/2013 - Musician, Sixto Diaz Rodriguez (mononymously known as Rodriguez), receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from his alma mater, Wayne State University, in Detroit.

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RockGarage4, 11 days ago to random

On this day, 5/8/1970 - The Beatles release their final studio album, Let It Be.

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RockGarage4, 19 days ago to random

On this day, 4/30/1948 - American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and film and television composer, (best known as the lead guitarist of the Detroit rock band MC5), Wayne Stanley Kramer, is born in Detroit, Michigan.

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RockGarage4, 26 days ago to random

On this day 04/23/1976 - The Ramones release their self-titled debut album, a punk rock landmark filled with frantic 2-minute songs like "Blitzkrieg Bop," "Beat On The Brat," and "Judy Is A Punk."

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RockGarage4, 27 days ago to random

On this day, 4/22/1966 - The Troggs release "Wild Thing." The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart in 1966.

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RockGarage4, 1 month ago to random

If it wasn't for @KoMelina, I would have never learned of The Ramrods (and so many other amazing punk bands from Detroit). Thanks Ko!

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RockGarage4, 1 month ago to random

On this day, 4/12/1983 - American alternative rock band, R.E.M., release their debut album, Murmur, on I.R.S. Records.

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RockGarage4, 1 month ago to random

On this day, 4/10/1959 - Guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Brian Robert Setzer, is born in Massapequa, New York.

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RockGarage4, 1 month ago to random

On this day, 4/2/1939 - Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr., was born in Washington, D.C.

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RockGarage4, 1 month ago to random

On this day, 3/27/2022 - Summer of Soul, by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein, wins the academy award for Best Documentary Feature. The film features never-before-seen footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.

https://youtu.be/U1Eg-vtSABE?feature=shared

RockGarage4, 1 month ago to random

Hey Detroit!!! I hope you're making plans to see Swami And The Bed Of Nails at The Sanctuary on Thursday, April 11th! Detroit's new supergroup, The Boreouts, will be opening with another explosive set! So, get your tickets today!
✌️😎🎸

Ticket info at: https://www.sanctuarydetroit.com

RockGarage4, 1 month ago to random

On this day, 3/25/1942 - Singer, songwriter and pianist, and commonly known as the "Queen of Soul," Aretha Louise Franklin, was born in Memphis, Tennessee.

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RockGarage4, 1 month ago to random

On this day, 03/22/1963 - The Beatles release their debut studio album, Please Please Me. The 14-song album, produced by George Martin, was released in the UK on EMI's Parlophone label and reached the top of the UK album charts within a couple of months.

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RockGarage4, 2 months ago to random

On this day, 3/5/1965 - The Yardbirds release "For Your Love" in the UK. Written by Graham Gouldman, it was band's first top ten hit in both the UK and the US.

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RockGarage4, 2 months ago to random

On this day, 3/4/1967 - Musician and the frontman of the rock band the Lemonheads, Evan Griffith Dando, is born in Essex, Massachusetts.

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RockGarage4, 2 months ago to random

On this day, 2/27/2024 - The Who release "You Better You Bet." Sung by frontman Roger Daltrey, with backing vocals by Pete Townshend and John Entwistle, it is the opening track on their 1981 album, Face Dances.

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RockGarage4, 3 months ago to random

On this day, 2/19/1940 - R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive, William "Smokey" Robinson Jr., is born in Detroit, Michigan. He was the founder, frontman, and primary songwriter of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles.

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RockGarage4, 3 months ago to random

On this day, 2/9/1964 - The Beatles made their first live American television appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” broadcast from New York on CBS. The quartet played six songs, including “Love Me Do” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”

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RockGarage4, 3 months ago to random

On this day, 2/8/1965 - The Supremes release "Stop In The Name Of Love." Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song held the number 1 position on the Billboard pop singles chart from March 27, 1965, through April 3, 1965.

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RockGarage4, 3 months ago to random

On this day, 2/7/1964 - Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York’s Kennedy Airport delivering The Beatles to thousands of screaming fans. Two days later, the band performs for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show.

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RockGarage4, 3 months ago to random

If it wasn’t for #KoMelina, I would have never learned of Kenny Tudrick (and so many other amazing artists from Detroit). Thanks Ko!

https://youtu.be/GVInOnSBm4U?feature=shared

RockGarage4, 3 months ago to random

On this day, 2/1/1994 - Green Day release their third album (their first on a major label), Dookie. The album received critical acclaim upon its release and won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 1995.

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RockGarage4, 3 months ago to random

On this day, 1/29/1936 - James Jamerson, the bass player in Motown's house band The Funk Brothers, is born in Edisto Island, South Carolina. He is regarded as one of the most influential bass players in modern music history.

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