Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right
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Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right
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TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 12/21/1983 (youtu.be)
Van Halen released what would become their most successful song, “Jump”, as the lead single from the album “1984”. The tune would top the Billboard Hot 100 on February 25th, 1984 and stay there for five weeks. Over the years, vocalist David Lee Roth has given various accounts of the meaning behind the lyrics, but he...
The Rolling Stones - I Got The Blues (1971) (m.youtube.com)
Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses (1967) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 12/20/1965 (youtu.be)
Vocalist Ian Anderson and bassist Glenn Cornick leave the John Evans Blues Band to form Jethro Tull, naming their group after the 18th century inventor of a number of farm implements. John Evan himself will later join them as Jethro Tull’s keyboard player.
First US molten salt reactor in over 50 years to be built (www.businessinsider.com)
One study suggested that the reactors could produce more nuclear waste than current systems and that they “will use highly corrosive and pyrophoric fuels and coolants that, following irradiation, will become highly radioactive.”
Schumer stamps out final Tuberville military holds, ending months-long standoff (thehill.com)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday evening sought and received unanimous consent to confirm the promotions of 11 four-star generals that had been held up for months by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville ® to protest the Pentagon’s abortion policies....
The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See (1973) (www.youtube.com)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 12/19/1955 (youtu.be)
Carl Perkins records “Blue Suede Shoes”, a song that he wrote after seeing a young man get angry at his date for scuffing his shoes. Even though today we more often hear Elvis Presley’s version, it only made it to number 20 on the Billboard Top 100 during a five week stay, while was Perkins’ original went to number 2 and...
What is your best story when you were in a foreign country?
It can be anything: Scary, funny, confusing or embarrassing. What happened that stands out most in your mind?
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) (1959) (m.youtube.com)
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie (1963) (m.youtube.com)
Van Morrison and Them - Baby Please Don't Go (1964) (m.youtube.com)
Conservatives move to keep abortion off the 2024 ballot (www.politico.com)
“We don’t believe those rights should be subjected to majority vote.”...
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 12/18/1982 (youtu.be)
Hall And Oates overtook The Everly Brothers as the top recording duo of all time when their biggest hit, “Maneater” reached number 1 on the US singles chart. It made #6 in the UK.
House Republicans urge Pentagon to block removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery (www.businessinsider.com)
House Republicans want to prevent the Pentagon from removing a Confederate memorial from “America’s most sacred shrine,” Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia....
R.L. Burnside - Let My Baby Ride (1998) (m.youtube.com)
Congress approves bill barring any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO (thehill.com)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 12/17/1954 (youtu.be)
Bill Haley And His Comets put the first Rock and Roll song on the UK singles chart with “Rock Around The Clock”, which would later peak at number 4.
R.L. Burnside - See My Jumper Hanging On the Line (1978) (youtu.be)
Stanley Jordan - Eleanor Rigby - 8/23/1986 - Newport Jazz Festival (youtu.be)
Pearl Jam - 1991-08-23 Seattle, WA (Full Concert) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 12/16/1966 (youtu.be)
Polydor Records releases Jimi Hendrix’s first single, “Hey Joe”. The record made it to number 6 in the UK, but failed to chart at all in America. He followed with “Purple Haze”, “The Wind Cries Mary”, “All Along the Watchtower” and “Voodoo Chile”, all of which made the British Top 10, but in America, only...
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