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Classic Rock Almanac - November 20
On this day, November 20:
• 1955 - "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & the Comets reaches #1 on the UK singles chart
• 1974 - Who drummer Keith Moon...
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Classic Rock Almanac - November 19
On this day in classic rock:
• 1979 - Chuck Berry is released from prison, where he spent four months for tax evasion
• 2003 - Greg Ridley, bassist for Humble Pie...
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Classic Rock Almanac - November 18
November 18 in the making of classic rock history:
• 1971 - Procul Harum records what will become their most successful album, Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
• 1972...
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New in the Pipeline: In Stores 11/18
The Doors - Live At The Matrix 1967 - CD
These two sparsely attended San Francisco club shows were recorded just weeks before The Doors broke through nationally with "Light...
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Classic Rock Almanac - November 17
It happened on November 17 in the history of classic rock:
• 1962 - "Big Girls Don't Cry" puts The Four Seasons at the top of the charts for the first...
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Classic Rock Almanac - November 16
November 16 in the classic rock almanac:
• 1968 - Jimi Hendrix Experience hit #1 on the US album chart with Electric Ladyland
• 1973 - David Bowie's first network TV special,...
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Classic Rock Almanac - November 15
What was happening on November 15 in classic rock history:
• 1965 - Rolling Stones first appearance on Hullaballoo on NBC
• 1969 - Janis Joplin arrested after cussing out a cop...
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Classic Rock Almanac - November 14
Classic rock yesterdays, November 14:
• 1967 - A tour featuring Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix begins in London
• 1970 - Santana release "Black Magic Woman"
Today's Birthdays:
Freddie Garrity - Freddie and...
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Joel, John: Together Again
The theory holds that when you find a winning formula, stick with it. In 1994, and again in 2003, Billy Joel and Elton John found that they could gross seven...
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Mitch Mitchell, Hendrix Drummer, Dies
Mitch Mitchell was getting some rest after working the Experience Hendrix tour that ended last week (11/7) in Portland, Oregon. In a few days, he would be returning to his...
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