Today is Go For Broke Day and National Dandelion Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1959 The Fleetwoods sing "Come Softly To Me" on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1965 Sonny Bono and Cher are signed to Atco Records.
1971 Chicago became the first American Rock group to perform at Carnegie Hall.
1983 US Interior Secretary James Watt officially announces that he will not invite The Beach Boys and The Grass Roots to perform at the annual Fourth of July celebration in Washington because they attract "the wrong element of people." His choice of entertainers is Wayne Newton. President Ronald Regan would overturn the decision two days later.
2006 Gene Pitney was found dead at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff, Wales. He was 65.
JOURNEY REUNION? Will there be a Journey reunion when the band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday? The question is whether or not Steve Perry will join the band on stage when they perform. Neil Schon says "If Steve Perry wants to sing, I’d like to leave it up to him." Get more behind the scene details.
1959 The Fleetwoods sing "Come Softly To Me" on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1965 Sonny Bono and Cher are signed to Atco Records.
1971 Chicago became the first American Rock group to perform at Carnegie Hall.
1983 US Interior Secretary James Watt officially announces that he will not invite The Beach Boys and The Grass Roots to perform at the annual Fourth of July celebration in Washington because they attract "the wrong element of people." His choice of entertainers is Wayne Newton. President Ronald Regan would overturn the decision two days later.
2006 Gene Pitney was found dead at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff, Wales. He was 65.
JOURNEY REUNION? Will there be a Journey reunion when the band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday? The question is whether or not Steve Perry will join the band on stage when they perform. Neil Schon says "If Steve Perry wants to sing, I’d like to leave it up to him." Get more behind the scene details.
GETTING BETTER! Looks like the YouTube video that purported to reveal all the details of the 50th anniversary edition of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was accurate. A variety of album packages will be released May 26, and will include a new stereo mix of the album plus 34 previously unreleased recordings. Watch a video preview of what's included.
BEE GEES 40TH ANNIVERSARY DISC! A new single-disc Bee Gees compilation and a 40th anniversary, two-LP vinyl edition of their Saturday Night Fever soundtrack will be released April 21. The albums will arrive five days after a star-studded Grammy-produced salute to the band airs on CBS. The compilation disc, Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits, features 21 songs. Get the details.
