Today in rock history: on this date in 1967, “All You Need Is Love” by The Beatles was released as a single in the U.S. The classic song rose right up to the no.1 spot on the Billboard pop charts and became the band’s 14th chart-topping single.
It was fifty years ago today that the jazz world lost one of its true innovators and pioneers….on this date in 1967, saxophone great John Coltrane passed away at the age of 40. His amazing body of work continues to thrill and astound listeners all around the world to this day… never to be forgotten.
Today in rock history: on this date in 1975, reggae greats Bob Marley and the Wailers played the first of a two-night stand at the Lyceum in London, England. Both performances were recorded and were used for the release of the well-known live album Marley would release later that same year simply titled Live!
Today in rock history: on this date in 1965, US record label King Records released one of James Brown‘s best-known singles of all time: “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag.” The single went on to sell in excess of two million copies and was awarded a Grammy for best rhythm and blues recording that year. The single is often heralded as being instrumental in the birth of the genre known as funk music.
Remembering one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time, Billie Holiday, today. Holiday passed away on this date in 1959 at the young age of 44…
This article appears in Jul 13-20, 2017.
