December 9, 1967 - JIM Morrison's very boring repeated arrest record continued today when he was arrested onstage in New Haven, Connecticut, and charged with breach of peace and resisting arrest. The Doors were appearing at the New Haven Arena, and prior to the show, a policeman found singer Jim Morrison making out with an 18 year-old girl in a backstage shower and after an argument the policeman sprayed mace in Morrison’s face. Once on stage Morrison began to tell the story of the backstage episode and began taunting the police in the process. it didn't take long for the police to react - they dragged him offstage and arrested him, as you can see by the following video clip. A riot from the crowd ensued, leaving the venue in disarray, many from the audience arrested. Later that night, more than 100 protestors gathered at the police station in demonstration and even more arrests were made. Here's the onstage arrest, followed by a video compilation of Morrison, to a song by DJ Coppola, and uploaded by youtuber DJ Coppola99finewine. This is a brilliant piece of music with equally spirited editing.
1963 - THE first Supremes album, Meet the Supremes, was released today, and this following track from the album is the second of 12 #1 hits by The Supremes. Baby Love stayed on top of the charts for a onto in some countries. Other number #1 hits from the Supremes during this period included Come See About Me, Stop In The Name Of Love, I Hear A Symphony, You Can't Hurry Love. The biggest competition on the charts for the Supremes in these early sixties, were The Beatles.
1964 - JOHN Coltrane and his Quartet recorded Love Supreme on this day 46 years ago. The American jazz player and composer. Worked in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, helping to pioneer the use of modes in jazz, and later was at the forefront of free jazz. He was prolific, organizing at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his recording career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. As his career progressed, Coltrane and his music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. He received many posthumous awards and recognition, including a beatification by the African Orthodox Church. In 2007, Coltrane was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz." Following is the only video we could find of his historic Love Supreme, followed by his composition Afro Blue, circa 1963.
1968 - FREE appeared at the legendary Marquee Club tonight in London, England. Other acts appearing at the club during this month of December included Joe Cocker, The Who and Led Zeppelin. Two years later, Free performed what would become their signature tune, Alright Now, at the Isle of Wight Festival.
1972 - HELEN Reddy went to #1 on the US singles chart today, with her song for women, I Am Woman, the lyrics to which are now printed in Modern American History textbooks. The song later became a huge hit around the world. Helen also won the Grammy for Best Rock/Folk Female Performance for this song. The song was co-written by Helen Reddy and singer/songwriter/guitarist Ray Burton and performed by Reddy. Released in its most well-known version in 1970, the song became an enduring anthem for the women’s liberation movement. The song was the first #1 hit on the Billboard chart by an Australian-born artist and the first Australian-penned song to win a Grammy Award. It sold millions around the world and has been played more than a million times on US radio, helping propel Reddy to a successful pop career, at the time, which reportedly made her more than $40 million in America. As an example of the endurance of the song, it was played at the 2010 Academy Awards as the exit music for Kathryn Bigelow after she won the Best Director Oscar for The Hurt Locker; this was the first time a woman had won the award.
1974 - THANK goodness for George Harrison, beautiful human being and brilliant musician. George released his first album on his Dark Horse label, entitled Dark Horse, on this day, and accordingly, 37 years later, here is a video bootleg make-up of the song.
1978 - JOHN Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's version of Soul Man, was released under the name The Blues Brothers, today, and the Blues brothers has since become a genuine part of rocklore. Following is bona fide balcony-bootleg of the Blues Brothers Band, featuring Dan Aykroyd and the late John's brother, JHim Belushi, with Mr. Soul, Sam Moore. This video clip is taken from their performance at the House of Blues Boston Grand Opening party.
1963 - THE first Supremes album, Meet the Supremes, was released today, and this following track from the album is the second of 12 #1 hits by The Supremes. Baby Love stayed on top of the charts for a onto in some countries. Other number #1 hits from the Supremes during this period included Come See About Me, Stop In The Name Of Love, I Hear A Symphony, You Can't Hurry Love. The biggest competition on the charts for the Supremes in these early sixties, were The Beatles.
1964 - JOHN Coltrane and his Quartet recorded Love Supreme on this day 46 years ago. The American jazz player and composer. Worked in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, helping to pioneer the use of modes in jazz, and later was at the forefront of free jazz. He was prolific, organizing at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his recording career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. As his career progressed, Coltrane and his music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. He received many posthumous awards and recognition, including a beatification by the African Orthodox Church. In 2007, Coltrane was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz." Following is the only video we could find of his historic Love Supreme, followed by his composition Afro Blue, circa 1963.
1968 - FREE appeared at the legendary Marquee Club tonight in London, England. Other acts appearing at the club during this month of December included Joe Cocker, The Who and Led Zeppelin. Two years later, Free performed what would become their signature tune, Alright Now, at the Isle of Wight Festival.
1972 - HELEN Reddy went to #1 on the US singles chart today, with her song for women, I Am Woman, the lyrics to which are now printed in Modern American History textbooks. The song later became a huge hit around the world. Helen also won the Grammy for Best Rock/Folk Female Performance for this song. The song was co-written by Helen Reddy and singer/songwriter/guitarist Ray Burton and performed by Reddy. Released in its most well-known version in 1970, the song became an enduring anthem for the women’s liberation movement. The song was the first #1 hit on the Billboard chart by an Australian-born artist and the first Australian-penned song to win a Grammy Award. It sold millions around the world and has been played more than a million times on US radio, helping propel Reddy to a successful pop career, at the time, which reportedly made her more than $40 million in America. As an example of the endurance of the song, it was played at the 2010 Academy Awards as the exit music for Kathryn Bigelow after she won the Best Director Oscar for The Hurt Locker; this was the first time a woman had won the award.
1974 - THANK goodness for George Harrison, beautiful human being and brilliant musician. George released his first album on his Dark Horse label, entitled Dark Horse, on this day, and accordingly, 37 years later, here is a video bootleg make-up of the song.
1978 - JOHN Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's version of Soul Man, was released under the name The Blues Brothers, today, and the Blues brothers has since become a genuine part of rocklore. Following is bona fide balcony-bootleg of the Blues Brothers Band, featuring Dan Aykroyd and the late John's brother, JHim Belushi, with Mr. Soul, Sam Moore. This video clip is taken from their performance at the House of Blues Boston Grand Opening party.
