January 14, 1993 - Favourite for many young teens today, are the American alternative group, the Pixies, who announced that they had split today, 19 years ago - they re-formed in 2004. Following song, Here Comes Your Man, is a song written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. Produced by Gil Norton, it was released as the second single from the group's second album Doolittle in June 1989. Written by Black as a teenager, Here Comes Your Man was recorded for the band's 1987 demo tape, but not included on either Come On Pilgrim or Surfer Rosa, as the songwriter was reluctant about releasing the song. Critics saw Here Comes Your Man as the Pixies' breakthrough song, and, indeed, Jon Dolan of Spin magazine commented that it was "the most accessible song ever by an underground-type band." The song reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
1960 - ELVIS Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army, just prior to him leaving the army. The day the fans had been waiting for finally arrived, today, 52 years ago - Elvis was coming home. He'd finished his tour of duty in Germany, and was headed back for the United States where it was presumed he' d resume his music and movie career. Some of his people worried that the fans would have moved on - instead he was back bigger than ever. Here's newsreel footage of Elvis Presley leaving the army.
1965 - GEORGIE Fame & The Blue Flames were at #1 on the UK singles chart, and later, on charts around the world, with with Yeh Yeh, a former instrumental song, written by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick. Lyrics were written for it shortly thereafter by Jon Hendricks. Georgie Fame is a British rhythm & blues and jazz singer, and keyboard player. The one-time rock and roll tour musician, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. This is his brilliant hit song, Yeh, Yeh.
1966 - DAVID Jones, British pop star hopeful, changed his surname to Bowie today to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees. That was in 46 years ago, and here are a couple of videos; the first from around that period (who knows?), and a song called Mirror. The second song is from a few years later, featuring Marianne Faithfull, as they sing the Sonny & Cher song, I Got You Babe…worth a look, dear reader.
1967 - THE first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, today. What's a Be-In? Well may you ask. Before Woodstock there was the Human Be-In at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in 1967, whereby alternative leaders like poet Allen Ginsberg & LSD advocate & professor, Timothy Leary, along with a cast of thousands assembled and got off their heads on acid and pot. Thanks to youtuber emessgeeable, who was a student at UC, Berkeley at the time, we now have this posted this piece of film that he shot at the time. Originally shot on 8mm silent film, this is his unedited complete roll of film. Transferred to VHS in the 1980's, and digitized almost 44 years after the event.
1989 - PAUL McCartney released his album, Back In The U.S.S.R. exclusively in Russia, today. And just to show it wasn't a fluke, that he could do it again, here he is 14 years later, in 2003, doing it all once more. Amazing that he could do what politics could not. Music is the universal soldier, no doubt about that.
1992 - Jerry Nolan, one-time drummer with The New York Dolls died from a fatal stroke, today. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 New York Dolls and in 1974, Too Much Too Soon. Before punk, before glam rock, there was the New York Dolls, who could easily claim both genres as their own. They were the first, and Malcolm McLaren ripped them, their music, their style, their clothing.
1995 - PEARL JAM performed with Neil Young for a Voters for Choice benefit in Washington today, the group sounding a little like a smoothed out Crazy Horse here...Neil brilliant as ever. We have two vids, both bootlegs, the second bootlegged by Vedder himself, and played for Young at a later date.
1997 - This was the time when celebrities began to start appearing on reality TV shows...like this amazing edition of Home Improvements, featuring the Beach Boys, believe it or not…worth checking out.
1997 - SPICE GIRLS' debut single, Wannabe, was released in the United States today, and accordingly, here is a live version of the song, recorded at Wembley Stadium, London.
1960 - ELVIS Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army, just prior to him leaving the army. The day the fans had been waiting for finally arrived, today, 52 years ago - Elvis was coming home. He'd finished his tour of duty in Germany, and was headed back for the United States where it was presumed he' d resume his music and movie career. Some of his people worried that the fans would have moved on - instead he was back bigger than ever. Here's newsreel footage of Elvis Presley leaving the army.
1965 - GEORGIE Fame & The Blue Flames were at #1 on the UK singles chart, and later, on charts around the world, with with Yeh Yeh, a former instrumental song, written by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick. Lyrics were written for it shortly thereafter by Jon Hendricks. Georgie Fame is a British rhythm & blues and jazz singer, and keyboard player. The one-time rock and roll tour musician, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. This is his brilliant hit song, Yeh, Yeh.
1966 - DAVID Jones, British pop star hopeful, changed his surname to Bowie today to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees. That was in 46 years ago, and here are a couple of videos; the first from around that period (who knows?), and a song called Mirror. The second song is from a few years later, featuring Marianne Faithfull, as they sing the Sonny & Cher song, I Got You Babe…worth a look, dear reader.
1967 - THE first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, today. What's a Be-In? Well may you ask. Before Woodstock there was the Human Be-In at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in 1967, whereby alternative leaders like poet Allen Ginsberg & LSD advocate & professor, Timothy Leary, along with a cast of thousands assembled and got off their heads on acid and pot. Thanks to youtuber emessgeeable, who was a student at UC, Berkeley at the time, we now have this posted this piece of film that he shot at the time. Originally shot on 8mm silent film, this is his unedited complete roll of film. Transferred to VHS in the 1980's, and digitized almost 44 years after the event.
1989 - PAUL McCartney released his album, Back In The U.S.S.R. exclusively in Russia, today. And just to show it wasn't a fluke, that he could do it again, here he is 14 years later, in 2003, doing it all once more. Amazing that he could do what politics could not. Music is the universal soldier, no doubt about that.
1992 - Jerry Nolan, one-time drummer with The New York Dolls died from a fatal stroke, today. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 New York Dolls and in 1974, Too Much Too Soon. Before punk, before glam rock, there was the New York Dolls, who could easily claim both genres as their own. They were the first, and Malcolm McLaren ripped them, their music, their style, their clothing.
1995 - PEARL JAM performed with Neil Young for a Voters for Choice benefit in Washington today, the group sounding a little like a smoothed out Crazy Horse here...Neil brilliant as ever. We have two vids, both bootlegs, the second bootlegged by Vedder himself, and played for Young at a later date.
1997 - This was the time when celebrities began to start appearing on reality TV shows...like this amazing edition of Home Improvements, featuring the Beach Boys, believe it or not…worth checking out.
1997 - SPICE GIRLS' debut single, Wannabe, was released in the United States today, and accordingly, here is a live version of the song, recorded at Wembley Stadium, London.
