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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 14

BORN

ANN THE RAVEN
BOB CASALE of Devo
DAN SMITH of Bastille
TANYA DONELLY of Belly/The Breeders/Throwing Muses
WOODROW WILSON “WOODY” GUTHRIE

THIS HAPPENED

In 1958, The Quarrymen, featuring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John “Duff” Lowe on piano, and Colin Hanton on drums, recorded a disc at a small studio in an electronics shop. They recorded “That’ll Be The Day” and “In Spite Of Danger” in one take each, and both songs ended up on The Beatles’ Anthology 1.

Posted in Advanced Music History Tagged : Ann The Raven | Bob Casale | Dan Smith | Tanya Donelly | Woody Guthrie

The Rolling Stones re-release 1973 “Goats Head Soup"

Published 4 years ago by AJ Edmonds

Still going...

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I’m not talkin’ ‘bout a battery, or a watch, it’s the band that has transcended generations, The Stones! I guess I should have said “rolling” instead of “going!”

Posted in The Rolling Stones Tagged : Goats Head Soup | Living in a Ghost Town | Criss Cross

Hear At Home with Eric Earley from Blitzen Trapper

Published 5 years ago by Andy Chanley

Hear At Home with Eric Earley from Blitzen Trapper

The Independent 88.5 FM’s music director, Andy Chanley chats it up with Eric Earley from Blitzen Trapper for this Hear At Home episode. Earley tells us the story behind Blitzen Trapper’s single Masonic Temple Microdose #1 and about his first instrument ever built by his uncle. Earley tells Chanley about his obsession with a book about Abraham Lincoln’s son, “Bardo Thodol.”

Posted in Hear at Home

ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 13

Published 5 years ago

BORN

CAMERON CROWE
CHEECH MARIN
CODY BELLINGER
ROGER McGUINN of The Byrds

THIS HAPPENED

In 1968, Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild” was released on this day.

In 1973, The soundtrack to Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid, featuring Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” was released. Dylan was also in the movie.

Posted in Advanced Music History Tagged : Cameron Crowe | Cheech Marin | Cody Bellinger | Rodger McGuinn

ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 12

Published 5 years ago

BORN

CHRISTINE McVIE of Fleetwood Mac
DAN MURPHY of Soul Asylum
ROBIN WILSON of Gin Blossoms

THIS HAPPENED

In 1954, Elvis Presley signed a contract with Sun Records and gave his notice at his day job at The Crown Electric Company. Sam Phillips from Sun Records originally intended to use the 19-year-old Elvis to make demos of songs meant for other artists.

Posted in Advanced Music History Tagged : Christine McVie | Dan Murphy | Robin Wilson

The Spicy Green Book

Published 5 years ago by Byron Gonzalez

During the Jim Crow era in America, Victor Hugo Green created The Green Book. Green published the book to help Black motorists navigate throughout cities in the USA by highlighting...

Newport Academy launches a program to help with COVID-19 mental health.

Published 5 years ago by Byron Gonzalez

Newport Academy’s Orange County outpatient program announces its Teen Wellness Intensive Summer Program to help provide local families with academic and therapeutic support, during the COVID-19 pandemic.