On this day in 2019, we lost Peter Tork of #TheMonkees at age 77. Tork was an established musician when he joined the band. His songs were some of the most creative and interesting in The Monkees catalog, as you can experience in this article, which provides YouTube links to 10 of them.
#PeterTork
Jerry Harrison, keyboardist and guitarist for Talking Heads, turns 77 today. He began his professional music career as a member of the band the #ModernLovers. From his second solo album, 'Casual Gods,' released in 1988, here is "Rev It Up."
#JerryHarrison #RevItUp #CasualGods #TalkingHeads
The final of the 3 bands mentioned as being influenced by The Beatles in the initial post today is Black Sabbath. "Paranoid" is the title track of the band's second studio album, released in 1970.
#BlackSabbath #Paranoid #TheBeatles
Continuing with bands mentioned in our lead story today, here's the band that sounds most like they were motivated by #TheBeatles - Oasis. "Morning Glory" was included on the band's second album, '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?,' released in 1995.
#Oasis #MorningGlory #WhatsTheStoryMorningGlory
Let's start with a track from the first of the Brit bands that today's lead post mentions as having been inspired by The Beatles. Yes, The Rolling Stones. From their fifth US album, #DecembersChildren (And Everybody's),' here's "Get Off Of My Cloud."
#TheRollingStones #GetOffOfMyCloud #TheBeatles
The explosion of British rock talent isn’t just a stroke of coincidence—it's a chain reaction set off by #TheBeatles' extraordinary rise. This piece takes a look at 3 bands whose success stories are deeply rooted in the template created by their predecessors.
#TheRollingStones #Oasis #BlackSabbath
Today in 1988, Foreigner peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "Say You Will" which was their eighth top ten single in the U.S. The track, which appears on their 1987 album, #InsideInformation, reached No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart.
#Foreigner #SayYouWill
On this day in 1980, Bon Scott, singer from AC/DC, was pronounced dead on arrival at a London hospital after a heavy night's drinking. From his last album with the band, 'Highway To Hell,' here's the title track.
#BonScott #ACDC #HighwayToHell
Here's the second of the two songs promised to commemorate the Doobie Brothers / Santana "Oneness Tour." "The Doctor" appears on the Doobies 1989 release 'Cycles.'
#DoobieBrothers #TheDoctor #Cycles
To commemorate the Santana and Doobie Brothers "Oneness Tour," here's the first of two tracks. From their 1981 album, 'Zebop!,' here's Santana with "Winning."
#Santana #Winning #Zebop
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Santana and The Doobie Brothers will be hitting the road together starting in June on the "Oneness Tour."
#Santana #DoobieBrothers #OnenessTour #SocietyOfRock
Well that was quick. Steve Perry has put an end to the speculation of a Journey reunion...
#StevePerry #Journey
With the talk of a possible reunion of Steve Perry and Journey, let's that a listen to "Stone In Love" from the Houston stop on 'The Escape Tour' in 1981.
#Journey #StoneInLove #TheEscapeTour #StevePerry
Jonathan Cain confirms that Journey has reached out to Steve Perry as the first date of their farewell tour gets closer. He was invited to join them on any stop along the way.
#JonathanCain #Journey #StevePerry #NealSchon
The sixth and final track from their EP released yesterday, here's U2 with ‘Yours Eternally’ from ‘Days Of Ash.’ The band is joined by Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia.
#U2 #YoursEternally #DaysOfAsh #EdShearan #TarasTopolia
The fifth track from their EP released yesterday, here's U2 with ‘One Life At A Time’ from ‘Days Of Ash.’
#U2 #OneLifeAtATime #DaysOfAsh
The fourth track from their EP released yesterday, here's U2 with a poem, ‘Wildpeace’ from ‘Days Of Ash.’ The band is joined by Adeola and Jacknife Lee.
#U2 #Wildpeace #DaysOfAsh #Adeola #JacknifeLee
The third track from their EP released today, here's U2 with ‘Song Of The Future’ from ‘Days Of Ash.’
#U2 #SongOfTheFuture #DaysOfAsh
The second track from their EP released today, here's U2 with ‘The Tears Of Things’ from ‘Days Of Ash.’
#U2 #TheTearsOfThings #DaysOfAsh
The first track from their EP released today, here's U2 with ‘American Obituary’ from ‘Days Of Ash.’
#U2 #AmericanObituary #DaysOfAsh
What a great day to return from a vacation. U2 surprises us with new music. On their first collection of new songs since 2017, the quartet have a crispness that has been lacking in their 21st-century material, as they nimbly react to shocking news stories.
#U2 #DaysOfAsh
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The Sammy Hagar years of Van Halen found the band a little more mature yet no less fun. Here's "Right Now" from 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.'
#SammyHagar #VanHalen #RightNow #ForUnlawfulCarnalKnowledge
A sample of the David Lee Roth years of Van Halen. Here's "Panama" from '1984.'
#DavidLeeRoth #VanHalen #Panama #MCMLXXXIV
Van Halen lost a superstar singer when Dave Lee Roth quit the band, but new frontman Sammy Hagar and Foreigner's Mick Jones ensured the loss was short-lived.
#VanHalen #DavidLeeRoth #SammyHagar #MickJones #EddieVanHalen #AlexVanHalen #MichaelAnthony
On this day in 1972, Al Green went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Let's Stay Together." Released as a single on December 4, 1971, it would become the title track for Green’s album released on Jan. 31, 1972. It would be his only No. 1 hit.
#AlGreen #LetsStayTogether
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The song that Don Henely no longer chooses to perform, "Deperado," captured live in Melbourne, Australia in 2004. The song is the title track of the Eagles album originally released in 1973.
#Eagles #Desperado
#DonHenley and #GlennFrey built their reputation on an almost obsessive pursuit of perfection in the studio. Given that mindset, it’s not surprising that Henley still dwells on certain creative decisions—especially when it comes to one song he now finds difficult to hear, "Deperado."
#Desperado
Rockabilly legend Gene Vincent was born today in 1935. He is best known for the song, "Be-Bop-a-Lula." Sadly, we lost Vincent in 1971 at age 36.
#GeneVincent #BeBopALula
On this day in 1967, The Monkees made music history when their second album, 'More Of The Monkees,' jumped from No. 122 all the way to No. 1 of the Billboard album chart in one giant leap, and it remained at No. 1 for 18 weeks. From the LP, here is #ImABeliever.
#TheMonkees #MoreOfTheMonkees
On this day in 1958, Frank Sinatra started a five-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with "Come Fly With Me." The song is the title track of his fourteenth studio album.
#FrankSinatra #ComeFlyWithMe