The Cars - Just What I Needed (1978) (youtu.be)
The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play (1980) (youtu.be)
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (1983) (youtu.be)
Toto - Rosanna (1982) (youtu.be)
Steely Dan - My Old School (youtu.be)
Performed on The Midnight Special August 31, 1973
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World (1989) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/05/1964 (www.youtube.com)
The Animals had their only number one hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 when “House of the Rising Sun” reached the top. To promote the group in the US, disc jockeys were sent boxes of animal crackers wrapped with special promotional material. The band would continue to turn out hits like “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”...
Black Sabbath – Sweet Leaf (1971) (youtu.be)
Big Country - In A Big Country (1983) (youtu.be)
Nirvana – Breed (1991) (youtu.be)
Beastie Boys - Sabotage (1994) (youtu.be)
Big Audio Dynamite - The Bottom Line (1985) (youtu.be)
Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (1969) (youtu.be)
The Doors – End of the Night (1967) (youtu.be)
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (1969) (youtu.be)
Berlin - The Metro (1983) (youtu.be)
The Beatles - Come Together (1969) (youtu.be)
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (1986) (youtu.be)
Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow (1976) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/04/1962 (youtu.be)
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr begin recording together for the first time at EMI’s St. John Studio. They laid down six songs including “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You”, which will ultimately become their first single. Producer George Martin had originally wanted to release the Mitch...