The Rolling Stones has been playing gigs continuously in and around London since early 1963, at clubs and pubs mostly. But this month they are set for their first tour, a so-called package tour, which was a thing in the ‘60s.
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The Rolling Stones makes their TV debut this month on the popular ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’ show together with Helen Shapiro and some other unknown (to me) bands/artists.
The 5th annual Grammy Awards was held in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York in 1963 to recognize accomplishments in music for the year 1962.
On March 5th, 1963, a plane fell from the sky in Tennessee and killed three country artists. The rising star, Patsy Cline, as well as Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas. A truly sad day for all of country music.
Northern Songs Publishing was a good idea. But like business in general, things aren’t that transparent.
In December 1962, Norway got its first National Park, namely Rondane Nasjonalpark. Since then we’ve gotten a lot more, and thank god for that. I’m a big fan of National Parks, as they preserve areas that are both beautiful and important, so I say keep ‘em coming.
Booker T. & the M.G.’s deliver their highly anticipated debut single this month. I’m not sure if it was highly anticipated back then, but at least I’ve been looking forward to it.
On April 10, Stu Sutcliffe, the original bassist of The Beatles, passed away. He only played with them for a short while, and according to a lot of what I’ve read about him, he wasn’t very good, but that doesn’t mean he is not worth mentioning.
On New Year’s Day, 1962, the Beatles drove down to London in a snowstorm, a trip that took ten hours, to attend the famed Decca audition. This is an event that would go down in history as one of the biggest mistakes ever made in the music industry.
The third member of the abomination that is U2 is born this month, and a monster is getting closer to rise into our world. Can we stop it? No. Can we complain about it? Yes.
Tensions has been high in Berlin since the war, and in August, 1961, East Germany decided to construct a wall; The Berlin Wall.
In June ‘61, Bill Evans Trio will enter The Village Vanguard in New York and record two of the best jazz recordings ever made…according to the ones who know what they’re talking about.
This Band Could Be Your Life 