Friday 30 December 2016

Today in rock history 31st December

1942 – Guitarist Andy Summers of the Police is born in Blackpool, England. 1943 – Kinks bassist Peter Quaife is born in Tavistock, England. 1947 – The Guess Who’s singer Burton Cummings is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1951 – Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is born in Colorado Springs, Colo. 1965 – The Beatles begin a European tour in Paris. 1965 – John Lennon’s father Alfred releases a U.K. single today, titled “That’s My Life (My Love And My Home).” 1968 – Vanilla Fudge and an unknown Led Zeppelin perform a New Year’s Eve gig in Portland, Ore. 1969 – Jimi Hendrix unveils his new group Band of Gypsys at New York’s Fillmore East. 1969 – BBC television broadcast the program Man of the Decade, who is … John Lennon! 1970 – Paul McCartney files suit against John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison as the Beatles Co., effectively ending the band. Lennon tells the press that McCartney wanted to dominate the group all along, and reveals that he’s [i.e. Lennon] taken drugs since he was 17. 1973 – Having only recorded three tracks, Pink Floyd abandon their idea to make an album using only household objects and settle for recording Wish You Were Here instead. 1974 – Ron Wood denies reports that he will join the Rolling Stones as a replacement for the recently departed Mick Taylor. 1974 – A document signed by all the Beatles confirms the dissolution of their partnership. 1976 – The Cars give their debut performance at Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, N.H. 1978 – San Francisco’s Winterland Theater closes its doors after a farewell performance by the Grateful Dead and the Blues Brothers. 1982 – The E Street Band’s guitarist Miami/Little Steven Van Zandt marries Maureen Santora in Asbury Park, N.J. His boss Bruce Springsteen is the best man. Little Richard, who conducted the ceremony, duets with Percy Sledge on “When a Man Loves a Woman” at the reception. 1984 - Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lost his left arm in a car accident on his way to a New Year’s party at his parents’ home in Sheffield, U.K. The arm was sewn back on, but it had to be removed three days later due to infection. 1985 – Rick Nelson dies in an airplane crash near DeKalb, Texas. 1992 – Keith Richards and his X-Pensive Winos headline at New York’s Academy, with Pearl Jam in support. The Rolling Stones themselves are currently negotiating a $30 million advance on their 1993 world tour. 1996 – Paul McCartney is awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II. 2003 – They used to call him “God,” but now you can call him “Eric Clapton CBE.” The Cream guitarist and The Kinks’ Ray Davies are both made Commanders of the British Empire in the Queen’s New Year’s Honors List. 2004 – The Who’s Roger Daltrey is made a Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to music and charity work. 2009 – Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi from Status Quo were both appointed OBEs for services to music and charity.

Today in rock history 30th December

1928 – Bo Diddley (Otha Ellas Bates McDaniel) is born in McComb, Mi. 1939 - Felix Pappalardi bassist for Mountain is born. 1946 – Patti Smith is born in Chicago. 1947 – Jeff Lynne is born in Birmingham, England. The singer-songwriter is a member of Electric Light Orchestra and the Traveling Wilburys. 1965 -The Kinks, The Who, Manfred Man, The Hollies and Gerry and the Pacemakers all appeared on tonight’s UK TV pop show ‘Shindig!’ 1966 – Pink Floyd and Soft Machine appeared at the UFO presents Night Tripper at the Blarney Club, London, England. 1968 – Led Zeppelin appeared at Gonzaga University Gymnasium, Spokane on their first North American tour supporting Vanilla Fudge. 1972 – Brownsville Station, Sha-Na-Na and Bruce Springsteen (who was the opening act), all appeared of the Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio. 1978 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer announce their break-up. 1989 – Krist Novoselic of Nirvana marries Shelli Dilley in Tacoma, Wash. 1991 – Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa have a daughter, Jessica Rae Springfield. It is the couple’s second child. 1999 – Former Beatle George Harrison is stabbed four times in the chest during an attempted robbery early in the morning at his home at Henley-Upon-Thames, near London. The 56-year-old musician and his wife Olivia struggle with the intruder and are able to subdue him until the authorities arrive. 2002 – The funeral of former Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer took place in London. 2010 – Rocker Axl Rose has been voted the best frontman of all time, ahead of stars including Freddie Mercury and John Lennon. The Guns N’ Roses singer gained the most votes to take the top spot in a Musicradar.com poll, fighting off competition from Queen star Mercury, who landed in second place 2011 – Iron Maiden’s Number Of The Beast narrator Barry Clayton passes away.

Thursday 29 December 2016

Rock Talk best of 2016

1. Yes - Wondrous stories 2. Jon And Vangelis - I hear you now 3. Deep Purple - Perfect strangers 4. Saxon - Denim and leather Part 2 1. Jefferson Starship - Count on me 2. Supertramp - Bloody well right 3. Argent - Hold your head up 4. Russ Ballard - Voices

Timesweep 31st December

New Year celebrations 1. Europe - The final contdown 2. U2 - New Year's day 3. The Eagles - Funky New Year 4. Kiss - Rock and roll all night 5. Journey - Don't stop believing Part 2 Staying out after midnight 1. JJ Cale - After midnight 2. Judas Priest - Living after midnight 3. Allman Bros Band - Midnight rider 4. Lou Gramm - Midnight blue 5. Rolling Stones - Undercover of the night 6. Rainbow - All night long Part 3 Drinking songs 1. Kiss - Sloe gin 2. George Thoroughgood & The Destroyers - One bourbon, one scotch, one beer 3. John Lee Hooker - Whiskey and women Part 4 This week in rock history 1. ACDC - For those about to rock 2. Queen - Killer Queen 3. The Who - I can see for miles Part 5 1. Starship - Jane 2. The Beatles - You won't see me 3. Pink Floyd - Wish you were here 4. Rolling Stones - Harlem shuffle Part 6 This week's birthdays 1. The Moody Blues - The voice 2. Foreigner - Urgent 3. Kiss - Beth 4. Dire Straits - Twisting by the pool Part 7 1. Rainbow - Since you've been gone 2. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 3. Patti Smith Group - Because the night 4. Jeff Lynne - Every little thing Part 8 1. The Police - King of pain 2. The Kinks - Lola 3. The Guess Who - American woman 4. Aerosmith - Love in an elevator 5. ELO - Hold on tight Part 9 Back to 1975 1. David Bowie - Fame 2. Kiss - I wanna rock and roll all nite 2. John Fogerty - Rocking all over the world 4. Bad Company - Feel like making love 5. John Lennon - Stand by me Part 10 1. Pink Floyd - Wish you were here 2. Genesis - The carpet crawlers 3. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon Part 11 1. Slade - How does it feel 2. The Who - Squeeze box 3. Fleetwood Mac - Oh well 4. Chris DeBurgh - Don't pay the ferryman

Brit Rock 31st December

1. The Cult - 'Lil devil 2. The Hives - Hate to say I told you so 3. UFO - Only you can rock me 4. The Cars - Just what I needed 5. Bob Seger - We've got tonight 6. Metallica - Turn the page 7. Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning wheel 8. The Who - See me, feel me 9. Steve Miller Band - Jet airliner 10. Billy Idol - Cradle of love 11. Marillion - Cradle of love 12. Queen - Friends will be friends 13. Bryan Adams - Do I have to say the words 14. The Jam - David Watts 15. Metallica - Heroof the day 16. Bush - Swallowed 17. Oasis - Live forever 18. Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate love song 19. Shawn Mullins - Lullaby 20. Van Halen - Humans being 21. Queen - Too much love will kill you 22. Bruce Springsteen - Secret garden 23. The Beatles - Free as a bird 24. Joan Osbourne - One of us 25. Pink Floyd - Wish you were here 26. Tom Petty - Yer so bad Hour three, an hour of UK based AOR 1. Genesis - abacab 2. Supertramp - dreamer 3. ELO - Wild west hero 4. Free - My brother Jake 5. Peter Gabriel - Solsbury hill 6. Steve Winwood - Valerie 7. T-Rex - Get it on 8. Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a hero 9. Dave Edmunds - Girls talk 10. Asia - Heat of the moment 11. Chris Rea - Tell me there's a heaven 12. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 13. Focus - House of the king

Today in rock history 29th December

1941 – Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues is born in Stourton-on-Severn, England. 1946 - Marianne Faithfull is born today. 1947 – Rock drummer Cozy Powell, who’s played with the Jeff Beck Group and Rainbow, is born. 1955 - Neil Giraldo-guitarist for Pat Benatar is born. 1962 – While in London, Bob Dylan performs at the Troubadour folk club. 1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut on the UK TV show ‘Top Of The Pops’ performing ‘Hey Joe’. 1967 – Singer-guitarist Dave Mason leaves Traffic to start a solo career. 1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono have a session with Canadian hypnotists Hammrick & Leonard. The couple are trying to stop smoking. 1975 – Grace Slick divorces her Jefferson Airplane cohort Paul Kantner. 2006 – The wife of rock singer Marilyn Manson, Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese filed for divorce after just a year of marriage. The couple married in December 2005 in a ceremony held at a castle in Ireland. 2010 – Slash has released his iTunes Session EP featuring Myles Kennedy. 2010 -Van Halen, Jimmy Page and Zakk Wylde Make Top Guitars That Don’t Sound Like Guitars List.

Wednesday 28 December 2016

Timesweep 24th December

Bruce Springsteen Merry Christmas baby A very special Christmas Lonestar Little drummer boy This Christmas time Bruce Springsteen Merry Christmas baby A very special Christmas Lonestar Little drummer boy This Christmas time Bryan Adams Run run Rudolph Into the fire The Eagles Please come home for Christmas Please come home for Christmas John Mellencamp I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus A very special Christmas Chris Rea Driving home for Christmas Driving home for Christmas Bob Rivers Walking round in women's underwear Twisted Christmas John Lennon Happy Christmas (war is over) Shaved fish Jethro Tull Ring out those solstice bells Songs from the wood Elvis Presley Blue Christmas Elvis' Christmas album Alice Cooper This is Santa Claws We wish you a metal Xmas Wizzard I wish it could be Christmas everyday Wizzard brew Bob Dylan Must be Santa Christmas in the heart The Yardbirds Shapes of things Best of The Clash Rock the casbah Combat rock The Police Synchronicity 2 Synchronicity Led Zeppelin D'yer maker Houses of the holy Blink 182 Always Blink 182 J Giels Band Until the walls come tumbling down Love stinks The Kinks Father Christmas Misfits Tom Petty Christmas time all over again Four Christmasses The Pretenders 2,000 miles Learning to crawl Queen Thank God its Christmas The works U2 Christmas time (baby please come home) A very special Christmas The Beatles Drive my car Rubber soul The Beatles While my guitar gently weeps The Beatles The Beatles Let it be Let it be Heart Please come home for Christmas NA Kiss Heaven's on fire Animalize The Black Crowes Hard to handle Shake your money maker Cheap Trick If you want my love One on one Mott The Hoople All the way from Memphis Mott Motorhead Ace of spades Ace of spades Focus Sylvia Focus 3 Jimi Hendrix Experience Foxy lady Are you experienced The Pogues Dirty old town Rum sodomy & the lash Queen Crazy little thing called love The game Elton John Step into Christmas Caribou Extreme Christmas time again A very special Christmas 2 Chris Rea Driving home for Christmas Driving home for Christmas Bob Rivers I am Santa Claus Twisted Christmas Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Sock it to me Santa Christmas a go go Boston God rest ye metal gentlemen God rest ye metal gentlemen Bruce Springsteen Santa Claus is coming to town  1980-12-31: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA The Greedies Winter wonderland A merry jangle Bon Jovi I wish everyday was like Christmas Keep the faith Randy Bachman Taking care of Christmas The Randy Bachman song book Chris DeBurgh A spaceman came travelling Spanish train and other stories Bryan Adams Run run Rudolph Into the fire The Eagles Please come home for Christmas Please come home for Christmas John Mellencamp I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus A very special Christmas Chris Rea Driving home for Christmas Driving home for Christmas Bob Rivers Walking round in women's underwear Twisted Christmas John Lennon Happy Christmas (war is over) Shaved fish Jethro Tull Ring out those solstice bells Songs from the wood Elvis Presley Blue Christmas Elvis' Christmas album Alice Cooper This is Santa Claws We wish you a metal Xmas Wizzard I wish it could be Christmas everyday Wizzard brew Bob Dylan Must be Santa Christmas in the heart The Yardbirds Shapes of things Best of The Clash Rock the casbah Combat rock The Police Synchronicity 2 Synchronicity Led Zeppelin D'yer maker Houses of the holy Blink 182 Always Blink 182 J Giels Band Until the walls come tumbling down Love stinks The Kinks Father Christmas Misfits Tom Petty Christmas time all over again Four Christmasses The Pretenders 2,000 miles Learning to crawl Queen Thank God its Christmas The works U2 Christmas time (baby please come home) A very special Christmas The Beatles Drive my car Rubber soul The Beatles While my guitar gently weeps The Beatles The Beatles Let it be Let it be Heart Please come home for Christmas NA Kiss Heaven's on fire Animalize The Black Crowes Hard to handle Shake your money maker Cheap Trick If you want my love One on one Mott The Hoople All the way from Memphis Mott Motorhead Ace of spades Ace of spades Focus Sylvia Focus 3 Jimi Hendrix Experience Foxy lady Are you experienced The Pogues Dirty old town Rum sodomy & the lash Queen Crazy little thing called love The game Elton John Step into Christmas Caribou Extreme Christmas time again A very special Christmas 2 Chris Rea Driving home for Christmas Driving home for Christmas Bob Rivers I am Santa Claus Twisted Christmas Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Sock it to me Santa Christmas a go go Boston God rest ye metal gentlemen God rest ye metal gentlemen Bruce Springsteen Santa Claus is coming to town  1980-12-31: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA The Greedies Winter wonderland A merry jangle Bon Jovi I wish everyday was like Christmas Keep the faith Randy Bachman Taking care of Christmas The Randy Bachman song book Chris DeBurgh A spaceman came travelling Spanish train and other stories