by Britt Ryan | Sep 9, 2020 | Today in Music History
The sounds of whistling and waves crashing on the shore accompany the great soul singer Otis Redding on his signature classic “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.” Conceived while bobbing on rock promoter Bill Graham’s houseboat in Sausalito and completed with guitarist...
by Britt Ryan | Sep 8, 2020 | Today in Music History
A young fellow named Frank Sinatra made his earliest known recording at age 19 on this day in 1935, when he and his bandmates from the Hoboken Four (billed as “Singing & Dancing Fools) appeared on “Major Bowes Amateur Hour” radio program. He also volunteered to...
by Britt Ryan | Sep 7, 2020 | Today in Music History
Born in Lubbock, Texas, on this day in 1936, Buddy Holly only lived to age 22, but his influence lives on as a pioneering figure in the mid-1950s emergence of “rock and roll” music. Here, Buddy and his Crickets perform “That’ll Be the Day” on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in...
by Britt Ryan | Sep 6, 2020 | Today in Music History
Which one’s Pink? Well, Roger Waters certainly has been the most active member of Pink Floyd amid his ongoing kinda sorta feud with former bandmate David Gilmour. Waters split from the band in 1983 and has toured extensively as a solo act, playing “The Dark Side of...
by Britt Ryan | Sep 5, 2020 | Today in Music History
Farrokh Bulsara was born in Zanzibar on this day in 1946. Who’s that? Where’s that? Answers: Freddie Mercury and a small island off the coast of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean. Here are two clips from his incredible career as the lead singer of Queen — the band’s...
