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Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 26th

The Professor — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:34:09 +0000

On this date in 1974 Ringo Starr peaks @ # 1 with “You’re Sixteen”.Check out the video!!!

Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 25th

The Professor — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:08:15 +0000

On this date in 1938 Etta James was born . Here is Etta singing the classic “At Last”.

Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 21st

The Professor — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:33:10 +0000

On this date in 1955 Chess records releases Chuck Berry’s “Maybelline”.

Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 20th

The Professor — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:23:13 +0000

On this date in 1968 John
F red & his Playboy band peaks at #1 with “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” a parody of The Beatles “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”.

Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 19th

The Professor — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:53:11 +0000

On this date in 1998 Carl Perkins dies @ the age of 65 of a stroke. Here’s Carl from 1956 performing on “The Perry Como Show” his big hit “Blue Suede Shoes” Carl’s version of the song was a bigger hit than Elvis version.

Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 18th

The Professor — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:16:23 +0000

On this date in 1974 Bad Company is formed by Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke from Free , Mick Ralphs from Mott The Hoople and Raymond Burrell from King Crimson. Here is Bad Company from 1975.

Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 14th

The Professor — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:26:07 +0000

On this date in 1973 Elvis draws the largest worldwide TV audience ever with an estimated one billion watching “Elvis:Aloha From Hawaii.”

Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 13th

The Professor — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:28:30 +0000

On this date in 1969 The Beatles “Yellow Submarine” soundtrack is released . Here is the title track from the animated movie.

Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 12th

The Professor — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:25:54 +0000

On this date in 1974 “The Joker” by The Steve Miller Band peaks at No. 1.

Today In Rock n Roll History Jan 11th

The Professor — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:59:25 +0000

On this date in 1967 Jimi Hendrix records “Purple Haze” . Here is Jimi with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell from 1967.