Category Archives: This Historic Day In Music
This Historic Day In Music: “Blackbird”
In June of 1968, The Beatles were well into the process of recording new songs for their next album. On Tuesday, June 11, however, only two Beatles were working at London’s Abbey Road Studios. With George and Ringo on a trip to the United States, John and … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
It was 34 years ago today, “Sgt. Pepper” was the disc to play. It never has gone out of style, It’s still guaranteed to raise a smile. So, let me send a thought to you, Treat yourself and your ears: … Continue reading
This Historic Day… My Mother
Avis Louise Foss Sinclair, my Mother, was born on this day, March 8, in the year 1914. She was the daughter of George P. and Stella Foss and grew up in Center Strafford, NH. In 1932, she graduated from Austin Cate … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Elvis Presley
Elvis. Where did your mind go when you read that word? Mine went to shiny, combed-back, thick black hair. I heard a low, rumbling, twang-tinged voice saying: “Thank you. Thank you very much.” I pictured a young man (with that … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Elizabeth Cotten
She’d forgotten that she could play the guitar. She hadn’t played since she was a teenager, back home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; since she’d gotten married to Frank and given birth to Lillie, her one and only. And in all … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Another Double Header
Part 1. On December 3, 1927, Columbia Records held a recording session in Dallas, Texas. They recorded six sides by a 25-year-old gospel singer/slide guitarist/street-corner evangelist named Blind Willie Johnson. Among the six sides was a piece, not really a song, … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Jimi Hendrix
When I was a teenager, I belonged to a record club. Not just any record club, mind you, but the Record Club of America. And though I’m sure that I bought a number of records from them, there’s only one that I … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: November 23, 1936, The Gunter Hotel, Rm.414, San Antonio, Texas
They had travelled from Mississippi to Texas, the young black man with a guitar and the older, white buisness man. Years later, people along their route would still remember this unusual sight. The business man was Ernie Oertle, a talent scout … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: November 20, 1961, Columbia Records’ Studio A, N.Y., N.Y.
The recording session started at 2:00 pm. The 20-year-old Folk singer/guitarist/harmonica player/songwriter was Columbia Records producer John Hammond’s latest find. As the session progressed, Hammond must have had second thoughts. He found the young musician to be: “In a word… … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Neil Young
Boom boom strum strum strum strum strum strum | strum….. strum strum….., by-um bum dum. Can you name that tune? I’ll give you a clue. It’s the guitar intro to a Neil Young song. Every student who starts learning how … Continue reading
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