Category Archives: This Historic Day In Music
This Historic Day In Music: Ringo Starr
On Saturday, August 18, 1962, at Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, England, Ringo Starr played his first official gig as the drummer for The Beatles. Part of what made Ringo the perfect person for the job was his voice. … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Bill Withers
This past Spring, two of my best guitar students, N and A, learned the song “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers. N, the singer/guitarist of this very talented duo was inspired to learn “Ain’t No Sunshine” from a YouTube video … Continue reading
A This Historic Day In Music Double Header: Maybelle Carter & “Wildwood Flower”
The first part of this post is a replay of a piece I wrote on May 11, 2010 under the title Yesterday In Music History. I’ve added the section about “Wildwood Flower” and an embedded YouTube “video” featuring the Carter Family’s … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Robert Johnson
In 1961, Columbia Records released an album called The King of the Delta Blues Singers. The album, conceived by the legendary Columbia talent scout and record producer John Hammond (1910-1987), was a compilation of recordings originally made in 1936 and 1937 for … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: “Buck Dancer’s Choice” & “The Franklin Blues”
On Sundays, I like to listen to music when I do my morning exercise routine. (On weekdays, I listen to the news on NPR via NHPR.) Lately, I’ve been listening my way through an album I found on iTunes a … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Muddy Waters
In October, 1976, the then-32-year-old Texas Blues-Rocker Johnny Winter had a dream come true: he recorded and produced an album with his hero, the legendary Chicago Blues singer/guitarist Muddy Waters. The album – Muddy’s 12th studio album – was called Hard … Continue reading
This Very Historic Day
Here I am again. It’s a Sunday afternoon, a February 9th, and I can’t wait for 8:00 pm. Fifty years ago today, on that Sunday afternoon – February 9, 1964 – the ten-year-old me couldn’t wait for 8:00 pm because that … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Capitol Records T-2047 (Mono LP), ST-2047 (Stereo LP)
All of the 12 songs on The Album had already been released in England. “I Saw Her Standing There” was the oldest, having been released on March 22, 1963. This song was the first track on the EMI/Parlophone LP Please Please Me. … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: “Sweet Little Sixteen”
On Thursday evening, January 31, 1974, I attended a concert at The Music Hall – now known as the Citi Performing Arts Center’s Wang Theatre – in Boston, Massachusetts. Joni Mitchell was the headliner. The very popular singer, songwriter, guitarist, … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Bruce Springsteen
When I graduated from high school, my godparents, Raymond and Pauline Brisson, gave me the gift of a check to spend as I wished. I don’t remember how much the check was for, but it was enough for me to … Continue reading
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