Rock History Report for October 21st
1957 – Elvis Presley’s film, Jailhouse Rock, premiered. 1958 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “True Love Ways,” “Moondreams,” “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” and…
Bob Dylan
The Rock History Report for October 20th
1960 – The Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues premiered. 1961 – Bob Dylan recorded his eponymous debut album. 1969 – John Lennon’s second solo album,…
The Rock History Report for July 20th
1965 – A cultural milestone, Bob Dylan’s classic song “Like a Rolling Stone” was released. 1965 – Lovin’ Spoonful released their first record, “Do You…
The Rock History Report for June 19th
1976 – Blue Oyster Cult released their album Agents of Fortune. 1977 – Led Zeppelin performed a one-off concert in San Diego between six shows…
Rock History Report for June 16th
1967 – The Monterey Pop Festival kicked off at California’s Monterey Fairgrounds. The three-day event featured the first major American appearances by Jimi Hendrix and…
The Rock History Report for June 9th
1969 – Brian Jones quit The Rolling Stones because he wasn’t on board with the direction the band’s music was going. 1970 – Bob Dylan…
The Rock History Report for June 5th
1957 – Dale Hawkins released “Susie Q”. 1959 – A student named Bob Zimmerman graduated from a Hibbing, Minnesota high school. He became much better…
The Rock History Report for May 29th
1959 – In one of the first outdoor rock festivals, Ray Charles, B.B. King and Jimmy Reed played to about 9,000 people at Atlanta’s Herndon…
The Rock History Report for May 27th
1957 – The Crickets released the song “That’ll be the Day.” 1961 – Johnny Cash made an appearance on NBC’s “The Deputy.” 1962 – Bob…
Rock History Report for May 22nd
1954 – Bob Dylan came of age as he celebrated his bar mitzvah (he later converted to Christianity). 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis revealed that…
The Rock History Report for May 12th
1960 – Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley appeared together on a TV special and performed each other’s hit of the day. Elvis crooned “Witchcraft” while…
Bob Dylan’s Jesus Years
At first called "Dylan's God-Awful Gospel" by his most loyal fans, Bob Dylan's Jesus Years are today regarded as among the best of his career. How did…
