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…
Dylan Honored With Pulitzer Prize
BOB DYLAN is set to become the first rocker to land a prestigious Pulitzer Prize for his songwriting prowess.
The singer received an honorary Pulit…
Abdul: ‘Dylan Wore Disguise To Two American Idol Tapings’
Legendary rocker BOB DYLAN twice tried to sneak into tapings of AMERICAN IDOL in disguise, according to the talent show's co-judge PAULA ABDUL.
The…