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Bodom After Midnight – “It’s Been Such A Rollercoaster Of Feelings” https://bit.ly/2QC761u
We are working on a new book about life on the road for the hard working live music crew. We’ve seen how our live music industry has been shut down thanks to Covid-19 and read how hard this has been for the production crew. All profits from the sale of this new book will go […]
The Who star had expected the song to become the “biggest selling record in music history.” Pete Townshend Says He Fooled Himself Over 1967 Flop Single Read the article at Ultimate Classic Rock: https://www.facebook.com/107710719302307/posts/5444566598949999
17 April 1960 Touring in the UK, 21-year-old US singer Eddie Cochran was killed when the taxi he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost on Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, (where a plaque now commemorates the event). Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash, Cochran’s current hit at the time was ‘Three […]
Prince, the man who notoriously kept control of every facet of his musical life, was unable to access thousands of tapes because he couldn’t recall a code. Prince ‘Forgot the Password’ to His Vault of Music Read the article at Ultimate Classic Rock: https://www.facebook.com/107710719302307/posts/5443809825692343
April 17, 1965: “Help Me Rhonda” by The Beach Boys was released as a single. Featuring a rare lead vocal from rhythm guitarist Al Jardine, the song would become the group’s second record to go to #1 on the Billboard charts. The Beach Boys – Help Me Rhonda Source
Foreigner will be trekking across the U.S. this summer: Foreigner Announce Expanded 2021 Summer Tour Dates Read the article at Ultimate Classic Rock: https://www.facebook.com/107710719302307/posts/5441631692576823
17 April 1955, born on this day, English singer, songwriter and guitarist Pete Shelley from punk rock band Buzzcocks, who had the 1978 UK No.12 single ‘Ever Fallen In Love, With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve’. They made their first appearance in 1976 in Manchester, opening for the Sex Pistols. Shelley also had a solo career: his […]