Today in music history...50's-70's

April 6, 2022
Tammy Wynette passed away on this date in 1998. She was born May 5, 1942 in Tremont, Mississippi.
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E"..live 1973...3min

"Golden Ring" with George Jones... first time performing together since their D-I-V-O-R-C-E..3min

Legendary performances '67-'81...45min

April 7, 2022
Top five U.S. singles on this date...1967
1) HAPPY TOGETHER.. The Turtles

2) DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE... The Mamas and the Papas

3) SOMETHIN’ STUPID...Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr.

4) BERNADETTE.. The Four Tops

5) THIS IS MY SONG....Petula Clark

April 8, 2022
Top 5 US country singles this week...1972

1) My Hang Up Is You...Freddie Hart

2) Chantilly Lace..Jerry Lee Lewis

3) All His Children...Charley Pride

4) Do You Remember These..The Statler Brothers

5) Someone To Give My Love To.....Johnny Paycheck

Today is the 71st birthday of bassist Mel Schacher, founding member of Grand Funk Railroad. Started with ? and the Mysterians at 16 years old in 1967 (right after "96 Tears" release in '66).

"96 Tears"...? and the Mysterians..Live Detroit TV '66...3min

"I'm Your Captain"...Grand Funk Railroad..'71..6min

"We're An American Band"...GFR..'73...4min

April 9, 2022
(l.Sam Moore, r.Dave Prater) The "Dave" in "Sam and Dave" passed away on this date in 1988. Dave Prater was born in Ocilla , Georgia on May 9, 1937.

"Soul Man"..1967..5min

"I Thank You"..Ed Sullivan..1969..3min

"Hold On, I'm Comin'"...1967..3min

Jake and Elwood..SNL..1978..4min

SICKOFIT said:

Steve Cropper,from Booker T & the MG's played lead guitar on both Sam & Dave & Blues Brothers version of Soul Man. One of the best "session" guitarists in music history. He is still playing too

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Love it. Donald "Duck" Dunn also played (bass) with Cropper in The Mar-Keys, Booker T. and the MG's, The Blues Brothers Band and Sam and Dave. More or less the house band at Stax records. Legends, both of them. "Duck" passed in 2012.

l-r..Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, Al "The Human Timekeeper" Jackson.


^^^^Movie or not, one of the best bands of all time right there^^^^

"Green Onions" Booker T and the MG's.. 1967 w/Dunn and Cropper..

April 10, 2022
April 10, 1970 Paul McCartney publicly announced his departure from The Beatles. They would never again perform together.

From their last photo shoot, August 1969...


"Love Me Do"..first release by the "Fab Four" on October 5, 1962 (there are three recordings with three different drummers, but this is the first release with Ringo)..3min

"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" 8min..from the "Abbey Road" album, last studio recording of the four on August 20, 1969. The album, "Let It Be" was recorded before "Abbey Road", but was released later.

"Don't Let Me Down"...final live public performance of the four from "The Rooftop Concert".. January 30, 1969..3min

April 11, 2022
John Warren Geils Jr. passed away on this date, April 11, in 2017. J. Geils was born February 20, 1946 in NYC. Maybe some of the best party music back in the day when you had a house full.


"(Ain't Nothin' But A) House Party"... live Winterland..'77..8min

"Love Stinks"...'80..3min

"Must Of Got Lost"..live..'77 Winterland..7min

April 12, 2022
Steppenwolf's John Kay (Joachim Fritz Krauledat) was born on this date in 1944 Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany (now Russia). His childhood is eerily similar to the current, never ending, situation in that region. Still out hitting the road occasionally.



"Sookie Sookie"....1968..3min (notice the name of the billboard company..hmm )

"Rock Me"...Smothers Brothers..1969..3min

"The Pusher"..opening of the movie "Easy Rider"..1969..4min

April 13, 2022
Lowell Thomas George was born on this date in 1945 Hollywood, California. He passed away June 29, 1979 in Arlington, Virginia. Started out early with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. Ended up with maybe the best live album of all time?..Little Feat..."Waiting For Columbus" 1977


Little Feat...L to R: Richie Hayward, Lowell George, Bill Payne, Kenny Gradney, Paul Barrere, Sam Clayton

Lowell George, the actor. from F-Troop 1967 (also appeared on Gomer Pyle USMC) 1min


"Fat Man In The Bathtub"..OGWT, 1975..3min


"Oh Atlanta" and "Rock and Roll Doctor"..1974..8min


"Dixie Chicken" live in London, 1977..7min

April 14, 2022
Ritchie Blackmore was born on this date in 1945 Somerset, England. According to all the interviews and stories, one of the biggest * holes in the business. Ever. Don't know about that. I do know that he is one of the greatest guitarists. Ever.


"Highway Star"...Deep Purple..1972...6min

"Burn"...Deep Purple..1974..7min

"Man On The Silver Mountain".. Rainbow..1977...14min