Oldies Features
The Rock History Report for
June 14th, 2009
1965 - Paul McCartney recorded his timeless song "Yesterday.” The track has become the most covered tune of all time. It was originally titled “Scrambled Eggs.”
1965 - Bob Dylan recorded his classic "Like A Rolling Stone."
1970 - Eric Clapton's band Derek and The Dominoes made their live debut in the UK.
1970 - Grand Funk Railroad shelled out $100,000 for a block long billboard in New York's Times Square to promote their Closer to Home album.
1970 - The Grateful Dead released their album Workingman's Dead.
1971 - The first Hard Rock Cafe opened in London.
1980 - "Roadie," a movie starring Meat Loaf as Travis W. Redfish, made its debut.
1982 - The Pretenders fired Pete Farndon.
Birthdays:
1943 Muff Winwood of The Spencer Davis Group
1945 Rod Argent of The Zombies
1947 Barry Melton of Country Joe & the Fish
1949 Alan White of Yes
1963 Chris DeGarmo of Queensryche
Image used with permission by Sony BMG Music.
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