Happy (would’ve been) 67th Birthday to Bob Marley. Didja know that in the early ’70s, Bob Marley and the Wailers were booked to open dates for Sly & The Family Stone? After 4 dates, Bob and company were dropped from the tour. Turns out they were more popular than the headliner… Can you imagine that double bill?!?! And if you were there, what’re the odds you’d...
RockGeek Fact of the Day #9063b
RockGeek Fact of the Day #69
Today would’ve been Freddie Mercury’s 65th birthday. Here’re a few of the things he’s said over the years … A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It’s a theatrica! event. I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me. I dress to kill, but tastefully. I guess I’ve always lived the glamorous life of a star. It...
RockGeek Fact of the Day #149
This past weekend the J. Geils Band decimated their audiences in Boston. This is probably no surprise to anyone who’s ever seen them perform. It’s a visceral, religious, reverential, exhausting experience. What’s amazing is that the band hasn’t lost energy or drive since they started out. Take a look at these videos. Same song, same band, 37 years apart: Orpheum Theater...
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RockGeek Fact of the Day #0315
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John Lennon
1940-1980
For a lot of people it seems bizarre to think that John Lennon died 30 years ago today. While not that long ago, 1980 was a completely different time and place for the music industry — if not the world at large. To remember John and his music, take a minute, sit back, and just soak it all in …
RockGeek Fact of the Day #103b
SSÂ Edmund Fitzgerald (nicknamed “Mighty Fitz,” “The Fitz,” or “The Big Fitz”) was an American Great Lakes freighter launched on June 8, 1958. At the time of its launching, it was one of the first boats to be at or near maximum “St Lawrence Seaway Size” which was 730 feet (220 m) long and 75 feet (23 m) wide. From its launching in 1958 until 1971...
Remember remember…
It’s Guy Fawkes Day! Here in the U.S. that probably means nothing. In fact, it’s only a big deal ‘cuz I can post up this song. Ultimately it’s more of an English thing, but it does let me put up a timely John Lennon track 🙂 P.S. A bit of background from our friends at Wikipedia … On 5 November 1605 Londoners were encouraged to celebrate the King’s escape from...