“Johnny B. Goode”

The guy with the new guitar sound and great rock and roll lyrics, Chuck Berry, released the rock and roll anthem “Johnny B. Goode” on March 31, 1958. Rolling Stone magazine placed it at #1 on their list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.

 

 

 

How many bands covered this after the fact?

It Was 50 Years Ago Today!

It was Friday, February 7, 1964 when the English band The Beatles landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport. They were welcomed with screams and shouts from New York teenagers eager to catch sight of the new sensation group. Two days later, they made their American debut on the television variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show. More than 73 million viewers tuned in to set a television record. After that, virtually every American teenage girl wanted to hold one of the Fab Four’s hands. Beatlemania had officially arrived.

“Everywhere It’s Christmas”

On Dec. 6 1963, the Beatles began a tradition of recording and releasing goofy spoken-word and musical  Christmas messages for fans.

This continued until 1969.

A compilation of all of them.

Electric Lady Land

One of rock’s most groundbreaking and ambitious albums, The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s ‘Electric Ladyland,’ arrived in stores in October 25 1968. In a way, humanity is still trying to catch up to its futuristic musical vision.

Rolling Stone’s 1968 review here.