October 30th is Devils’ Night! But dig this, on October 30…

 

But dig this,

 on October 30…

Not only was the great Eddie Holland and Grace Slick born (Both in 1939),  but also were The Temptations’ Otis Williams (1941) and Timothy B. Schmidt  (Poco, Eagles)  in 1947!!! 

 

AND dig this!!!

October 30, 1953:  

The 5 Royales hit #1 on the R&B chart with "Baby Don't Do It",   #1 on the R&B chart with "Help Me Somebody", #5 on the R&B chart with "Crazy,Crazy, Crazy"and #4 on the R&B chart with "Too Much Lovin'"…

October 30, 1961:

Lee Dorsey hits #7 with "Ya Ya"…

October 30, 1965: "A Lover's Concerto" by the Toys charts at #2…

 

October 30, 1968: Kick Out the Jams is the first album by MC5, released in 1969. It was recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom over two nights
 Devil's night and Halloween, 1968....

 In 2003, the album was ranked number 294 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time…

October 30, 1971: The Persuaders hit #15 with "Thin Line Between Love and Hate"…

Devils’ Night ROCKS…

In The EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

JUNE 7: A SLOW DAY IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'n ROLL...

June 7, 1954:

With Big Joe Turner's

"Shake, Rattle and Roll" riding high on the Billboard R&B chart…

The Motor City's Bill Haley And His Comets enter Decca Records' New York studio to record the same number. Haley's version will enter the Pop chart next August for an amazing 27 week run and rise to #7, becoming the first Rock and Roll tune to sell a million copies…

June 7, 1958: Prince hit the planet…

 June 7, 1976: The Ohio Players hit #1 with
"Love Rollercoaster"…

June 7, 1994: Grace Slick is sentenced to 200 hours of community service and four Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings a week for three months, after being convicted of pointing a gun at police the previous March…

And THAT is a “slow day” in

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL!!!

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July 24, 1967: Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane's second album, goes GOLD...

July 24, 1967: Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow LP is certified gold

The Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow:

Side one

 

1. "She Has Funny Cars" (Jorma Kaukonen, Marty   Balin) – 3:14

2. "Somebody to Love" (Darby Slick) – 3:00

3. "My Best Friend" (Skip Spence) – 3:04

4. "Today" (Balin, Paul Kantner) – 3:03

5. "Comin' Back to Me" (Balin) – 5:23
 

Side two

1. "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" (Balin) –     3:45

2. "D.C.B.A.–25" (Kantner) – 2:39

3. "How Do You Feel" (Tom Mastin) – 3:34

4. "Embryonic Journey" (Kaukonen) – 1:55

5. "White Rabbit" (Grace Slick) – 2:32

6. "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (Balin) – 2:39

I LOVE this album with its
ROCKIN' PSYCHEDELIA!!!

From the opening drum licks through Plastic Fantastic Lover...From the day of its release, this album was destined to become the classic it is…

 Two singles released from the album later in the year...

  "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit," peaked respectively at #5 and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and are the band's only Top 40 hits on that chart…

In 2003, the album was ranked number 146 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 

"500 Greatest Albums of All Time”

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