Showing posts with label Rock 'n Roll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rock 'n Roll. Show all posts

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Sept 13, 1969: John Lennon put a band together for the Rock 'n' Roll Revival Concert in Toronto, Canada that included Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman (bass player from Manfred Mann) and drummer Alan White (who would later join Yes). Also on the bill were Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent, Alice Cooper and The Doors…




 


The concert would produce a live album called "Live Peace in Toronto1969"…


 




Some Concert Highlights…

 



  











Alice Cooper






















     





John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band







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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

August 15, 1965: The Beatles' third North American tour kicks off at Shea Stadium in front of a record crowd of 55,000 fans and 2,000 security guards. It grossed $304,000, of which The Beatles' share was $160,000…



The Beatles preparing for their legendary live concert at Shea Stadium in 1965…





The Real Deal: The opening tune at Shea in1965…


Shea Stadium 1965: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT…



Ringo did ACT NATURALLY, but embedding isn’t allowed (follow this link to check it out, then come on back to the blog) 


TICKET TO RIDE smoked!!!




HEY, just go to YouTube and type in “Beatles Shea Stadium 1965”  to get the rest of the show…

BEATLES AT SHEA STADIUM AUGUST 15, 1965


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Thursday, July 5, 2012

July 6, 1960 in Tropical Jon's EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'n ROLL: Ruth Brown, Dante And The Evergreens, The Olympics, Ben E. King and Jimmy Jones play at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City...




Ruth Brown was supporting her latest album “Miss Rhythm”







Dante and the Evergreens did a cool cover of The Cadillacs “Speedo”


And they were tearing up the East Coast Charts with their version of Alley Oop…




  
 The Olympics stole the show with “Big Boy Pete”








And they had ‘em dancin’ in the aisles with “Shimmy Like Kate”

Ben E. King, hot off his stint with the Drifters, was promoting what would be his incredible smash when it would be  released later in the year…“Spanish Harlem”…


 Jimmy Jones for sure was pushing his UK hit tune “Good Timing” which would be his only hit until 1977 when he started really producing…


ANOTHER INCREDIBLE SHOW 
AT THE APOLLO!

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