FEBRUARY 11 in THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL...

FEBRUARY 11 in

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL...

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Also on this date:

February 11, 1935: 

Gene Vincent hits the planet…

 

February 11, 1937:

1937 - General Motors agreed to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union, which ended the current sit-down strike against them…

1940 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett hits the planet!

February 11, 1943: 

Johnny Lamont Merrett is born in Gregory, Arkansas. He will find success as blues and soul vocalist Little Johnny Taylor in the 60s and 70s…

February 11, 1950: Country Boy by Dave Bartholomew And His Orchestra, enters the Billboard Best-Selling R'n'B Singles chart at No14. It will rise no higher. Bartholomew will, however, achieve greater success as a producer and arranger for Fats Domino and other New Orleans singers…

 

February 11, 1967:  

 
The Turtles release their biggest hit, "Happy Together", which will reach #1 in the US and #12 in the UK. Co-written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon, the song had been rejected by several other performers…

February 11, 1983: 

The Recording Industry Association of America awards Bob Seger his seventh consecutive US platinum award for the album, "The Distance"…

February 11, 1990: Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity…

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THE EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL September 10th: 1949 ~ 1988

September 10^th marks an INCREDIBLE milestone in 
The EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL: 

1949:Jethro Tull’s drummer hits the planet,

The MONSTER MASH is banned in the UK,

Sept 10, 1962:  

Britain's BBC banned Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's single, "Monster Mash", saying it was offensive and in poor taste. They eventually relented and the song went on to become a seasonal hit, reaching a high of #3 in 1973…

Sept 10, 1964:  

Rod Stewart cuts his first record, "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl". He will go on to sing with The Jeff Beck group and later The Faces, before embarking on a solo career…

Sept 10, 1966:

The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York. Guitarist Brian Jones performs despite a cast on his right hand which he broke in a fall in Tangier...

September 10, 1966: The Supremes achieve their seventh US number one record when "You Can't Hurry Love" tops the Billboard chart. Phil Collins would enjoy similar success with the song sixteen years later  when his rendition also went to number one…

Sept 10, 1973:

The Rolling Stones single "Star Star", from the "Goat's Head Soup" album, was banned from airplay on England's BBC because it contained the word "Star-fucker" in the chorus. It's not just sung once, but the word is repeated a dozen times…

Sept 10, 1975:

Elton John's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is certified Gold…

Sept 10 , 1988:

Guns N' Roses enjoyed a number one single with "Sweet Child O' Mine", written for Axl Rose's then girlfriend, Erin Everly, the daughter of The Everly Brothers' eldest sibling, Don Everly…

Sept 10, 1988:

Phil Collins topped the UK singles chart with "A Groovy Kind Of Love", also a hit for The Mindbenders in 1966…

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THE EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL

10 September 1949 ~ 1988

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