Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 20, 1973
A 19 year old fan of The Who, Scot Halpin, got the thrill of a lifetime when he was recruited from the audience to replace an Keith Moon (2:20 into the video). The young man lasted only three songs, when he also was unable to continue.
https://youtu.be/DPiG7HVt5lM
#RockHistory #TheWho @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 19, 1977
The Ramones' lead singer, Joey Ramone suffered second degree burns when a faulty humidifier exploded before a show. After emergency treatment, he finished the concert, but would spend the following week at the New York Hospital Burn Center.
#RockHistory #TheRamones @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 18, 1952
Bill Haley marries his pregnant girlfriend just four days after he divorces his first wife. In all, Bill would marry three times and have eight children.
#RockHistory #BillHaley @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 17, 1963
John Weightman, the Headmaster of a Surrey Grammar School, banned all students from having Beatle haircuts. In announcing his decision he said "This ridiculous style brings out the worst in boys physically. It makes them look like morons."
#RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 16, 1978
A concert by Queen at New York's Madison Square Garden featured a row of semi-nude, over-weight women on bicycles to promote the band's current single, "Fat-Bottomed Girls".
#RockHistory #Queen @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 15, 1969
Janis Joplin is arrested at her concert in Tampa, Florida and charged with using "vulgar and indecent language" Police instructed her to tell the audience to take their seats. She replied, "I'm not telling them shit." After being arrested in her dressing room, Joplin was released on bond and all charges were eventually dropped.
#RockHistory #JanisJoplin @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 14, 1970
Santana's version of "Black Magic Woman" is released. The song was written by Peter Green and first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1968.
https://youtu.be/axbtig7w7a8
#RockHistory #Santana #FleetwoodMac @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 13, 1968
Rolling Stones' guitarist Brian Jones buys Cotchford Farms in Sussex, England where A.A. Milne wrote Winnie the Pooh.
#TheRollingStones #BrianJones @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 12, 1966
Donovan's "Mellow Yellow" is released. It was long rumored that the song is about smoking dried banana skins, which was believed to be a hallucinogenic drug. The song's title actually refers to the fact that Donovan had suffered from liver disease in early 1966 and had become severely jaundiced.
https://youtu.be/bb3WpOJvsug
#RockHistory #Donovan @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 11, 1958
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters record the original version of, "The Twist". Ballard's version wouldn't appear on the Billboard Pop chart until just after Chubby Checker's version took off two years later.
https://youtu.be/2qoY93CkwlA
#RockHistory #HankBallard @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
Rock n' Roll Retrospective November 20, 1973 A 19 year old fan of The Who, Scot Halpin, got the thrill of a lifetime when he was recruited from the audience to replace an Keith Moon (2:20 into the video). The young man lasted only three songs, when he also was unable to continue. https://youtu.be/DPiG7HVt5lM #RockHistory #TheWho @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 19, 1977 The Ramones' lead singer, Joey Ramone suffered second degree burns when a faulty humidifier exploded before a show. After emergency treatment, he finished the concert, but would spend the following week at the New York Hospital Burn Center. #RockHistory #TheRamones @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 18, 1952 Bill Haley marries his pregnant girlfriend just four days after he divorces his first wife. In all, Bill would marry three times and have eight children. #RockHistory #BillHaley @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 17, 1963 John Weightman, the Headmaster of a Surrey Grammar School, banned all students from having Beatle haircuts. In announcing his decision he said "This ridiculous style brings out the worst in boys physically. It makes them look like morons." #RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
Rock n' Roll Retrospective November 16, 1978 A concert by Queen at New York's Madison Square Garden featured a row of semi-nude, over-weight women on bicycles to promote the band's current single, "Fat-Bottomed Girls". #RockHistory #Queen @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 15, 1969 Janis Joplin is arrested at her concert in Tampa, Florida and charged with using "vulgar and indecent language" Police instructed her to tell the audience to take their seats. She replied, "I'm not telling them shit." After being arrested in her dressing room, Joplin was released on bond and all charges were eventually dropped. #RockHistory #JanisJoplin @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 14, 1970 Santana's version of "Black Magic Woman" is released. The song was written by Peter Green and first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1968. https://youtu.be/axbtig7w7a8 #RockHistory #Santana #FleetwoodMac @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 13, 1968 Rolling Stones' guitarist Brian Jones buys Cotchford Farms in Sussex, England where A.A. Milne wrote Winnie the Pooh. #TheRollingStones #BrianJones @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 12, 1966 Donovan's "Mellow Yellow" is released. It was long rumored that the song is about smoking dried banana skins, which was believed to be a hallucinogenic drug. The song's title actually refers to the fact that Donovan had suffered from liver disease in early 1966 and had become severely jaundiced. https://youtu.be/bb3WpOJvsug #RockHistory #Donovan @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 11, 1958 Hank Ballard And The Midnighters record the original version of, "The Twist". Ballard's version wouldn't appear on the Billboard Pop chart until just after Chubby Checker's version took off two years later. https://youtu.be/2qoY93CkwlA #RockHistory #HankBallard @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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