February 13, 1961
Frank Sinatra launched his own record label, Reprise Records. Although he vowed that he would never sign any Rock artists, the label later became the home of Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman and The Beach Boys.
#RockHistory #RepriseRecords
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February 12, 1967
London police bust Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful on drug charges.
#RockHistory #TheRollingStones #MarsBar
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February 11, 1979
The TV movie Elvis, starring Kurt Russell, airs on ABC-TV with an estimated audience of 43 million viewers.
#RockHistory #Elvis
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February 10, 1972
Britain's most popular Glam-rock act, T-Rex, kicks off their first headlining tour of the US in support of their current hit, "Bang A Gong".
https://youtu.be/wZkTh_T75QY
#RockHistory #T-Rex
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February 9, 1975
Cher's solo weekly TV show premieres on CBS with guest Elton John.
https://youtu.be/KJA71wePOk8
#RocHistory #Cher #EltonJohn
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February 8, 1969
George Harrison's tonsils are removed at London's University College Hospital and are then destroyed so that they can't be sold.
#RockHistory #GeorgeHarrison @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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February 7, 1970
Shocking Blue, a three man, one woman band from Holland, had the top single in America with "Venus". It made #8 in the UK.
https://youtu.be/aPEhQugz-Ew
#RockHistory #ShockingBlue @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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February 6, 1990
Over 200 women filed court actions against Chuck Berry, alleging that he had been secretly filming them in the toilets of the restaurant he owned. Berry claimed that he had the camera installed to catch an employee who was suspected of stealing. Although the charges were never proven in court, Berry agreed to settlement with 59 women that cost him over $1.2 million plus legal fees.
#RockHistory #ChuckBerry @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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February 5, 2008
The Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who introduced The Beatles to ancient Hindu meditation methods, died in his sleep at his home in the Netherlands. He was 91.
#RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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February 4, 1956
A Harlem vocal group called The Cadillacs enter the Billboard Pop Chart with "Speedo", which will top out at #17 and become a Doo-Wop classic.
https://youtu.be/p9uZvrsAoyE
#RockHistory #Speedo @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 13, 1961 Frank Sinatra launched his own record label, Reprise Records. Although he vowed that he would never sign any Rock artists, the label later became the home of Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman and The Beach Boys. #RockHistory #RepriseRecords
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 12, 1967 London police bust Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful on drug charges. #RockHistory #TheRollingStones #MarsBar
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 11, 1979 The TV movie Elvis, starring Kurt Russell, airs on ABC-TV with an estimated audience of 43 million viewers. #RockHistory #Elvis
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 10, 1972 Britain's most popular Glam-rock act, T-Rex, kicks off their first headlining tour of the US in support of their current hit, "Bang A Gong". https://youtu.be/wZkTh_T75QY #RockHistory #T-Rex
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 9, 1975 Cher's solo weekly TV show premieres on CBS with guest Elton John. https://youtu.be/KJA71wePOk8 #RocHistory #Cher #EltonJohn
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 8, 1969 George Harrison's tonsils are removed at London's University College Hospital and are then destroyed so that they can't be sold. #RockHistory #GeorgeHarrison @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 7, 1970 Shocking Blue, a three man, one woman band from Holland, had the top single in America with "Venus". It made #8 in the UK. https://youtu.be/aPEhQugz-Ew #RockHistory #ShockingBlue @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 6, 1990 Over 200 women filed court actions against Chuck Berry, alleging that he had been secretly filming them in the toilets of the restaurant he owned. Berry claimed that he had the camera installed to catch an employee who was suspected of stealing. Although the charges were never proven in court, Berry agreed to settlement with 59 women that cost him over $1.2 million plus legal fees. #RockHistory #ChuckBerry @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 5, 2008 The Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who introduced The Beatles to ancient Hindu meditation methods, died in his sleep at his home in the Netherlands. He was 91. #RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand @Martzician
Reply
Rock n' Roll Retrospective
February 4, 1956 A Harlem vocal group called The Cadillacs enter the Billboard Pop Chart with "Speedo", which will top out at #17 and become a Doo-Wop classic. https://youtu.be/p9uZvrsAoyE #RockHistory #Speedo @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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