1970

‘Goin’ Up To The Spirit In The Sky’ [VIDEO]
‘Goin’ Up To The Spirit In The Sky’ [VIDEO]
‘Goin’ Up To The Spirit In The Sky’ [VIDEO]
Check out this rare footage of 'Spirit In The Sky' which entered the charts this week in 1970. Norman Greenbaum was inspired to write the tune after watching Porter Wagoner singing a gospel song on TV saying later "I thought, 'Yeah, I could do that,' knowing nothing about gospel music, so I sat down and wrote my own gospel song...
Black Sabbath’s Has Their First Number One Album 44 Years Ago [Video]
Black Sabbath’s Has Their First Number One Album 44 Years Ago [Video]
Black Sabbath’s Has Their First Number One Album 44 Years Ago [Video]
This week was in 1970; saw the band Black Sabbath established themselves as a rock and roll powerhouse. Black Sabbath hit the # 1 spot on the United Kingdom music charts with the album Paranoid. The bands second album features some of Sabbath’s killer rock tunes Iron Man, War Pigs and the driving tile cut...
Jimi Hendrix Gone But Never Forgotten
Jimi Hendrix Gone But Never Forgotten
Jimi Hendrix Gone But Never Forgotten
It happened today September 18,1970 at Saint Mary Abbot's Hospital in London Jimi Hendrix was dead on arrival at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Those familiar with incident say that if Jimi had been put into an upright position in the ambulance rather than on his back, he wouldn’t have suffocated on his own vomit.
Queen Debuts 44 Years Ago
Queen Debuts 44 Years Ago
Queen Debuts 44 Years Ago
A big day back in time for all you lovers of Queen rock and roll. It was on June 27, 1970, the band played the first show as Queen at Truro City Hall in Cornwall, England.