The Rolling Stones followed the success of 1968's Beggars Banquet album with the release this week in 1969 of their great collection Let It Bleed and probably one of the most recognized album covers in rock and roll.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded “Give Peace A Chance” 46 years ago today in Room 1742 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal during their second Bed-In For Peace (May 26, 1969 - June 2, 1969). Their first bed-in was staged during their honeymoon at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam.
It was this weekend in 1969, that three days of "Peace, Love and Music" happened at the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair located on Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York. Almost half a million people braved rainstorms and traffic jams
Here’s a far out flashback for you. This week in 1969, 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie was released in the UK for the first time. It was timed to coincide with the Apollo moon landing, but it would be reissued in 1973 in the U.S.A.
March 12, 1969 was a one of a kind day for Paul McCartney. Paul married Linda Eastman at Marylebone Register Office in London. Paul said he and Linda had a big argument the night before they got married and it was nearly called off.
On this day in 1969 , Crosby, Stills & Nash's self-titled debut album made up to #6 on the music charts. The album was well accepted by rock lover’s nationwide selling four million copies in four months. David Crosby came from The Byrds, Stephen Stills from Buffalo Springfield and Graham Nash from The Hollies.