ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 10
BORN
ARLO GUTHRIE
MAVIS STAPLES
SANDY WEST of The Runaways
THIS HAPPENED
In 1962, The first trans-Atlantic transmission was sent by the American Communications satellite Telstar. A British record producer was inspired to compose an instrumental in honor of the occasion, and by the end of the year that song, “Telstar,” had become a #1 pop hit for The Tornados.
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Hear At Home with Girl Friday
88.5 FM's mid-day host, Mookie chats with the entire band of Girl Friday. The band reflects on how their priorities have changed during the pandemic. Girl Friday also talks about how the band came together and evolved through the process. Mookie gets the band to tell us about their favorite venues as well! Catch new music from Girl Friday on the Independent 88.5 FM.
ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 9
BORN
JACK WHITE of The White Stripes/The Raconteurs/The Dead Weather
JIM KERR of Simple Minds
MITCH MITCHELL of The Jimi Hendrix Experience
TOM HANKS
THIS HAPPENED
In 1955, Bill Haley And His Comets began an eight-week run at #1 in the US with “Rock Around the Clock.”
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Catch Matt Costa on NPR’s Live Sessions
Matt Costa will be performing a live session for NPR on Thursday, July 9 at 1 PM PT.
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 8
BORN
ANDY “FLETCH” FLETCHER of Depeche Mode
BECK (born Bek Campbell)
JOAN OSBORNE
THIS HAPPENED
In 1965, The Dave Clark Five had their movie, Catch Us If You Can, premiere in London. The film was renamed to Having A Wild Weekend for its US release.
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Winnipeg Folk Festival - Saturday, July 11
While we are saddened by not being able to attend music festivals this Summer, the good news is we can virtually venture to concerts we might not normally attend! How about heading to Manitoba, Canada?
This week, the annual Winnipeg Folk Festival becomes the Winnipeg Folk Fest at Home, combining both past and new performances from Birds Hill Provincial Park on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 5 PM Pacific Time. The concert will feature past performances from Sheryl Crow, Bahamas, Arlo Guthrie, Passenger, the War and Treaty and more! Brand new appearances include Vance Joy, William Prince, Kurt Vile and the Sadie’s and Waxahatchee.
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 7
BORN
RINGO STARR (born Richard Starkey)
THIS HAPPENED
In 1954, By simply playing a new song that he liked by an unknown artist, WHBQ Memphis DJ Dewey Phillips became a star in his own right. That unknown artist was Elvis Presley, and the song Phillips premiered on the air was “That’s All Right Mama.”
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 6
BORN
BILL HALEY of Bill Haley And His Comets
THIS HAPPENED
In 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at The Woolton Church Parish Fete where The Quarrymen were appearing. As The Quarrymen were setting up for their evening performance, McCartney — eager to impress Lennon — picked up a guitar and played Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock” and Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula.” And the world was blissfully unaware of how it had been changed.
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