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Time Machine Tuesday - 1966

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August 14, 2012

This time it 1966 on the Time Machine. Lots was going on in Rock!

Here are a few highlights:

Rock group Buffalo Springfield formed with Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al.

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass set a world record by placing five albums simultaneously on Billboard's Pop Album Chart, with four of them the Top 10. Their music outsells The Beatles by a margin of two-to-one... over 13 million recordings. They win 4 Grammys this year.

Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" reached #1.

Young singer David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid being confused with Davey Jones of the Monkees

The Rolling Stones release "Paint It, Black, which becomes the first number one hit single in the US and UK to feature a sitar (in this case played by Brian Jones).

Bob Dylan and the Hawks (later The Band) perform at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England. Dylan is booed by the audience because of his decision to tour with an electric band, the boos culminating in the famous "Judas" shout.

The Beatles perform their last official concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.

I think we'll hear a little garage rock, Dylan, Beatles, Stones, some Motown and some Stax too!

Segments

Hold On, I'm Comin'
Sam and Dave

Ain't Too Proud To Beg
The Temptations

I Want You
Bob Dylan

Mellow Yellow
Donovan

When A Man Loves A Woman
Percy Sledge

I Want To Tell You
The Beatles

Psychotic Reaction
Count Five

Summer Wind
Frank Sinatra

These Boots are Made for Walking
Nancy Sinatra

Happy Jack
The Who

Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys

Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn

Little Girl
Syndicate of Sound

Pushin' Too Hard
Seeds

Out Of Time
The Rolling Stones

Homeward Bound
Simon and Garfunkel