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TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 05/21/1964 ( youtu.be )

Rudy Lewis, the lead singer of The Drifters on their hits "On Broadway" and "Up On The Roof", died under mysterious circumstances the night before the group was set to record "Under the Boardwalk". He was 28 years old. Rather than reschedule the studio session to find a new front man, former Drifters backup singer Johnny Moore...

TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 05/20/1969 ( youtu.be )

In May of 1969, the members of the band Chicago needed to unwind. After an exhausting tour opening for Jimi Hendrix, the band needed an afternoon away from the pressure of performing alongside one of the most prolific guitarists in the world. Peter Cetera, Walter Parazaider, Danny Seraphine, and Terry Kath headed down to...

Beat Happening - Foggy Eyes [1985] ( youtu.be )

Beat Happening was an American indie pop band formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1982. Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis, and Bret Lunsford have been the band's continual members. Beat Happening were early leaders in the American indie pop and lo-fi movements, noted for their use of primitive recording techniques, disregard for the...

TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 05/19/1965 ( youtu.be )

FBI agents visit Wand Records to investigate the lyrics to "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen. They would eventually release a statement that said that it was impossible to exactly decipher the lyrics from "the unintelligible rendition as performed by The Kingsmen."

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