Wednesday’s Nostalgic News – May 31

“MUSIC TODAY”

• 1961 – Chuck Berry opened ‘Berry Park’, an amusement complex near St Louis. The park had its own zoo, golf course and ferris wheel.
• 1962 – The Beatles played the last night of a 7-week run at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.
• 1966 – Filming began on The Monkees first TV series. The Monkees’ first single, ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ was released in August 1966, just weeks prior to the TV broadcast debut. In conjunction with the first broadcast of the television show on September 12, 1966, NBC and Columbia had a major hit on their hands
• 1968 – Working on what will become The White Album, The Beatles added overdubs of bass and vocals on ‘Revolution’. After numerous overdubs have been added, the final six minutes of the song evolved into chaotic, jamming, with Lennon repeatedly shouting “alright” and Yoko Ono speaking random phrases. The jam becomes the basis for ‘Revolution 9’, and this session is the first that Yoko attends.
• 1969 – The Rolling Stones recorded “Honky Tonk Women”.

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