On this day in 1967, The Rolling Stones earned a No. 1 hit with “Ruby Tuesday.” The success of this song was unlikely, mostly because it was never meant to be an A-side single in the first place. This ...
Once upon a time, being in a rock band meant, ipso facto, being in a cover band. There are still plenty of cover bands, of course, but the Beatles and especially punk helped move it from being the ...
The funky farewell number from a rare concert recording of Sly and the Family Stone, from 1967, shows how playful the group was in their early days. The medley, “I Gotta Go Now (Up on the Floor)/Funky ...
The Rolling Stones seemed liable to be swept away in a tidal wave of scandals, legal battles, and courtroom appearances in the first half of 1967. It was amid this drama and strife that the musicians ...