Category Archives: Rock ‘n’ Roll

Doobie Brothers, Billy Joel Shut Out Disco at Grammys

Posted on February 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 28, 1980: The Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes" wins the Grammy for best single while Billy Joel's "52nd Street" wins for best album. Bonus appearance: Bob Dylan! … and Jim Murray writes about Spectacular Bid.

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 25, 1960

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mad Memories The prohibition era (1920-1933) was a long time ago but to many persons it remains the most unforgettable time of their lives. It had for them an aura of pleasurable deviltry. It … Continue reading →

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Robert Hilburn on Kenny Loggins

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 25, 1980: Robert Hilburn wears a tie to a Kenny Loggins concert. “Sugar alone is not a satisfying – or healthy – diet,” Hilburn says. Ouch.

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Radio Consultant Sees Dim Future for New Wave Rock

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1980: New Wave rock is a cult phenomenon that is on its way out, says AOR radio consultant Lee Abrams. "With the exception of the Boomtown Rats, the Police and a few other bands, we're not going … Continue reading →

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Bette Midler in Pasadena

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 15, 1980: Lee Grant covers the filming of Bette Midler's "Divine Madness." Midler says of "The Rose," "The director had to explain to me that for the film to have any semblance of reality there would … Continue reading →

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The Specials at the Whisky

Posted on February 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 11, 1980: The long-awaited merger of punk and reggae is message, mirth and mayhem, Richard Cromelin says.

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Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ Premieres at the Sports Arena

Posted on February 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 9, 1980: Robert Hilburn writes, “This production, which continues through Wednesday before moving to New York for its only other American staging, is more than just another night of rock 'n' roll. It's something the band's fans … Continue reading →

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Rock Is on Its Way Out

Posted on January 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

Don Page features Stan Freberg's "Payola Roll Blues." Jan. 10, 1960 Don Page did not dig rock 'n' roll music. How else can you explain these opinions, looking ahead to radio in the 1960s. "There are signs (if … Continue reading →

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On the Radio Dial

Posted on January 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 3, 1960: Don Page, The Times' longtime radio critic, compiled end of the year lists that ran at the start of the next year about the bests in L.A. radio. So I compared the columns from 1960 and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 21, 1959

Posted on December 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Death in December The National Safety Council has focused its apprehension this Christmas on the office party. Before me as I write this is its Drinking and Driving Fact Sheet, a sobering document. It begins, "During 11 … Continue reading →

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Singer Pleads Not Guilty to Soliciting

Posted on December 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Akron has remote-control dachshunds — “a zany plaything.” Johnnie Ray says he just invited a friendly undercover officer up to his room for a nightcap. Nothing indecent about that. Mr. Flynn, would you like gold plating on that nude statue … Continue reading →

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November 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock, Nov. 21, 1959

Posted on November 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Car Troubles Two years ago, Bob Joseph bought a two-cylinder French Panhard, which has positively no area in front for a license plate. He has been driving it with only the rear plate. On consecutive days recently he received two … Continue reading →

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November 16, 1969: Once Around the Radio Dial

Posted on November 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

One of the true pleasures of contributing to The Daily Mirror is reading old columns by Don Page, The Times’ longtime radio critic. I regularly check his work, these days for 1959 and ’69. Some things change—by 1969 he no … Continue reading →

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House Committee to Investigate Payola

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 7, 1959: A U.N. group finds no proof that Laos had been invaded by communist troops from North Viet-Nam but discovers that Laotian rebels were supplied by Viet-Nam Reds. You may hear more about Viet-Nam in the days ahead … Continue reading →

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Tent Revival in El Monte

Posted on October 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

A.A. Allen stages a tent revival in El Monte, with faith healing. Oct. 17, 1959: Dear True Love, wait until the Shangri Las release “The Leader of the Pack.”

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Dodgers Take Series!

Posted on October 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1959: The Mirror celebrates the Dodgers’ victory! And NBC suspends Charles Van Doren. USC students protest new regulations imposed after the death of Richard Swanson during a fraternity hazing. Elvis says of being in the Army: "It … Continue reading →

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The Dodgers, Juan Marichal and the Beanball

Posted on September 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 21, 1969: Surfers are cleaning up their act, The Times says. Richard Nixon owns a surfboard? Jules Feiffer on the Miranda case. All the pseudo-surfers have become pseudo-hippies! The Dodgers and Giants were fighting again and Juan Marichal was … Continue reading →

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Deputies Raid Spahn Movie Ranch; Booed by Fans, Wills Hits Grand Slam

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1969: I suppose we at the Daily Mirror HQ should be talking about "Amerika" and how the military-industrial complex sucks the blood of the Woodstock Nation. But we're not. The only thing up against the wall here are … Continue reading →

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Les Paul, 1915 – 2009

Posted on August 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Solid-Body Legend Plagued by arthritis, Les Paul acknowledges that his playing days are probably numbered, but new releases will preserve his work November 24, 1991 By MICHAEL WALKER, Michael Walker is a free-lance writer based in New York. NEW YORK … Continue reading →

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August 11, 1969: Ritual Killings Terrorize L.A.

Posted on August 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 11, 1969: The Times brings out an extra for the La Bianca killings. Note: In keeping with the Daily Mirror’s practice of posting original documents in Los Angeles history, often for the first time, we present former Deputy Dist. … Continue reading →

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