1960 — 69

Mississippi John Hurt’s 1965 Appearance on “Rainbow Quest” — Video

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Born in Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi on July 3, 1893, and raised in Avalon, Mississippi. John Smith Hurt, (better known as Mississippi John Hurt) taught himself to ...

Footage of Wembley Stadium’s 1st ever concert, “The London Rock and Roll Show” Featuring Chuck Berry From 1972 — Video

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The London Rock and Roll Show was a concert held at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 5 August, 1972 and amazingly was the first ever concert held at the stadium. ...

The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1969 Performance That Earned Them a BBC Ban — Video

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In January 1969, the producers of Lulu’s BBC TV show booked the Jimi Hendrix Experience with the idea of Hendrix singing a duet with the pop star. On the night of the ...

Two Rare Colour Performances From Son House of “Death Letter Blues” From 1968 and 1970 — Video

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Eddie James “Son” House, Jr. (March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988) was an American blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and ...

Rare Footage of Jimi Hendrix’s Full Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1969 — Video

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Jimi Hendrix played London’s Royal Albert Hall on three occasions at between 1967 and 1969-Firstly sharing the bill with likes of (The) Pink Floyd, The Amen Corner, ...

Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on Stage Together in 1966 Movie “Blow-Up” — Video

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During the production of the 1966 film, Blow-Up, director Michelangelo Antonioni envisioned a scene similar to that of Pete Townshend’s famous live ritual of smashing ...

Mike Bloomfield Performs with The Electric Flag at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 — Video

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Check out the video clips below for some incredible footage of the The Electric Flag performing; “Wine” and “Over Lovin’ You”, at the ...

The Two-Handed Tapping of The Unknown Guitarist Vittorio Camardese in 1965 — Video

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It’s hard to dispute that Eddie Van Halen popularised the two-handed tapping technique on the electric guitar, with the track “Eruption” from Van ...

Frank Zappa Classic Performances Including “Stevie’s Spanking” Ft. Steve Vai in 1981— Video

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75 years ago today, Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Although he has not been with us for over 20 years, his unparalleled career and influence as a ...