The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.
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Reinventing #radio. The Soundtrack of #Detroit is #music to our ears.
Happy Birthday, #AmericanBandstand! Here's the #Detroit connection. Keener13.Substack.com. #oldies #60s #radio #keener
Today we’re revisiting Episode 117: “Don’t Worry Baby” by The Beach Boys 🎶 🏖️ Andrew looks at the classic rock pop track, and how the years 1963-1964 saw a radical evolution in the sound and subject matter of The Beach Boys’ work. Listen on all the usual platforms: 500songs.com/podcast/epis...
4 August 1969: The Beatles overdub harmonies onto the Abbey Road song Because. George Martin: "The three boys sang together in harmony… then we overlaid another three voices, and another three voices, so we had nine-part harmony all the way through." www.beatlesbible.com/1969/08/04/r...
4 August 1969: Recording, mixing: Because, Something, Here Comes The Sun | The Beatles Bible
Three days after the backing track for Because was recorded, The Beatles added the song's distinctive vocal harmonies. George Martin: "Having done the backing track, John, Paul and George sang the har...
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Context is everything. How @johnlennonofficial.bsky.social’s observation about misplaced priorities caused a firestorm for the #Beatles. Keener13.Substack.com
Uncle Russ at age 17 on Keener’s predecessor, WKMH. Two decades later he will skyrocket the #PaulMcCartney death rumor into the stratosphere on #Keener. #beatles #paulisdead #detroit
Happy Birthday, Billboard Hot 100.. Remember what the first #1 song was? keener13.substack.com/p/the-week-p...
The Sultan of Groove. How Ahmet Ertegun Built a House That Rocked Detroit. Keener13.Substack.com. #atlanticrecords #AhmetErtegun #RockHistory #arethafranklin #detroit
On Henry #Ford’s birthday, we look back on his impact on #Detroit #cars and #rockandroll. keener13.Substack.com
Remembering Mama Cass, who left us today in 1974. She charted 10 times on the WKNR Music Guide - eight with the Mamas and the Papas, twice as a solo act. Keener13.Substack.com #casselliot #mamasandpapas #oldies #detroit #keener
The Detroit Jazz Festival returns Labor Day weekend with four days of free performances in downtown and Midtown. See which jazz legends, rising stars, and Detroit musicians are on the 2026 lineup. www.metrotimes.com/music-2/detr...
Detroit Jazz Festival reveals 2026 lineup and a new Hart Plaza layout - Detroit Metro Times
The Detroit Jazz Festival is bringing jazz legends, rising stars, and a new, more compact layout to downtown Detroit this Labor Day weekend.
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How Davy Crockett invented today’s pop-culture. Keener13.substack.com #nostalgia #television #disney #detroit
Band on The Run: How #paulmccartney Grew #Wings and Escaped the #Beatles Shadow. Keener13.Substack.com
When The Doors lit the match. How a razor blade turned an album track into the Keener 13 song of the year. keener13.substack.com/p/when-the-d...
What was your first #AirConditioned car? We had AC in the car before we had it in the house. Remember many a hot night driving around town just to keep cool.
I was saddened by the death of David Clayton-Thomas, one of the great voices in rock history. I highly recommend the documentary about his band, "What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears?" (now streaming for free), which I wrote about it here: harrisonline.com/david-clayto...
Will there be a sequel to "St. Elmo's Fire"? Maybe. Would you watch it?
On this date in 1966, The #Beatles Paperback Writer hit number on on the Hot 100. The single sold in the US for 67 cents. Here's it's backstory. keener13.substack.com/p/the-sound-...
The Sound That Shook the Needle
How The Beatles Found Their Heavy Groove on “Paperback Writer”
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Today in 1967, Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale" topped the UK charts. Here's some Keener backstory. keener13.substack.com/p/1967-proco...
April 21, 1963 Beatles meet the Rolling Stones for the first time.
