Things you might not know. 26 Oct. 1. 1958: Berlin, Germanys - TopicsExpress



          

Things you might not know. 26 Oct. 1. 1958: Berlin, Germanys first rock and roll concert ever is staged, a performance by Bill Haley and his Comets that ends in chaos when the East Berliners in the crowd of 7,000 begin to fight with the West Berliners. Twenty policeman are injured; one loses his sight permanently. 2. 1959: The Everly Brothers leave their old label, Cadence, for Warner Brothers. 3. 1961: Bob Dylan signs with Columbia Records, his first recording contract. 4. 1964: On the last day of recording their fourth album, Beatles For Sale , the Beatles are visited by rockabilly legend Carl Perkins, an early idol of theirs. The group decides then and there to cover Perkins Honey Dont. At one point, Ringo calls the Sun records artists Mr. Perkins, to which he replies, Son, I wish youd just call me Carl. Mr. Perkins is my daddy.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:26:29 +0000

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