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🎸CLASSIC ROCK🎸Beatles White Album Debate | First/Last Beatles Photos | Waters On Barrett | Ozzy Airport Campaign | and more...

Plus, George Harrison's Dylan Song | Tom Petty Misunderstood Album | Triple M's Most-Played | Dolly at 80 | Grateful Dead Setlist | and more...

January 19, 2026

Today we’re digging into Beatles debates, George Harrison gems, Pink Floyd drama, Ozzy Osbourne honors, Dolly Parton at 80, Grateful Dead deep cuts, and more...

Have a Rockin Day, Hippy Pete

Decades on, The Beatles' The White Album is still igniting pub arguments
 
 

"If The White Album was whittled down to 45 mins it would have gone down as one of The Beatles definitive statements" CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Fact or Fiction? The First and Last Photos Ever Taken of The Beatles Together Were Shot Exactly 7 Years Apart to the Day
 
 

Were the first and final photos ever taken of The Beatles together really shot exactly seven years apart to the day? Let's look at the facts. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Roger Waters denounces Syd Barrett acid stories as ‘absolute bollocks’
 
 

Roger Waters says there is no truth to stories that acid trips entirely affected Syd Barrett's mental state. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
 
 
George Harrison Wrote This Song for Bob Dylan—and It Became One of Rock’s Most Beautiful Love Songs
 
 

I’d Have You Anytime was George Harrison’s love song for Bob Dylan, a gentle but emotional track that revealed the depth of their legendary bond. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
The musicians George Harrison wanted to be in the Traveling Wilburys
 
 

While George Harrison devised a strange miracle by getting the Traveling Wilburys together, he never stopped wanting to add on to his gang of legends. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
 
 
The one album Tom Petty said no one understood
 
 

While Tom Petty was a fine lyricist throughout his career, he felt his greatest messages went over most people's heads. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
INXS, AC/DC, GANGgajang Lead Triple M’s Most Played Songs in Network History
 
 

Australian radio station Triple M has unveiled its Most Played Songs countdown, marking 45 years of broadcasting. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Dolly Parton at 80: A musical legacy in 10 chronological songs
 
 

Across six decades, Parton has moved effortlessly between country, pop, bluegrass, film soundtracks & rock: always sounding like herself CONTINUE...

 
 
 
The only singer Dolly Parton said had a "God-given" voice
 
 

Despite having some great songs in her arsenal, Dolly Parton felt the true vocal legends could be fantastic in any situation. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
The purest voice in rock, according to Bruce Springsteen
 
 

While Bruce Springsteen didn't have the best voice in the world, he felt that the biggest names in rock didn't need professional training to move people. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
An "Estimated" Grateful Dead Late '80s Full Show Setlist With Only Bobby Weir Songs
 
 

There are many elements that made The Grateful Dead singular, but one of the most defining was having two primary songwriters and lead singers. Plenty of CONTINUE...

 
 
 
David Bowie – Hunky Dory Review
 
 

Hunky Dory remains one of the many opus offerings from David Bowie, a staggering piece of work where even the deep cuts are truly remarkable. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Van Morrison – Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge Review
 
 

Van Morrison covers more blues material with Someone Tried to Sell Me a Bridge, but there's an effortless charm to be found here. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath Vol. 4 Review
 
 

Black Sabbath remodels themselves with Black Sabbath Vol. 4, an album that goes against their usual heavy rock tones and builds a deeper meaning. CONTINUE...

 

TODAY IN CLASSIC ROCK

1957 – Pat Boone performed at President Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration, bringing his clean-cut rock and roll style to the White House.

1959 – The Platters hit #1 on the charts with "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," a timeless ballad that would become one of the defining songs of the era.

1963 – The Beatles made their first national television appearance in the UK on "Thank Your Lucky Stars," performing "Please Please Me" and launching Beatlemania into the stratosphere.

1967 – The Beatles began recording "A Day in the Life" at Abbey Road Studios, creating what would become the epic finale to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

1967 – Pink Floyd and Marmalade performed together at London's legendary Marquee Club during the height of the psychedelic era.

1971 – During the legal proceedings to dissolve The Beatles' partnership, Ringo Starr testified under oath that "Paul behaved like a spoiled child."

1976 – The Beatles turned down a $30 million offer from promoter Bill Sargent to reunite for one concert, proving not everything is about the money.

1977 – Pink Floyd premiered their Animals album for the press at London's Battersea Power Station, the same power station that appears on the album's iconic cover.

1980 – Pink Floyd's The Wall reached #1 on the US Billboard 200, where it would remain for an impressive 15 weeks, eventually selling over 30 million copies worldwide.

1980 – Michael Jackson scored his second solo #1 hit with "Rock with You," eight years after his first chart-topper "Ben."

1980 – The Pretenders hit #1 in the UK with "Brass in Pocket," marking the band's first chart-topping single.

1994 – The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame held its ninth induction ceremony in New York City, welcoming Elton John, The Animals, John Lennon, and Rod Stewart. The night's most memorable moment came when Bruce Springsteen and Axl Rose performed The Beatles' "Come Together."

Birthday: 1943 – Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas. She would become one of rock's most electrifying performers before her tragic death at 27.

Birthday: 1946 – Dolly Parton was born in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, beginning a journey that would make her one of music's most beloved and enduring icons.​​​​​