Folk legend Woody Guthrie’s son Arlo Guthrie was born in Coney Island on July 10th of 1947.
His most famous song is the 18 minute long “Alice’s Restaurant” which was released on his album of the same name in 1967. The song was adapted into a movie also titled Alice’s Restaurant in 1969.
The song […]

Ah yes. The “Groovy Songs” series takes a turn into the “Summer of Love.” Earlier entries: 1977, 1995, 1996.
The Beatles - “I Am The Walrus”
Magical Mystery Tour

The Pink Floyd - “Bike”
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

The three day Monterey Pop Festival in California began 41 years ago today on June 16, 1967. All proceeds went to charity as all of the performers agreed to perform for free.
Some performances from the festival:
The Who - “My Generation”

Jimi Hendrix - “Wild Thing”

Janis Joplin - “Ball & Chain”

Simon & Garfunkel - “Homeward Bound”

Jefferson […]

The double A-side single “Strawberry Fields Forever” / “Penny Lane” was released by The Beatles on February 13, 1967. Despite being one of the few Beatles singles not to reach #1 in the UK (it only reached #2) - I believe it is the greatest single of all time.
It’s hard to imagine hearing more […]

“I Am The Walrus” was the song that made me a Beatles fan.
Growing up I was ignorant of The Beatles for the most part. I thought of them as only a “pop” band that was an earlier era’s fad with songs like “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You.” It wasn’t […]

It seems reasonable enough for the first MusicByDay.com retro album review to be for what is considered by many music critics to be the most important album ever recorded. As an example of the critical acclaim the album still commands long after it’s release in 1967, it ranked #1 on Rolling Stone’s top 500 albums […]