Jay J. Madison's This Day in Rock 'n' Roll History artwork

Jay J. Madison's This Day in Rock 'n' Roll History

484 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Each day Jay J. Madison looks back over 7 decades of rock 'n' roll to let you know what happened on this date in rock history.

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Episodes

February 22nd

February 22, 2022 13:48 - 1 minute - 3.86 MB

Hey hey! We're back!

February 18th

February 18, 2022 13:15 - 1 minute - 3.86 MB

Nothing lasts forever, but at 8:57 November Rain is a pretty long single.

February 17th

February 17, 2022 13:03 - 1 minute - 3.53 MB

Penny Lane is in your ears and on your turntable.

February 16th

February 16, 2022 12:55 - 1 minute - 3.36 MB

Bob Dylan reaches the top.

February 15th

February 15, 2022 13:26 - 1 minute - 3.58 MB

Cherry Garcia hits the local freezer section

February 14th

February 14, 2022 13:22 - 1 minute - 3.23 MB

The B-52s get their start on Valentine's Day 1977

February 11th

February 11, 2022 12:50 - 1 minute - 1.51 MB

The Beatles hit the stage in the US for the first time.

February 10th

February 10, 2022 13:23 - 1 minute - 2.05 MB

In 1978 there was an Eruption in Rock n Roll.

February 9th

February 09, 2022 14:01 - 1 minute - 4.07 MB

The clock stopped rockin' for Bill Haley

February 8th

February 08, 2022 13:43 - 1 minute - 1.42 MB

Buddy Holly loses something...

February 7th

February 07, 2022 14:35 - 1 minute - 3.37 MB

The Beatles land.

February 4th

February 04, 2022 13:35 - 2 minutes - 5.03 MB

“Can you make it rain harder?” - Prince

February 3rd

February 03, 2022 14:08 - 1 minute - 2.67 MB

But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died

February 2nd

February 02, 2022 13:02 - 1 minute - 4.4 MB

The White Stripes go their separate ways.

February 1st

February 01, 2022 13:42 - 1 minute - 4.26 MB

Beatlemania begins

January 31st

January 31, 2022 13:22 - 1 minute - 2.73 MB

Bob sees Buddy.

January 28th

January 28, 2022 12:28 - 1 minute - 3.2 MB

“If you didn’t do anything that wasn’t good for you it would be a very dull life. What are you gonna do? Everything that is pleasant in life is dangerous.” - Lemmy

January 27th

January 27, 2022 12:40 - 1 minute - 3.41 MB

We don't know until we're gone There's no one here to raise a toast I look into the mirror and I see A rock 'n' roll ghost

January 26th

January 26, 2022 14:04 - 1 minute - 3.47 MB

Eddie Van Halen makes his debut appearance in 1955

January 25th

January 25, 2022 12:59 - 1 minute - 4.49 MB

James Henry Miller is born in the "dirty old town" of London

January 24th

January 24, 2022 14:33 - 1 minute - 4.19 MB

An excitable boy was born in 1947

January 21st

January 21, 2022 13:07 - 1 minute - 3.58 MB

If you do right, everything will come out right. - Wolfman Jack

January 20th

January 20, 2022 14:05 - 2 minutes - 4.13 MB

A (Star) Child is born

January 19th

January 19, 2022 13:22 - 1 minute - 3.16 MB

Fats Domino reaches the top of the hill but not the top of the chart

January 18th

January 18, 2022 13:54 - 1 minute - 2.81 MB

Stevie Wonder...one of the greats at 38

January 14th

January 14, 2022 13:42 - 1 minute - 3.07 MB

David Jones, no more

January 13th

January 13, 2022 13:05 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MB

The times, they were a-changin' in 1964

January 12th

January 12, 2022 13:43 - 1 minute - 3.63 MB

The US gets their first taste of Zeppelin

January 11th

January 11, 2022 13:43 - 1 minute - 4.44 MB

On this day we welcomed The Big Man.

This Day in Rock History December 8th

December 08, 2021 13:05 - 1 minute - 3.77 MB

The rock world lost two legends on this date to gun violence.

This Day in Rock History December 7th

December 07, 2021 13:28 - 1 minute - 2.52 MB

In 1968 The Grateful Dead play "Rosemary" live for the first and last time

This Day in Rock History December 6th

December 06, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 3.14 MB

I hear you're mad about Brubeck...

This Day in Rock History December 1st

December 01, 2021 13:07 - 1 minute - 1.2 MB

Happy Xmas...war is over

This Day in Rock History November 30th

November 30, 2021 13:45 - 1 minute - 951 KB

Señores y señoras: Nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tú tiene, pero los queremos Creado y regado de Los Ángeles, ¡Juana's adicción!

This Day in Rock History November 29th

November 29, 2021 13:06 - 1 minute - 925 KB

"At death, you're going to be needing some spiritual guidance and some kind of inner knowledge that extends beyond the boundaries of the physical world... it's what's inside that counts." - George Harrison.

This Day in Rock History November 24th

November 24, 2021 12:16 - 1 minute - 2.82 MB

Over the years we've lost a few of the greats on this day/

This Day in Rock History November 23rd

November 23, 2021 12:20 - 1 minute - 1.08 MB

After a 15 year wait, Guns N Roses release a new album

This Day in Rock History November 19th

November 19, 2021 12:21 - 1 minute - 1.19 MB

Hold on, this song has a little introduction to it... It's ain't supposed to be sad though you might feel it that way

This Day in Rock History November 18th

November 18, 2021 14:25 - 57 seconds - 888 KB

There's been a lot over the years for Metallica to celebrate on this date.

This Day in Rock History November 17th

November 17, 2021 13:22 - 1 minute - 972 KB

Hallelujah! Jeff Buckley is born.

This Day in Rock History November 16th

November 16, 2021 15:27 - 1 minute - 971 KB

Kiss try their hand at prog rock...it doesn't work out.

This Day in Rock History November 15th

November 15, 2021 14:02 - 1 minute - 1.25 MB

Row, Jimmy row Gonna get there? I don't know Seems a common way to go Get down, row, row, row

This Day in Rock History November 12th

November 12, 2021 13:30 - 1 minute - 933 KB

Hey! Hey! The Monkees hit #1

This Day in Rock History November 11th

November 11, 2021 13:14 - 1 minute - 1020 KB

Goodness gracious this was a good day for The Killer

This Day in Rock History November 10th

November 10, 2021 13:02 - 1 minute - 1.19 MB

I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie To the hip hip hop-a you don't stop the rock

This Day in Rock History November 4th

November 04, 2021 12:49 - 1 minute - 1.37 MB

Theatres across the country rattle and hum

This Day in Rock History November 3rd

November 03, 2021 12:59 - 1 minute - 1.02 MB

Elvis competes with himself for the top spot.

This Day in Rock History November 2nd

November 02, 2021 12:36 - 1 minute - 2.53 MB

Billy Joel releases his signature song.

This Day in Rock History November 1st

November 01, 2021 12:30 - 1 minute - 3.23 MB

The Good Ol' Grateful Dead release a masterpiece album in 1970

This Day in Rock History October 28th

October 28, 2021 12:24 - 1 minute - 2.31 MB

The Brothers call it quits at their home away from home.