RocknRoll firsts

The first musician to perform nude on stage was Arthur Brown. The first incident was at the infamous concert in Sicily.

 

First major rock musician to die onstage:

Les Harvey of Stone the Crows, electrocuted by his mic in 1972.

 

Actually The Trip was released in August of 67 so the Monkees pre-date that by 3 1/2 months roughly.That is if the Flag did not release it prior.What tune?I am going to my soundtrack of the movie.

 

The Grateful Dead were certainly the first (only?) act to have the Wall of Sound.

 

Buddy Holly, generally viewed as one of the first to have strings on a Rock and Roll record as well as the first double-tracking of vocals and guitar on a Rock and Roll record.

 

Wasn't that song cut off the Concert in Central Park soundtrack because some idiot jumped on stage and messed it up?

 

Was Dimebag Darrel the first to be murdered on stage?

 

Wasn't Sgt Pepper the first album with printed lyrics?

 

Yes.The only one.

 

The first #1 hit on the first Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1958 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson.

The first major hit in the UK to feature a drum machine was "Saved by the Bell" by Robin Gibb in 1969.

 

My research suggests the soundtrack to The Trip was released in early September '67 & Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD. was released in November '67. (But perhaps I'm wrong about that one; I'm not a Monkees fan.)

 

Me either that one really Blew My Mind.What the hell either/or right.After all we weren't there.In reality (probably) none of us were there during any of these occurrences so we just go off a historical facts or here say.Obviously nothing is in concrete but it is still fun.As long as we respect each others belief.Oh yeah my research suggests 5-9-67 for Monkees&August 67 for The Trip.I did actually see The Trip but it early 68.Peace.

 

Yes

among MANY things the Beatles did first

 

And they found the distance to the stage too far ...

 

That sounds about right. Pretty spooky when you consider the subject of the song and a deranged fan.

 

Written by Pete "Long Live Rock" -1972

 

One of the most impressive ever

The Beatles were the first and only artists ever to occupy the first 5 numbers on the Billboard HOT 100

 

Reminder:
Please remember to agree to disagree.Its just a forum.Peace.

 

No...that is incorrect....the Monkees were not the first....they were actually the eighth.
Here it is....straight from the Bob Moog Foundation...

Moog: A History in Recordings—The First Moog Synthesizer Recordings - The Bob Moog Foundation

 

The first rock artist, I think. A jazz trumpeter named Lee Morgan was shot and killed by his ex-wife during a set in 1972.

 

There are 7 continents

 

First artists by nation to score a Billboard #1 on the Hot 100 (number ones preceding the 1958 establishment of that chart in parentheses):

UK: Mr. Acker Bilk (Vera Lynn)
Canada: Paul Anka (Guy Lombardo)
Australia: The Bee Gees (or Helen Reddy, if you object to calling the Bee Gees Australian)
Ireland: Gilbert O'Sullivan
Jamaica: Carl Douglas
New Zealand: Kimbra
Italy: Domenico Modugno
(West) Germany: Bert Kaempfert
Sweden: Blue Swede
Austria: Falco
Barbados: Rihanna

 

Yup! Can't forget Antarctica

Metallica Play a Dome in Antarctica

 

Was Bowie the first rock artist to wear a dress on an album cover? Here in the US, that was not the cover we got for 'The Man Who Sold The World.' It wasn't until many years later that I saw the original (UK?) cover.

 

First Rock and Roll double album: Blonde on Freak by Bob Zappa.