United Kingdom

1961
The Rolling Stones met Richards

Jagger again met Richards on 17 October 1961 at Dartford railway station .

The Beatles recorded in June 1961

Credited to “Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers”, the single ” My Bonnie “, recorded in June 1961 and released four months later, reached number 32 on the Musikmarkt chart.

The Who suggested Townshend as a guitarist

Daltrey spotted Entwistle by chance on the street carrying a bass and recruited him into the Detours. In mid-1961, Entwistle suggested Townshend as a guitarist, Daltrey on rhythm guitar, Entwistle on bass, Harry Wilson on drums, and Colin Dawson on vocals. The band played instrumentals by the Shadows and the…
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The Who drumming in bands since 1961

During a gig with a stand-in drummer in late April at the Oldfield, the band first met Keith Moon. Moon grew up in Wembley , and had been drumming in bands since 1961. He was performing with a semi-professional band called the Beachcombers, and wanted to play full-time. Moon played…
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The Rolling Stones called themselves the Blues Boys

The meetings moved to Taylor’s house in late 1961, where Alan Etherington and Bob Beckwith joined the trio; the quintet called themselves the Blues Boys.

The Beatles cut Sutcliffe’s hair

In 1961, during their second Hamburg engagement, Kirchherr cut Sutcliffe’s hair in the ” exi ” (existentialist) style, later adopted by the other Beatles.

The Beatles decided to leave the band

Sutcliffe decided to leave the band early that year and resume his art studies in Germany.

1960
The Shamen By mid-1987, frontman Colin Angus was discovering the sounds of early

By mid-1987, frontman Colin Angus was discovering the sounds of early house music pioneers, such as S-Express and M/A/R/R/S , and increasing his knowledge of the latest studio equipment. By September 1987, the Shamen were applying these techniques to their own music, mixing rock guitars, techno and hip-hop rhythms and…
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The Beatles pulled into Hamburg

They pulled into Hamburg at dusk on 17 August, the time when the red-light area comes to life … flashing neon lights screamed out the various entertainment on offer, while scantily clad women sat unabashed in shop windows waiting for business opportunities.

The Beatles simply the Beatles

and by the middle of August simply the Beatles .