RockGarage4
@rockgarage4.bsky.social
Garage Rock, Indie, Punk, Post-Punk, British Invasion, Britpop, Shoegaze, Art rock, Reggae, SKA, Mod, Soul, Blues, Motown.
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Tune in for my tribute to CBGB on Friday with my co-pilots Tina Weymouth and Dave Schneider.
December 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tune in for my tribute to CBGB on Friday with my co-pilots Tina Weymouth and Dave Schneider.
On this day, December 23, 1959 - The Drifters record "This Magic Moment," with Ben E. King singing lead, at Bell Sound Studios in New York City.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bacB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bacB...
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On this day, December 23, 1959 - The Drifters record "This Magic Moment," with Ben E. King singing lead, at Bell Sound Studios in New York City.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bacB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bacB...
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I’ll be playing the songs of CBGB!
December 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’ll be playing the songs of CBGB!
Check out Smokey's Holiday Soul Town on SiriusXM Channel 74. They go above and beyond the typical "holiday pop hits" that you've already heard a thousand times this year.
✌️😎🎸
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December 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Check out Smokey's Holiday Soul Town on SiriusXM Channel 74. They go above and beyond the typical "holiday pop hits" that you've already heard a thousand times this year.
✌️😎🎸
✌️😎🎸
Explore The #MotownMuseum with music and stories direct from Detroit, with hosts Levi Stubbs III and John Mason. Every Saturday at 2pm ET on #SmokeysSoulTown, #SiriusXM Channel 74.
December 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Explore The #MotownMuseum with music and stories direct from Detroit, with hosts Levi Stubbs III and John Mason. Every Saturday at 2pm ET on #SmokeysSoulTown, #SiriusXM Channel 74.
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His style was like no other... and copied by many.....
He truly was the originator...
Remembering Little Richard on his birthday (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020) 🕊💙
He truly was the originator...
Remembering Little Richard on his birthday (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020) 🕊💙
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
His style was like no other... and copied by many.....
He truly was the originator...
Remembering Little Richard on his birthday (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020) 🕊💙
He truly was the originator...
Remembering Little Richard on his birthday (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020) 🕊💙
On this day, December 4, 1964 - The Beatles release their fourth studio album, "Beatles for Sale," in the United Kingdom on EMI's Parlophone label.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWR...
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
On this day, December 4, 1964 - The Beatles release their fourth studio album, "Beatles for Sale," in the United Kingdom on EMI's Parlophone label.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWR...
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Remembering the legendary Tina Turner on her birthday (November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) 💙🕊️
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Remembering the legendary Tina Turner on her birthday (November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) 💙🕊️
On this day, November 25, 1940 - R&B, soul and gospel singer, Percy Tyrone Sledge, is born in Leighton, Alabama. He is best known for the song, "When a Man Loves a Woman," which was a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYb8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYb8...
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
On this day, November 25, 1940 - R&B, soul and gospel singer, Percy Tyrone Sledge, is born in Leighton, Alabama. He is best known for the song, "When a Man Loves a Woman," which was a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYb8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYb8...
On this day, November 24, 1955 - Musician best known as the drummer for the band Blondie, Clem Burke, is born (Clement Anthony Bozewski) in Bayonne, New Jersey.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEqX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEqX...
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
On this day, November 24, 1955 - Musician best known as the drummer for the band Blondie, Clem Burke, is born (Clement Anthony Bozewski) in Bayonne, New Jersey.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEqX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEqX...
Explore The #MotownMuseum with music and stories direct from Detroit, with hosts Levi Stubbs III and John Mason. Every Saturday at 2pm ET on #SmokeysSoulTown, #SiriusXM Channel 74.
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Explore The #MotownMuseum with music and stories direct from Detroit, with hosts Levi Stubbs III and John Mason. Every Saturday at 2pm ET on #SmokeysSoulTown, #SiriusXM Channel 74.
On this day, November 20, 1976 - George Harrison appeared on Saturday Night Live. He performs (with host by Paul Simon) "Here Comes the Sun," and "Homeward Bound."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEgB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEgB...
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
On this day, November 20, 1976 - George Harrison appeared on Saturday Night Live. He performs (with host by Paul Simon) "Here Comes the Sun," and "Homeward Bound."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEgB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEgB...
On this day, November 19, 1964 - The Supremes became the first all-girl group to have a UK No.1 single with 'Baby Love.' The song was written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4iI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4iI...
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
On this day, November 19, 1964 - The Supremes became the first all-girl group to have a UK No.1 single with 'Baby Love.' The song was written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4iI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4iI...
On this day, November 18, 1950 - Singer-songwriter, who is best known as the front man of the British band The Rumour, Graham Thomas Parker, is born in Hackney, London, England.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPFO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPFO...
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
On this day, November 18, 1950 - Singer-songwriter, who is best known as the front man of the British band The Rumour, Graham Thomas Parker, is born in Hackney, London, England.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPFO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPFO...
Explore The #MotownMuseum with music and stories direct from Detroit, with hosts Levi Stubbs III and John Mason. Every Saturday at 2pm ET on #SmokeysSoulTown, #SiriusXM Channel 74.
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Explore The #MotownMuseum with music and stories direct from Detroit, with hosts Levi Stubbs III and John Mason. Every Saturday at 2pm ET on #SmokeysSoulTown, #SiriusXM Channel 74.
On this day, November 11, 1965 - The Beatles wrapped up their final recording session for the Rubber Soul album. They recorded two new songs ("You Won't See Me" and "Girl") and revisited a previously shelved song ("Wait").
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uulU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uulU...
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On this day, November 11, 1965 - The Beatles wrapped up their final recording session for the Rubber Soul album. They recorded two new songs ("You Won't See Me" and "Girl") and revisited a previously shelved song ("Wait").
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uulU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uulU...
On this day, November 10, 1975 - Patti Smith released her debut studio album Horses. The album cemented Smith's reputation as a central figure of the New York City punk rock scene.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7so...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7so...
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
On this day, November 10, 1975 - Patti Smith released her debut studio album Horses. The album cemented Smith's reputation as a central figure of the New York City punk rock scene.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7so...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7so...
On this day, November 7, 1983 - The Rolling Stones release their seventeenth studio album, Undercover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1U...
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
On this day, November 7, 1983 - The Rolling Stones release their seventeenth studio album, Undercover.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1U...
On this day, November 6, 1975 - The Sex Pistols play their first-ever gig, opening for the band Bazooka Joe at St. Martin's School of Art in London.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZc9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZc9...
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
On this day, November 6, 1975 - The Sex Pistols play their first-ever gig, opening for the band Bazooka Joe at St. Martin's School of Art in London.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZc9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZc9...
On this day, November 5, 1947 - Singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and teen idol best known as the lead singer of the 1960s pop group Herman's Hermits, Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone, is born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOfs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOfs...
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
On this day, November 5, 1947 - Singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and teen idol best known as the lead singer of the 1960s pop group Herman's Hermits, Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone, is born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOfs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOfs...
November is National Native American Heritage Month.
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
November is National Native American Heritage Month.
On this day, November 3, 1948 - Singer, songwriter, actress and television personality whose career has spanned six decades, Lulu, is born (Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie) in Lennoxtown, Scotland.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Up...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Up...
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
On this day, November 3, 1948 - Singer, songwriter, actress and television personality whose career has spanned six decades, Lulu, is born (Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie) in Lennoxtown, Scotland.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Up...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Up...
Chris Frantz The Talking Head is heard the last Friday of every month, 3-6 PM Eastern Time, on @wpkn.bsky.social. Musician and record producer, Charton Christopher Frantz, is the drummer for both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth.
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Chris Frantz The Talking Head is heard the last Friday of every month, 3-6 PM Eastern Time, on @wpkn.bsky.social. Musician and record producer, Charton Christopher Frantz, is the drummer for both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth.
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
On this day, October 30, 1939 - Singer, songwriter, and record producer Eddie Holland, who was part of the songwriting team Holland/Dozier/Holland and wrote many hits for Motown, is born in Detroit, Michigan.
youtu.be/MlISeinEMVE?...
youtu.be/MlISeinEMVE?...
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
On this day, October 30, 1939 - Singer, songwriter, and record producer Eddie Holland, who was part of the songwriting team Holland/Dozier/Holland and wrote many hits for Motown, is born in Detroit, Michigan.
youtu.be/MlISeinEMVE?...
youtu.be/MlISeinEMVE?...