On this day in Rock and Roll History
Just thought that you should know that this day in Rock and Roll history the following events happened.
Births on this day are …
1948 John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
1938 Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary)
1939 Charles Miller (War)
1944 Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople)
Miscellaneous things that happened on this date are …
1957 “That’ll Be the Day” by Buddy Holly and the Crickets is released.
1962 The Isley Brothers’ “Twist and Shout” is released on Wand Records. It will rise to #17 on the US Pop chart and will be covered two years later by the Beatles, whose version rose to #2. (I did not know that one!)
1966 “The Monkees” series debut on NBC-TV.
1969 John and Yoko record Give Peace a Chance at Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal
1976 The Who perform loudest concert ever , using 76,000-watt PA system
1977 The biggest and most expensive rock tour in history begins as Emerson, Lake and Palmer embark on a worldwide tour, with a 125 people begin in toe, including a 70-piece orchestra.
2005 The Salvation Army close Strawberry Field, a Liverpool children’s home which inspired the Beatles’ song, “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
Keep on Jammin’
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:38 pm
ah those were the days when the sweet sounds of a vintage guitar could be heard!
June 4th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
“1977 The biggest and most expensive rock tour in history begins as Emerson, Lake and Palmer embark on a worldwide tour, with a 125 people begin in toe, including a 70-piece orchestra.”
Ha ! that’s an interesting one!
June 9th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
You said it brother VCG J!!!
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June 9th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Hey Ibanez guitar, I remember when they were on that tour. I really wanted to go but I was NSF at time! A guy who I was in an ELP cover band went and he never did let me forget my idiotic call one that one.
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