Wednesday, June 30, 2010

June 30 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Stanley Clarke!

Stanley Clarke Bassist Birthday June 30

Musicians Born On June 30

1917 Lena Horne (actress/singer)
1939 Tony Hatch (Composer of Downtown)
1941 Larry Henley (Newbeats)
1943 Flo Ballard (Supremes)
1944 Glenn Shorrock (Little River Band)
1946 Billy Brown (Moments)
1949 Andrew Scott (Sweet)
1951 Stanley Clarke (jazz/rock bassist)
1953 Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)
1956 Adrian Wright (Human League)
1962 Julianne Regan (All About Eve)

Stanley Clarke Bassist Birthday June 30

Number 1 In The Charts On June 30

1973 Slade: Skweeze Me Pleeze UK 45
1973 George Harrison: Give Me Love US 45
1979 Tubeway Army: Are Friends Electric UK 45
1979 Anita Ward: Ring My Bell US 45
1984 Huey Lewis and the News: Sports US LP
1990 New Kids On The Block : Step By Step : US single
1990 New Kids On The Block : Step By Step : UK LP

Stanley Clarke Bassist Birthday June 30

Various Music Events On June 30

1956 I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas by Goons enters UK charts

1963 Brian Epstein signs with Foremost

1973 David Bowie plays Earls Court

1973 Todd Rundgren's I Saw the Light hits UK chart

1975 Eagles awarded gold disc for One of these Nights

1975 Cher marries Greg Allman

1978 Sex Pistols release My Way single

1984 Tina Turner's Private Dancer hits US LP chart

1984 Jacksons hit US Hot 100 at No. 30 with State of Shock (featuring Mick Jagger)

1984 Billy Idol's Eyes Without a Face hits UK chart



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1963
Concert at the Regal, Yarmouth.

1964
Return to London, at the Heathrow airport.

1965
Concert at the Palais des Fetes, Niza, France.

1966
Concert at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo.

1967
1st concert of the Monkees at the Empire Pool, Wembley, presented by NEMS Enterprises.

'The Times' editorial headlined 'Who Breaks a Butterfly on a Wheel?' leads a strong public outcry for the trial on drugs charges of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Robert Fraser.

1978
UK single release: 'Tomorrow'.

1990
Paul's performance for the Knebworth concert.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

June 29 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Ian Paice!

Ian Paice, Deep Purple Drummer, Ian Paice Birthday June 29

Musicians Born On June 29

1929 Johny Ace (Pledging My Love)
1943 Roger Ruskin Speare (Bonzo Dog Do-Dah Band)
1945 Little Eva (Locomotion)
1945 Dervin and Lincoln Gordon (Equals)
1948 Ian Paice (Deep Purple/Whitesnake)
1953 Colin Hay (Men at Work)
1964 Steadman Pearson (5 Star)

Deaths On June 29

1969 Shorty Long (Here Comes the Judge)
1975 Tim Buckley (singer/songwriter)
1979 Lowell George (Little Feat)


Number 1 In The Charts On June 29

1961 Del Shannon: Runaway UK 45
1968 Small Faces: Ogdens Nut Gone Flake UK LP
1974 Charles Aznavour: She UK 45
1974 Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown US 45
1985 Sister Sledge: Frankie UK 45
1985 Marillion: Misplaced Childhood UK LP
1991 Jason Donovan: Any Dream Will Do UK single
1991 Cher : Love Hurts : UK LP
1996 Alanis Morrissette : Jagged Little Pill : UK LP


Various Music Events On June 29

1888 First musical recording in UK made at Crystal Palace on the occasion of Handel Festival, using Edison equipment

1963 Del Shannon first to take Lennon/McCartney song into US charts as From Me to You debuts, to peak at No. 77

1967 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in jail for possession of drugs. Mick gets three-month sentence, Keith twelve months. Sent to Brixton prison

1968 Pink Floyd appear with Roy Harper and Jethro Tull at the first Hyde Park free concert

1975 Elton John makes a surprise appearance at Eagles/Doobie Brothers concert at Oakland Coliseum, California

1981 Duran Duran begin first major UK tour at Brighton Dome


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June 29 - Today in Beatles History

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1962
Brian politely responds to Ron White's letter (written 26 June 1962) with another letter.

Concert at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton.

1963
'Please Please Me' LP number 1, 8th week (UK Record Retailer chart).

Broadcast of 'Juke Box Jury', with John's appearance as judge (recorded 22 June 1963).

Broadcast of 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', with recording of the Beatles and other Liverpool groups, under the name 'Mersey Beat'.

10.00-12.00am. BBC's 'Saturday Club' broadcast (recorded 24 June 1963).

1964
Concert in Brisbane, Australia. End of tour. Disturbances in Brisbane. Fans attack those who throw eggs and vegetables. The police prevents a lynching.

1966
'Paperback Writer' number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967
3rd and last day of trial on drugs charges of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Robert Fraser at West Sussex Quarter Sessions.

'Kenwood'. Photographic session of John with 'Beatles Book' photographer Leslie Bryce for the magazine's 'at home' series.

1969
John, Yoko, Kyoko and Julian go to Scotland on holiday.

1991
Second presentation of the 'Liverpool Oratorio', with the Liverpool Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, at the Liverpool Cathedral.

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Monday, June 28, 2010

June 28 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday David Knight from Procol Harum!

Procol Harum

Musicians Born On June 28

1945 David Knight (Procol Harum)
1946 John Martyn (UK folk singer/songwriter)
1963 Andy Couson (All About Eve)

Number 1 In The Charts On June 28

1962 Mike Sarne: Come Outside UK 45
1968 Henry Mancini: iUS 45
1973 Wings: Venus and Mars UK LP
1975 10CC: I'm Not in Love UK 45
1980 Roxy Music: Flesh and Blood UK LP
1980 Paul McCartney: Coming Up US 45
1986 Wham!: The Edge of Heaven UK 45
1997 Radiohead : OK Computer : UK LP

Procol Harum

Various Music Events On June 28

1969 Young Bloods re-enter US chart with hippie anthem Get Together

1969 Crosby Stills and Nash LP enters US chart

1969 Jimi Hendrix announces new bassist, old army buddy Billy Cox

1973 British re-invasion show featuring Gerry and the Pacemakers and Herman's Hermits plays Madison Square Garden

1975 David Bowie hits US chart with Fame, on way to No. 1

1975 Pete Wingfield hits UK chart with Eighteen with a Bullet

1978 Kansas named Deputy Ambassadors of goodwill by UNICEF

1986 Wham! Play farewell concert at Wembley Stadium

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June 28 - Today in Beatles History

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1962
Performance at the Majestic, Birkenhead.

1963
Concert at the Queen's Hall, Leeds.

1965
Two concerts at the Cinema Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy.

1966
Arrival in Tokyo.

1967
The Monkees arrive in the UK for their concerts at the Empire Pool, Wembley.
2nd day of the trial on drugs charges of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Robert Fraser at West Sussex Quarter Sessions.

New York premiere of 'The Family Way'.

1968
Studio 2. 7.00pm-4.30am. Recording: 'Untitled' (working title of 'Good Night') (takes 1-5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.

1969
'Yellow Submarine' LP, 24th and last week in the Top 200 (Billboard).
'Get Back', 8th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1974
Single 'Band On The run' reaches number 3 in Britain.

1990
Paul's concert in Liverpool, before 50,000 people. 1st Paul's public performance of Lennon originals ('Strawberry Fields Forever', 'Help!', 'Give Peace A Chance').

1991
Premiere of the 'Liverpool Oratorio', with the Liverpool Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, at the Liverpool Cathedral.

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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

Jimi Hendrix Experience, Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

The Denver Pop Festival was a three-day music festival promoted by rock promoter Barry Fey (Feyline) on June 27-June 29, 1969 which was largely overshadowed by Woodstock two months later. Unlike the free-form happening in upstate New York, the Denver festival had the full support and local resources of a major city, taking place in Denver Mile High Stadium. There were high expectations for the Festival; it was commonly called the "First Annual" Denver Pop Festival. The peak attendance was estimated at 50,000.

Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

Denver officials actually cooperated to a remarkable degree with Fey in the latter's preparations for the upcoming three-day festival, which was anticipated to draw a large influx of young people from out-of-town. The city provided a campground at West Sixth Avenue and Federal Boulevard, where the Metro Denver Urban Coalition arranged for water trucks and portable toilets. The campground even ran shuttles to the downtown festival site at Mile High Stadium, home to the Denver Broncos football team.

Jimi Hendrix Experience, Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

Sixteen bands were scheduled to play. The Jimi Hendrix Experience would top the bill on the festival's third and final day. More than 10,000 fans were expected each day. Bill Hanley of 'Monterey' and 'Miami Pop' festival fame would take charge of the sound system, while Chip Monck (later of Woodstock fame) would MC the Denver festival. Tickets were priced at $6 per night or $15 for all three nights. Fortunately, Denver's weather cooperated for the outdoor festival. Yet the unprecedented scale of the event, and forces loose in America's streets, seemed to conspire against a smooth operation. As Leslie Gorham Haseman recently put it: "It was peace, love, dove, until '69."



Alan Cunningham of the Rocky Mountain News wrote that "Denver's 'first annual' Pop Festival blasted off into a three-day orbit of screaming and wildly vibrating animal sounds Friday night before more than 8,000 outlandishly clad and thoroughly delighted young fans."

Creedence Clearwater Revival

CCR, Credence Clearwater Revival, Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

Just how thoroughly delighted were the young fans?

"A 19-year-old Denver youth sitting in the stands got so carried away with it all that he stripped to near-nothingness. As the crowd cheered his emancipation, two unsmiling police officers cut his evening short by escorting him outside. Police.. .said he was later charged with indecent exposure [and] said he told them he had 'just conquered the world' by taking his clothes off."

Zephyr, Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

Reported Jim Fouratt in Rolling Stone: "Outside, however, the one petty incident needed to rile the protectors happened: A flying bottle hit a cop's helmet; a chase resulted in the arrest of a zonked-out black dressed in an orange jump suit; sirens blared while the P.A. system played 'Street Fighting Man' on stage, and the scene was set for Saturday."

Zephyr onstage at the Denver Pop Festival June 1969

Zephyr, Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

Herbie Worthington: "I don't remember what we did that afternoon; we'd just hang out and talk... I was down the hotel lobby and these girls walked up to me, out of nowhere, and they just said, 'Could you introduce us to Jimi Hendrix?' And I said, 'No. I don't know him.' I went back to Jimi's room and I said, 'Jimi, there's these girls down there that were asking about you.' And he said, 'Where are they?' And I said, 'I told them I don't know you.' Jimi went like: 'Oh man!'"
In the meantime, far more serious matters were about to unfold. Noel Redding remembered in his book Are You Experienced? that someone asked him in Denver if he was still with the band -"It did my head in. I was uneasy enough about our future, but this rumor just blew me away".

Noel Redding playing live at the Denver Pop Festival 1969

Noel Redding, Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969, Jimi Hendrix

Noel Redding, Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

Frank Zappa is credited by some with inventing the audience wave during his set. He actually selected sections of the stadium (audience) to each make different odd sounds and gestures. He then composed a "tune" on his "crowd instrument".

Frank Zappa, Mothers, Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

Throughout much of the festival, a crowd gathered outside the venue and demonstrated against having to pay to hear the acts. They also tried to breach the gates and security fences. The Denver Police were forced to employ riot tactics to protect the gates.

On the second day the battle between gatecrashers outside the stadium and the police suddenly affected those inside. With a combination of shifting wind and re-thrown canisters, tear gas suddenly swept over the crowd. The seats emptied into the concourses and onto the field.

Frank Zappa, Mothers, Denver Pop Festival June 27 - 29, 1969

Ticket prices were $6 per day, or $15 for all three days (Fri, Sat, Sun). On Sunday, after all possible tickets had been sold, the promoter announced from the stage that he was declaring it a "free festival".



Performers At The Denver Pop Festival June 27-29 1969

June 27

* Big Mama Thornton
* The Flock
* Three Dog Night
* Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
* Iron Butterfly

June 28

* Aeorta
* Zephyr (with Tommy Bolin)
* Poco
* Johnny Winter
* Tim Buckley
* Creedence Clearwater Revival

June 29

* Aum
* Zephyr
* Rev. Cleophus Robinson
* Joe Cocker
* Three Dog Night
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience (final performance together)


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June 27 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Beach Boy Bruce Johnston!



Musicians Born On June 27

1925 Jerome 'Doc' Pomus (half of Pomus-Shuman writing team)
1944 Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys)

Number 1 In The Charts On June 27

1958 Vic Damone: On the Street Where You Live UK 45
1960 Connie Francis: Everybody's Somebody's Sweetheart US 45
1964 Peter and Gordon World Without Love US 45
1970 Jackson Five: The Love You Save US 45
1981 Michael Jackson: One Day in Your Life UK 45
1981 Motorhead: No Sleep Til Hammersmith UK LP
1981 Kim Carnes: Mistaken Identity US LP
1987 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance (With Somebody Who Loves Me) US 45
1998 The Corrs : Talk on Corners : UK LP


Various Music Events On June 27

1885 Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter apply for patent on their invention, the gramophone. (Patent granted on 9 May 1886)

1964 Drifters enter Hot 100 with Under the Boardwalk

1964 Jan and Dean hit US chart with Little Old Lady from Pasadena

1964 Rolling Stones appear on Juke Box Jury, the only time the panel consisted of five not four

1969 Denver Pop Festival begins at Mile High Stadium, featuring Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker and Creedence Clearwater Revivial

1971 Fillmore East closes

1987 Whitney Houston becomes the first female singer in pop history to debut at No. 1 on LP chart with Whitney and also the first female with four straight No. 1 singles

1989 The Who performs the rock opera, "Tommy" in its entirety for the first time in 17 years at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The show raised money for a children's charity as well as the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

1989 Tom Jones is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

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June 27 - Today in Beatles History

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1962
Performance at the Cavern, with the Big Three.

1963
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas record 'Bad To Me'/'I Call Your Name' at Abbey Road. Paul attends.

1964
Concert in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Broadcast of BBC-1 radio's 'Roundabout', with interview to the Beatles (recorded 20 June 1964).

1965
4.30pm, 9.30pm. Concerts at the Cinema Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy.

Press conference in Rome.

Broadcast on 'Musicorama', French radio programme, of the afternoon Beatles show at the Palais des Sports, Paris (recorded 20 June 1965).

1966
Flight from Hamburg to Tokyo. The plane must land in Anchorage, Alaska, to avoid a typhoon.

1967
Trial on drugs charges of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Robert Fraser begins at West Sussex Quarter Sessions.

1968
Studio 2. 5.00pm-3.45am. Recording: 'Untitled' (working title of 'Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey') (takes 1-6, tape reduction take 6 into takes 7, 8, overdub onto take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.

1969
Ringo and Maureen go on holiday to the south of France. Mary Hopkin arrives in Chile.

1970
'Live Peace In Toronto', 25th week in the ranking (Billboard).

1976
John receives his 'Green Card', number A17-597-321. Later John affirms that he will record again only when Sean is 5 years old.

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Saturday, June 26, 2010

June 26 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Mick Jones!

Mick Jones, The Clash, Mick Jones Birthday June 26

Musician's Born On June 26

1893 'Big Bill' Broonzy (US blues performer)
1910 Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager)
1940 Billy Davis, Jr. (Fifth Dimension)
1942 Larry Taylor (Canned Heat)
1943 George Fame (Yeah Yeah)
1949 John Illsley (Dire Straits)
1955 Mick Jones (Clash)
1956 Chris Isaak
1960 Chris Duffy (Waterfront)
1968 Colin Greenwood (Radiohead)

Mick Jones, The Clash, Mick Jones Birthday June 26

Deaths On June 26

1979 Vernon Presley (Elvis' father)

Number 1 In The Charts On June 26

1961 Gary 'US' Bonds: Quarter to Three US 45
1965 Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man US 45
1971 ELO: Tarkus UK LP
1974 Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown US LP
1976 Real Thing: You To Me Are Everything UK 45
1982 Charlene: I've Never Been to Me UK 45
1983 Flashdance soundtrack US LP
1993 Gabrielle : Dreams : UK single
1993 Jamiroquai : Emergency on Planet Earth : UK LP

Mick Jones, The Clash, Mick Jones Birthday June 26

Various Music Events On June 26

1959 Dion and the Belmonts' hits UK chart

1963 Beatles' Twist and Shout EP released

1964 Rolling Stones release It's All Over Now in the UK, their first No. 1 single

1965 Chet Atkins scores biggest US country hit with Yakety Yak

1971 Medicine Head debut on UK chart with (And The) Pictures in the Sky

1975 Sonny and Cher's divorce finalised. She married Gregg Allmann four days later

1982 Bryan Ferry marries Lucy Helmore

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June 26 - Today in Beatles History

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1962
Brian and Clive form NEMS Enterprises Limited, in which they are directors and shareholders.

Ron White writes Brian, on knowing of the Beatles' contract with George Martin.

Joe Flannery forms his booking agency Carleton Brook Management.

1963
'Please Please Me' LP, 14th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

John and Paul compose 'She Loves You' at their hotel room in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

1964
US LP release: 'A Hard Day's Night'.

Concert in Christchurch, New Zealand.

1966
Arrival in Hamburg. Concert at the Erns Merck Halle, Hamburg. End of tour of Germany.
In downtown, fans face the police hours before the show.

John visits Astrid, who gives him some letters written by Stuart shortly before dying.

1967

Studio 2 (control room only). 2.00-5.00pm. Mono mixing: 'All You Need Is Love' (remixes 2-10, from take 58). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.

1968
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.30am. Recording: 'Untitled' (working title of 'Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey') (rehearsal only). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.

1995

Westwood One broadcasts 'Oobu Joobu', Part 7.

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Bob Marley - Jah Soccer Head

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

Since everyone in the USA has world cup fever I thought I'd do a little post about Bob Marley's love of soccer aka football.

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

Many people are surprised to hear Bob Marley was a fantastic soccer player and fan. Bob Marley simply loved kicking a ball. About every single day when on tour or in the recording studio. He also loved watching soccer on tv. His favorite team was Santos Futebol Clube ( Brazil ). His favourite player was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, world famous as Pele, who began playing for Santos at age 15.

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

On a trip to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, 197) Bob Marley joined in on a heated street soccer game with some fellow musicians, people from record label Ariola, Brazilian street kids and Paulo Cesar, member of the 1970 Brazilian World Cup team. Before the game the Brazilians had given him a number 10 Santos shirt ( Pele’s number). Bob Marley had smiled, and, while putting it on, was heard saying that, just like Pele, he too could play in all positions.

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

Many of his friends claimed that if Marley hadn’t been so dedicated to his music, he could have made it big as a professional soccer player. As a midfielder, Marley was quick and innovative.

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

“I love music before I love football. If I love football first, maybe that a bit dangerous, because the football very violent. If a man tackle you hard, it brings feelings o’ war!”

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

Many fans of Marley trace his ultimate death from cancer as a result of an injury he sustained during a soccer game in 1977 at a game in Battersea Park in Great Britain. Danny Baker, a renowned English soccer radio and television announcer at the time, allegedly stepped on Marley’s foot during a game, snapping his big toenail off. Marley later developed a condition akin to gangrene on the injured toe, but refused to have is foot amputated as doctors recommended, saying, “Rasta no abide amputation.”

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

Bob Marley was buried with his guitar ( Gibson Les Paul ), a bud of marihuana, a bible, a ring and a soccer ball.

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

Bob Marley Soccer, Bob Marley Football

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June 25 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Carly Simon!



Musicians Born On June 25

1935 Eddie Floyd (Knock on Wood)
1945 Carly Simon (You're So Vain)
1946 Ian McDonald (King Crimson/Foreigner)
1946 Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult)
1949 Clint Warwick (Moody Blues)
1952 Tim Finn (Crowded House)
1954 David Paich (Toto)
1963 George Michael (Careless Whisper)

Deaths On June 25

2009 Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Death June 25

Number 1 In The Charts On June 25

1964 Roy Orbison UK 45
1966 Beatles: Paperback Writer US 45
1977 Jacksons: Show You the Way to Go UK 45
1977 The Muppets: The Muppet Show UK LP
1977 Marvin Gaye: Got to Give It Up US 45
1988 Bros: I Owe You Nothing UK 45
1983 Police: Synchronicity UK LP
1994 Cranberries : Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? : UK LP
1994 Stone Temple Pilots : Purple : US LP

Various Music Events On June 25



1966 Yardbirds hit US chart with Over Under Sideways Down

1966 One of the first big West Coast rock concerts takes place at the Hollywood Bowl. Bands include Byrds, Beach Boys, Captain Beefheart, Lovin' Spoonful, Sir Douglas Quintet and Love

1967 Beatles record All You Need Is Love during worldwide TV link up on 'One World' programme. Recording mixed and released for 7 July

1969 Rolling Stones play first concert with Mick Taylor on guitar in Rome at Coliseum

1977 Tom Petty debuts on UK chart with Anything That's Rock and Roll

1978 Cream briefly re-form for concert at Ginger Baker's Polo Club, but advance publicity is so great they call it off

1982 Rolling Stones play first of two sell-out gigs at Wembley Stadium


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