On this day in music history...1965, Blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, Sonny Boy Williamson died in his sleep. 1967, Procol Harums A Whiter Shade Of Pale, entered the UK chart for the first time, where it went on to become a No.1 hit. 1968, Simon and Garfunkel scored their second US No.1 album with Bookends. The album featured four US singles: A Hazy Shade of Winter, At the Zoo, Fakin It and Mrs Robinson. 1969, The Who and Led Zeppelin appeared at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA. This was the only time the two groups ever appeared together, with Zeppelin opening the show. On the tickets Led Zeppelin was spelt Lead Zeppelin. 1973, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band earns its first gold album, for Will The Circle Be Unbroken, with Maybelle Carter, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Vassar Clements, Norman Blake, Junior Huskey and Bashful Brother Oswald 1978: Keith Moon performs for the last time with the Who before his death. The show is filmed for the Who documentary The Kids Are Alright. 1985, Dire Straits scored their second UK No.1 album with Brothers In Arms. Born this day, Tom T. Hall, Paul Weller
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