Today in Rock & Roll: Births 1938: Prince Buster 1940: Tommy Chong (Cheech and Chong) 1941: Bob Dylan 1942: Derek Quinn (Freddie and the Dreamers) 1944: Patti LaBelle 1945: Priscilla Presley 1946: Steve Upton (Wishbone Ash) 1947: Cynthia Plaster Caster 1947: Albert Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult) Events 1965: John Lennons second book of prose, A Spaniard In The Works, is published. 1966: Elvis begins filming his 20th film, Frankie And Johnny, in Hollywood. 1969: The Guess Who make their debut on American television, singing These Eyes and Laughing on ABC-TVs American Bandstand. 1970: Peter Green plays his last show with the band he founded, Fleetwood Mac, at the Bath Festival in Somerset, England. 1971: In honor of Bob Dylans 30th birthday, Peanuts runs a strip in which Linus mentions the milestone to Charlie Brown, who replies Thats the most depressing thing Ive ever heard. Dylan himself marks the occasion at Jerusalems Wailing Wall. 1974: NBC-TVs wildly successful variety show, The Dean Martin Show, signs off after nine years. 1979: The three remaining members of Genesis give the fans a thrill by manning the box office and selling their own tickets to the upcoming show at the Roxy in Los Angeles. 1982: The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Starship, Boz Scaggs, and Country Joe and the Fish play a benefit concert for Vietnam vets at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. 1986: Riding the wave of their inexplicable MTV-fueled comeback, the Monkees (minus Mike Nesmith) begin their smash comeback tour at the Concord Hotel in New Yorks Catskill Mountains. 2003: Paul McCartney sits down for tea with Russian premier Vladimir Putin, then heads to Red Square for his very first performance behind the iron curtain, for an audience of 20,000. 2004: An auction of Bruce Springsteens birth certificate on eBay is shut down by the Boss legal team. Releases none Recording none Charts 1952: Doris Days A Guy Is A Guy hits #1 1969: The Beatles Get Back hits #1 1975: Earth Wind and Fires Shining Star hits #1
Posted on: Sat, 24 May 2014 11:21:40 +0000
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