1965, The Moody Blues were at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Go Now!’
1965, The Who made their first appearance on UK TV show Ready Steady Go! To project the desired image, the hand-picked audience consisted only of teens dressed in the current Mod fashion.
1966, The Cavern Club in Liverpool closes, having run up debts of 10,000 pounds. The club became world famous as one of the Beatles’ earliest venues.
1968, Jim Morrison of The Doors was arrested and charged with public drunkenness after harassing a security guard at a Las Vegas adult movie theatre.
1969, After the Beatles cut versions of “Get Back” and “Don’t Let Me Down” for single release, John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet Allen Klein for the first time at London’s Dorchester Hotel.
1978, The Fleetwood Mac album ‘Rumours’ went to No.1 on the album chart. The album went on to sell over 15 million copies world- wide and spent over 440 weeks on the album chart.
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