1967, The Bee Gees appeared live on the UK TV show ‘As You Like It’. The group were promoting their debut single ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941.’
1969, The Rolling Stones held a photo call in Hyde Park to introduce new guitarist Mick Taylor. The 20 year-old former John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers member made his live debut with The Stones the following month at a free concert at Hyde Park London.
1969, If you were in Houston, you could see Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Sam & Dave, and the Staple Singers perform at the Soul Bowl ’69, held at the Astrodome.
1970, The Beatles started a two week run at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘The Long And Winding Road’, the group’s 20th No.1. The album ‘Let It Be’ started a four-week run at No.1 the album chart on the same day.
1970, Grand Funk Railroad, supported by Steel Mill, (featuring Bruce Springsteen) appeared at the Ocean Ice Palace in Bricktown, New Jersey, tickets $5.00.
1970, Christine Perfect says she will retire from music following the release of her self-titled solo album. However, she later follows her husband, John McVie, into the ranks of Fleetwood Mac, penning plenty of future hits.
1972, Clyde McPhatter, original lead vocalist with The Drifters, died of a heart attack in New York. Joined Billy Ward & the Dominoes in 1950, formed The Drifters in 1953, had several solo hits including 1962 ‘Lover Please,’ was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
1975, John Lennon made his last ever TV appearance when he appeared on ‘Salute To Sir Lew Grade’, performing ‘Slippin And Slidin’, and ‘Imagine’.
1980, Before a Philadelphia Phillies game today, Pat Benatar performs a short set and dances with the team mascot, the Phillie Phanatic.
1980, “Roadie” opens across America. Appearing in the film are VH1 goliaths Meat Loaf, Blondie, Pat Benatar, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, and Styx.
Born on this day – actor Malcolm McDowell (1943)
[obviously not a big day for rockers]
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