1967, On a tour supporting The Monkees, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appear at the Convention Hall, Miami, Florida. After it becomes plainly apparent that the group is not suited to teenybopper audiences, the tour’s promoter Dick Clark and Hendrix’s manager Chas Chandler concoct a story saying that the conservative Daughters of the American Revolution group had complained at Jimi’s act and so the Experience left the tour after just six shows.
1969, Working at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles recorded ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.’ John Lennon returned to the studio after recovering from a car crash in Scotland, and a bed was installed in the Abbey Road studio for Yoko, who was pregnant, and who had been more seriously injured in the car accident.
1971, Jim Morrison is quietly buried in Paris’ Pere-Lachaise cemetery, making it a necessary stop on any rock fan’s European itinerary.
1972, Paul McCartney and Wings kicked off a 26-date tour appearing at the French town Chateauvillon. The band traveledCros on a double Decker London bus with psychedelic interior.
1974, Crosby Stills Nash & Young kicked off a reunion tour in Seattle in front of 15,000 fans.
1977, Alan O’Day went to No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Undercover Angel’, his only solo hit,
1977, Elvis Costello quit his day job at Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics to become a full time musician.
1978, The Rolling Stones drop in on Chicago’s Quiet Knight club to jam with hero Muddy Waters..
1979, The Pretenders kicked off a 23-date UK tour at Smatyz, Chester. The band’s single ‘Kid’ was released this week.
Born on this day: Mitch Mitchell (1947) and Courtney Love (1965)
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