The Byrds
1966, The Byrds played the first of a 13 night run at The Village Gate, New York City.
1967, A 10-date package tour of the UK kicked off at London’s Finsbury Park, featuring Traffic, The Young Rascals, Vanilla Fudge, Art and Keith West.
1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Green River’, the group’s first US chart topper.
1969, The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ album went to No.1 on the album chart. The final studio recordings from the group featured two George Harrison songs ‘Something’ and ‘Here Comes The Sun’ plus ‘Come Together’, ‘Sun King’ and ‘Golden Slumbers.’ The cover supposedly contained clues adding to the ‘Paul Is Dead’ phenomenon: Paul is barefoot and the car number plate ‘LMW 281F’ supposedly referred to the fact that McCartney would be 28 years old if he was still alive. ‘LMW’ was said to stand for ‘Linda McCartney Weeps.’ And the four Beatles, represent; the priest (John, dressed in white), the Undertaker (Ringo in a black suit), the Corpse (Paul, in a suit but barefoot), and the Gravedigger (George, in jeans and a denim work shirt).
1970, Singer Janis Joplin was found dead at the Landmark Hotel Hollywood after an accidental heroin overdose.
1971, Pink Floyd played the first of four nights at the Roman Ampitheater, Pompeii, Italy for their Live in Pompeii album.
1975, Pink Floyd went to No.1 on the album chart with ‘Wish You Were Here’. The album featured a tribute to ex band member Syd Barrett, ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’.
1978, Country singer Tammy Wynette, was abducted, beaten and held in her car for two hours by a kidnapper wearing a ski mask. He held a gun on her and forced her to drive 90 miles from Nashville, Tennessee. She was later released and the kidnapper escaped.
Born on this day: Jim Fielder, Blood Sweat & Tears (1947)
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