1970 - The core of what will soon become Derek & the Dominoes (Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock and Jim Gordon) perform a benefit concert in London. Traffic’s Dave Mason is also on guitar. Meanwhile, the Grateful Dead release “Workingman’s Dead," which contains “Casey Jones.” It is the Dead’s most commercially successful LP to date. 1971 - The first “corporate” Hard Rock Café opens. The original is a L.A. dive featured on the back cover and inner sleeve of The Doors “Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Café” album. On the inner sleeve the band is sitting at the bar. 1972 - Gate crashers at a Tucson Rolling Stones concert are greeted with tear gas. 1974- David Bowie launches his Diamond Dogs tour in Montreal. 1975- Peter Frampton’s concert at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael is recorded. This performance along with a show the following night at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco comprise “Frampton Comes Alive,” one of the best selling double albums of all time. 1976 - A compilation of Beatles’ Rockers, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Music,” goes gold six years after the group disbanded. They still got it. 1980- Billy Joel’s “Glass Houses” begins a six week run at the top of the U.S. album chart. The Phil Ramone produced set features “It’s Still Rock ‘N’ Roll To Me” and “Don’t Ask Me Why.” 1981 - Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Steven Stills and Bonnie Raitt, among others, perform at the “No Nukes” concert at the Hollywood Bowl. 1986 - Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) receives an ‘honorary’ knighthood (for organizing Live Aid). Being Irish, he can’t be knighted by the Queen. 1994 - Blur’s “Parklife” album is released. 1995 - About twenty Columbus, Ohio residents complain to authorities that the Ted Nugent concert is too loud. Nugent refuses to touch the volume nob saying he is within the legal noise limits.
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