On this day in Music History: 1965, The Beatles started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Eight Days A Week, the groups 7th US No.1. Paul McCartney would later say the name of the song came from a chauffeur who drove him one day. I said, Howve you been?. Oh working hard, he said, Working eight days a week. 1966, Rod Stewart left the British blues band Steampacket to work as a solo artist. Arguably, the UKs first supergroup Steampacket was formed in 1965 by Long John Baldry and also featured singer Julie Driscoll, organist Brian Auger and guitarist Vic Briggs. 1966, Pink Floyd appeared for the first time at The Marquee in Wardour Street, London, England. The Marquee became the most important venue for the emerging British scene and witnessed the rise of some of the most important artists in the 1960s and 1970s, such as Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Manfred Mann, The Who, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, King Crimson and Genesis. 1967, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, six members of Sounds, Inc. recorded the horn parts for The Beatles song Good Morning Good Morning (three saxophones, two trombones, and one french horn). 1971, Brewer and Shipley entered the US singles chart with One Toke Over The Line. The song, which featured The Grateful Deads Jerry Garcia on steel guitar, peaked at No.10 despite being banned by radio stations for its drug references. Brewer and Shipley maintained that the word toke meant token as in ticket, hence the line waitin downtown at the railway station, one toke over the line. 1973, David Cassidy appeared at Bell Vue Kings Hall in Manchester, the first of 10 sold out UK shows. The saucer-like arena was capable of seating 7,000 people. Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Rolling Stones, 10cc, Supertramp, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton and Led Zeppelin all appeared here during the 60s and 70s.
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