This Day in Rock... 1952 – Stewart Copeland of the Police is born in Alexandria, Egypt. 1963 – The Beach Boys record their classics “Catch a Wave” and “In My Room.” 1966 – Eric Clapton forms Cream with bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. 1966 – The Lovin’ Spoonful release their No. 1 single, “Summer in the City.” It is, appropriately, summer. 1967 – In the studio, Jackie Wilson cuts his future No. 6 smash “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher.” 1968 – Big Brother & the Holding Company and Sly & the Family Stone open the Fillmore West, the new name given to San Francisco’s Carousel Ballroom since Bill Graham took over. 1969 – On TV tonight, it’s a meeting of the minds as Janis Joplin appears on The Dick Cavett Show. 1969 – The Who release their single “I’m Free” from Tommy. It goes to No. 37. 1972 – Smokey Robinson plays his final date with the Miracles in Washington, D.C. He is replaced by William Griffin. 1973 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Bad Bad Leroy Brown,” Jim Croce. 1973 – NBC broadcasts David Bowie’s TV special this day in rock history! 1976 – The Allman Brothers Band splits up. 1980 – No Nukes, a documentary film on the benefit concerts of the same name starring Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor, premieres in New York. 1981 – Harry Chapin dies in an auto accident in Jericho, N.Y., while on his way to play a benefit performance. 1983 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Every Breath You Take,” The Police. It tops the pop chart for eight weeks. 1984 – Roger Waters kicks off his Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking tour with Eric Clapton in Stockholm. 1992 – Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts walks off the set of Late Night With David Letterman with his quintet after a disagreement with the show’s producer.
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