This day in music... 1964, 200,000 Liverpudlians took to the streets to celebrate The Beatles return to Liverpool for the northern premiere of the groups first film A Hard Days Night. The group were honored in a public ceremony in front of Liverpool Town Hall and as The Beatles stood on a balcony looking at the large crowd gathered below, John Lennon, gave a few Nazi Sieg Heil salutes. Not everyone appreciated his sense of humor. 1968, Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break-up after their current tour. The groups third album, Wheels of Fire, was the worlds first platinum-selling double album and Cream are widely regarded as being the worlds first successful supergroup. 1969, The funeral of Rolling Stone Brian Jones took place in his home town at Hatherley Road Parish Church, Cheltenham. Canon Hugh Evan Hopkins read Jones own epitaph, Please dont judge me too harshly. Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts from The Stones attended the funeral. 1972, Harry Nilssons eighth album, Son of Schmilsson was released. It featured George Harrison under the name George Harrysong and Ringo Starr, listed as Richie Snare, on some of the tracks. Peter Frampton also played guitar on most of the album. 1974, David Bowie played the first of five dates at The Tower Theatre in Philadelphia the recordings of which made up the David Live album released later that year. 1976, One hit wonders Starland Vocal Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Afternoon Delight, it was also their only hit in the UK making No.18 on the chart. 1979, Chuck Berry was sentenced to five months in jail after being found guilty of tax evasion. 1987, Producer and record company executive John Hammond died. He brought Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen to Columbia Records. Hammond also worked as a producer with Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman and Count Basie. 2005, The four members of Led Zeppelin were voted the UKs ideal supergroup after 3,500 music fans were asked to create their fantasy band for Planet Rock Radio. Jimmy Page won best guitarist, followed by Guns N Roses Slash and Deep Purples Ritchie Blackmore. John Paul Jones was named top bassist, with John Bonham, who died in 1980, winning best drummer and Robert Plant beat the late Freddie Mercury to best singer. 2008, The drum skin used on the cover of The Beatles Sgt Pepper album sold for $1m at Christies Memorabilia auction in London. Other items sold included John Lennons lyrics for Give Peace a Chance which sold for $832,257 and a pair of tinted prescription sunglasses belonging to Lennon, which he wore for the cover of the single Mind Games, sold for $79,000. A rare 1/4 inch reel to-reel master tape recording of the Jimi Hendrix Experience performing at the Woburn Music Festival in 1968 went for $95,000, a Marshall amplifier used by Hendrix in concert fetched $50,000. 1949, Born on this day, Ronnie James Dio, vocals, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio. Died on May 16, 2010, after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. He was 67 years old.
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