Today in rock history... 1968, ___ ___ won the ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks. She later signed with The Beatles owned Apple Records, Paul McCartney produced her No.1 single Those Were The Days, she later married record producer Tony Visconti... 1970, Four students at Kent University were killed and eleven wounded by National Guard troops at a campus demonstration protesting the escalation of the Vietnam War. The incident inspired __ __ to compose ___ which became a timeless classic... 1973, ___ ___ opened their 1973 North American tour, which was billed as the biggest and most profitable rock & roll tour in the history of the United States. The group would gross over $4 million from the dates, flying between gigs in The Starship a Boeing 720 passenger jet, complete with bar, shower room, TV and video in a 30 lounge and a white fur bedroom... 1974, ___ ___ ___ started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with their version of the Little Eva hit ___ ___. It was only the second time that a cover version had been a No.1 as well as the original... 1987, American blues vocalist, harmonica player ___ ___, died at his home in North Hollywood, California, of drug-related heart failure, he was 44. Gained international recognition, as one of the early acts performing during the Summer of Love, at The Monterey festival and Woodstock festival.
Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2014 14:41:07 +0000
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