#JIMIHENDRIX headlines the NEWPORT POP FESTIVAL on June 20/69. Violence ensues when the police try to stop gate crashers, resulting in several hundred people being injured. Extensive damage is done to the neighboring homes.
"Among those I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can : all of them make me laugh."
#keithrichards#whauden
#PAULMCCARTNEY June 18/42 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
"Music is a psychiatrist. You can tell your guitar things that you can't tell people. And it will answer you with things that people can't tell you."
#SANTANA releases SUPERNATURAL on June 15/99 after a 7 year recording hiatus. It debuts at #19, but within 18 weeks it peaks at #1 on the Billboard 200. The album also wins 9 Grammy Awards in 2000.
#ERICCLAPTON takes the stage at the Lyceum on June 14/70. While he tells the promoter his new band is called The Dynamics, they are introduced as DEREK and the DOMINOS. Eric's nickname is Derek and the misinterpretation of the name sticks.
#MICKTAYLOR At a press conference in London on June 13/69, he is introduced as the new guitarist for the ROLLING STONES, having just joined on June 9. Mick had been a member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1967-69.
@sandymb1956@MusicTimmy@brucerisk@ZenithCR I saw them in 1972 with floor seating, which produced a Cheshire cat smile from start to finish. My boyfriend at the time already had Tarkus, so I went out and bought Brain Salad Surgery, which I still have. โค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐
#DAVECLARKFIVE On June 12/66, they break records becoming the 1st rock band to make 12 appearances on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Ultimately, the band appears 18 times, which is more than any British Invasion band in the history of the show.
@Alan__Curtis My dad served in the British Navy during WW2. He passed away a few months ago, shortly before his 102nd birthday. Thank you for all who served and all who continue to serve. ๐ซก
#ROLLINGSTONES On June 11/68 during a recording session for SYMPHONY FOR THE DEVIL, a fire breaks out in the studio. While initially blamed on Lucifer, the cause is a light being used by the camera crew, which destroys some of the equipment.
#JANISJOPLIN makes her singing debut with BIG BROTHER and the HOLDING COMPANY on June 10/66 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. Having only arrived on June 4, there is little time for rehearsals. The event marks her entry into psychedelic rock.
#JONLORD June 9/41 ๐๐๐ #DEEPPURPLE
" Deep Purple is a damn good band and we've made a niche in rock 'n roll history. Maybe not a huge one but enough to be very proud of."