This Day In Music History
December 11th
1960 - Aretha Franklin makes her New York debut at the Village Vanguard.
December 11th
1960 - Aretha Franklin makes her New York debut at the Village Vanguard.
Dcember 10th
1967 - American soul singer, songwriter Otis Redding was killed in a plane crash, aged 26. Redding and his band had made an appearance in Cleveland, Ohio on the local ‘Upbeat’ television show the previous day.
December 9th
1967 - Police arrest Jim Morrison as he performs onstage in New Haven, Conn. It's the culmination of a wild night for the Lizard King, who clashed with a cop trying to hassle him and his lady before the gig.
November 27th:
1969 - During a North American tour The Rolling Stones played the first of four shows at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The group played to 55,000 fans over the four nights grossi
Congratulations to Edward McGerty for getting last weeks trivia question correct. He knew that Rod Stewart's - "Tonight's The Night" remained at number one on the charts the longest.
November 26th:
1968 - Cream plays its farewell concert. The sellout performance is held at London's Royal Albert Hall.
1974 - Led Zeppelin spend their time rehearsing at London's Livewire The