Monday May 18th
1911 – Big Joe Turner is born in Kansas City,
1942 – Albert Hammond, who wrote the meteorologically misleading “It
Never Rains in Southern California,” is born in London. He also wrote
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” for Starship with Diane Warren.
1949 – Keyboardist Rick Wakeman of Yes is born in London.
1949 – William Wallace, Guess Who, is born
1963 – Bob Dylan duets with Joan Baez on “With God on Our Side” at the Monterey Folk Festival.
1963 – The Beatles begin their third U.K. tour supporting Roy Orbison.
By the end of the 21-date tour, the fast-rising band was the headliner.
1964 – David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC show A Degree of Frost.
1966 – It’s Bruce Springsteen’s first day at a recording studio as the
Castiles (of which the Boss is a member) cut their song “That’s What You
Get.”
1968 – The Doors, the Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother & the
Holding Company, Country Joe & the Fish, and Taj Mahal all play the
Northern California Folk Rock Festival.
1969 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Get Back,” The Beatles.
1979 – Journey host The Midnight Special, with special guests the Jacksons and Herbie Hancock.
1982 – Joe Strummer reappears after fleeing the Clash and moving to
Paris for a month. He claims his disappearance was due to exhaustion and
doubts about his career.
1993 – Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS are given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2003 – Aussie rockers INXS play a gig at a Singapore restaurant to prove
the country is safe despite the outbreak of the deadly SARS virus.
2005 – Dave Matthews Band top the album charts with Stand Up, while
Weezer’s Make Believe debuts beneath the jam rockers at No. 2.
2011 – Roger Waters performs “The Wall Live” in London at the 02 Arena
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