Tuesday May 19th
1945 – Pete Townshend, lead guitarist/songwriter of the Who, is born in London.
1947 – Greg Herbert of Blood Sweat & Tears is born
1960 – Alan Freed is indicted for accepting Payola
1965 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Ticket to Ride,” The Beatles. It is
the first Beatles single to feature Paul McCartney on lead guitar.
1979 – Eric Clapton marries George Harrison’s ex-wife, Patti Boyd.
Harrison, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney are among the musicians who
perform at the wedding reception.
1984 – On this day, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon has been on the American charts for 10 years solid.
2000 – At Joe’s Pub in New York, former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft
debuts a host of tracks from his forthcoming solo album, “Alone With
Everybody.”
2000 – Folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary celebrate their 40th year
together with a U.S. tour that kicks off with a three night stand in Las
Vegas.
2000 – The Allman Brothers announce that founding guitarist Dickey Betts
will not be a part of the veteran Southern rockers’ summer tour. In a
statement, the band says, “sadly, there are creative differences.”
2000 – Three ex-members of the Dead Kennedys are awarded approximately
$220,000 in damages after a San Francisco jury finds that band leader
Jello Biafra (real name Eric Reed Boucher) failed to pay them back
royalties or to promote their catalog.
2012 – Van Halen postpones over 30 concert dates in the US
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