Saturday 20th June
1942 – Brian Wilson is born in Ingleside, Calif.
1955 – Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony is born in Chicago
1964 – John Lennon is described as “in a pathetic state of near
illiteracy” by one book critic after the publication of In His Own
Write.
1964 – touring Australia The Beatles played a third night at Sydney Stadium in Sydney.
1967 – Jimi Hendrix and the Jefferson Airplane perform at San Francisco’s Fillmore.
1969 – Young David Bowie signs with Mercury Records. The label has to
wait three years for him to produce a successful follow-up to “Space
Oddity.”
1969 – Jimi Hendrix plays the Newport Jazz Festival for a whopping
$125,000. At the time it’s the largest fee ever for a concert
appearance.
1974 – Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tim
Buckley, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and The Doobie Brothers all
appeared at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England.
1980 – Billy Joel goes to No. 1 with “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me.” It’s his first chart-topper.
1980 – during a UK tour Fleetwood Mac played the first of six sold-out nights at Wembley Arena, London, England.
1987 – Boston appear at the 10th annual Texas Jam for their first live performance in eight years.
1987 – Aerosmith appeared at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, the first night on their Permanent Vacation 147 date world tour.
1994 – It’s reported that Paul, George, and Ringo are working on a new song for inclusion in the Anthology boxed set.
1994 – The Rolling Stones begin rehearsing in Toronto for their Voodoo Lounge live extravaganza.
1998 – Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Korn, Pantera, Soulfly, Slayer, Fear
Factory, Coal Chamber, Life of Agony, Limp Bizkit, Entombed, Human
Waste Project, Neurosis, and Pitchshifter all appeared at Ozzfest,
Milton Keynes Bowl, England.
2004 – In St. Petersburg’s Palace Square, Paul Mccartney plays his 3000
gig since first performing with the Quarrymen. 50,000 Russians turn out
to see the ex-Beatle, who predictably plays “Back in the USSR.”
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