The British Invasion bands (The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones.) followed the same plan: become wildly popular in their home country, wait for word to spread to America, go there and conquer it. They're the opening act for Vanilla Fudge. Led Zeppelin's first US tour begins in Denver. Led Zeppelin Opens For Vanilla Fudge In First US Concert 1968 Yuenger (guitarist for White Zombie) is born Jay Noel Yuenger in Chicago, Illinois.ġ961 Jay & the Americans record "She Cried."ġ958 Stan Freberg presents a check for $1,000 to the Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California as his royalties from the first year's release of " Green Chri$tma$" (he gives all proceeds from the single charity). Pennebaker's documentary Monterey Pop, which chronicles the 1967 Monterey International Pop Music Festival (where The Who smashed their instruments and Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire) opens in theaters.ġ967 The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour film debuts on BBC-TV.ġ967 The Osborne Brothers release " Rocky Top."ġ966 Jimi Hendrix writes the lyrics to " Purple Haze" in his dressing room between performances at London's Uppercrust Club.ġ966 J. A 3:18 version of the song (it's 25-minutes long on the album) is released as a single, going to #7 in the US.ġ969 Peter Klett (lead guitarist for Candlebox) is born in Bellevue, Washington.ġ968 D.A. It's their first #1 album in that country, and the first hard rock album to top that chart.ġ979 Chris Daughtry ( Daughtry) is born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.ġ973 The horror movie The Exorcist hits theaters, with a portion of the Mike Oldfield instrumental " Tubular Bells" as the theme music. Moreġ981 The AC/DC album For Those About to Rock We Salute You goes to #1 in America for the first of three weeks. By the time the tour is over, Licensed To Ill will be America's first #1 rap album, and thousands of Volkswagen emblems will go missing as fans steal them to emulate Mike D's signature look. The album includes the hit single "More."ġ986 The Beastie Boys kick off their Licensed To Ill tour with a show at The Ritz in New York City. The father is the singer's motocross-star husband, Carey Hart.Ģ012 R&B singer Fontella Bass, known for the 1965 hit " Rescue Me," dies of complications from a heart attack at age 72.Ģ003 Matthew West releases his major label debut album, Happy. 2016 Pink gives birth to her second child, a baby boy named Jameson Moon.
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