JULY 8 |
TODAY IN 1967, THE MONKEES BEGAN A 29-DATE US TOUR WITH JIMI HENDRIX AS THE OPENER. HENDRIX, STILL MOSTLY UNKNOWN IN AMERICA, DIDN’T GO OVER WELL WITH THE MONKEES’ TEENYBOPPER AUDIENCE. AFTER SIX PERFORMANCES, HE AGREES TO LEAVE THE TOUR.
ROCK SHOWS WERE TEMPORARILY BANNED AT LONDON’S ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON THIS DAY IN 1971, AFTER A RIOT BROKE OUT AT A MOTT THE HOOPLE CONCERT.
AND ON THIS DAY IN 1978 ROCK N ROLL PREVAILS WHEN, AFTER A SIX-MONTH STAY, THE SOUNDTRACK TO ‘SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER’ IS FINALLY KNOCKED OUT OF THE TOP SPOT ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART BY GERRY RAFFERTY’S “CITY TO CITY”, WHICH CONTAINED THE SINGLE “BAKER STREET”
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