JANUARY 31
ON THIS DAY IN 1969 LED ZEPPELIN PLAYED THE FIRST OF TWO NIGHTS AT THE FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK CITY DURING THE BAND’S FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR AS THE OPENING BAND FOR ‘IRON BUTTERFLY’.
TODAY IN 1989, TWO MONTHS AFTER HIS DEATH, ROY ORBISON’S ALBUM ‘MYSTERY GIRL’ IS RELEASED WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOM PETTY, JEFF LYNNE, BONO AND GEORGE HARRISON. THE LEAD SINGLE, “YOU GOT IT,” GIVES ORBISON HIS FIRST US TOP 10 HIT SINCE 1964 WITH “(OH) PRETTY WOMAN.”
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PERFORMED AT THE “COME TOGETHER” BENEFIT CONCERT TODAY IN 1998. JON BON JOVI HELPED ORGANIZED THE CONCERT FOR THE FAMILY OF A NEW JERSEY POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. THE SHOW TURNS INTO AN IMPROMPTU E STREET BAND REUNION THAT ALSO FEATURES SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND OTHER JERSEY MUSICIANS
