FEB 17
ON THIS DAY IN 1972 PINK FLOYD PERFORM “ECLIPSE” AT THE RAINBOW THEATRE IN LONDON. A YEAR LATER, THIS MUSIC BECOMES PART OF ‘THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON’ ALBUM.
TODAY IN 1976 THE EAGLES RELEASE THEIR “GREATEST HITS 1971 – 1975” ALBUM. IT CONTAINS A SELECTION OF SONGS FROM THE BAND’S FIRST FOUR ALBUMS AND HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST ALBUM TO RECEIVE A RIAA PLATINUM CERTIFICATION. TO THIS DAY, IT IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING RECORDS OF ALL TIME.
AND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS GO OUT TO BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG, LEAD VOCALIST, GUITARIST AND CO-FOUNDER OF GREEN DAY WHO’S TURNING 52.
