May 11
THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE MOVIE “WOODSTOCK” WAS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1970, JUST 9 MONTHS AFTER THE CONCERT. IT SOLD HALF A MILLION COPIES IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS.
TODAY IN 1975, LED ZEPPELIN PLAY KASHMIR LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HOLLAND. THE TRACK, RELEASED ON THE ALBUM PHYSICAL GRAFFITI, IS A MASTERPIECE THAT BLENDS ROCK, BLUES AND EASTERN INFLUENCES. THE BAND CONTINUE TO PERFORM KASHMIR AT ALMOST EVERY CONCERT THEREAFTER.
IN 1995, NEARLY FIVE YEARS AFTER THE HELICOPTER CRASH THAT CLAIMED STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN’S LIFE, JIMMY VAUGHAN, ERIC CLAPTON, BB KING, BONNIE RAITT, BUDDY GUY AND ROBERT KRAY PLAY A TRIBUTE CONCERT IN AUSTIN. THE CONCERT WAS HOSTED BY THE LONG-RUNNING SERIES AUSTIN CITY LIMITS AND RECORDED FOR LATER RELEASE.
