May 19
TODAY IN 1979, ERIC CLAPTON HELD A PARTY AT HIS ENGLISH ESTATE TO CELEBRATE HIS RECENT MARRIAGE TO PATTI BOYD. WITH A SMALL STAGE SET UP IN THE GARDEN, PAUL MCCARTNEY, GEORGE HARRISON AND RINGO STARR ENDED UP JAMMING TOGETHER ALONG WITH CLAPTON, GINGER BAKER AND MICK JAGGER.
IN 1986 FORMER GENESIS FRONTMAN PETER GABRIEL RELEASES HIS BREAKTHROUGH SOLO ALBUM “SO” WHICH INCLUDES THE HIT SINGLES “SLEDGEHAMMER”, “RED RAIN” AND “IN YOUR EYES”.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PETE TOWNSHEND OF THE WHO. THE MAN WHO WROTE “I HOPE I DIE BEFORE I GET OLD” IS 79 TODAY.
