June 13
TODAY IN 1970 THE BEATLES START A TWO-WEEK RUN AT NO.1 ON THE U.S. SINGLES CHART WITH “THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD”, FROM THE ALBUM ‘LET IT BE’ WHICH ALSO STARTED A FOUR WEEK RUN AT NO.1 ON ALBUM CHART THE SAME DAY.
IN 1975 PETER FRAMPTON PLAYS THE FIRST OF TWO NIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA WHERE THE RECORDINGS ARE USED AS PART OF HIS NO.1 DOUBLE ALBUM ‘FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE’ WHICH BECOMES THE BEST-SELLING ALBUM OF 1976.
AND FINALLY, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘TEXAS FLOOD’ IN 1983 FEATURING THE CLASSICS “PRIDE AND JOY” AND “LOVE STRUCK BABY”.
