July 15
TODAY IN 1973 GRAND FUNK RAILROAD RELEASE THEIR SEVENTH ALBUM “WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND” FEATURING THE ICONIC TITLE TRACK. THE ALBUM WAS CERTIFIED GOLD A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AFTER ITS RELEASE.
IN 1978 THE ROLLING STONES “SOME GIRLS” ALBUM HITS #1 IN AMERICA. IT WAS THE BAND’S FIRST LP TO FEATURE GUITARIST RONNIE WOOD AS A FULL-TIME MEMBER AND INCLUDES THE HIT SINGLES “MISS YOU”, “BEAST OF BURDEN”, AND “SHATTERED”
AND 2009, 45 YEARS AFTER PLAYING THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER WITH THE BEATLES, PAUL MCCARTNEY RETURNS TO THE VENUE TO APPEAR ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. EARLIER IN THE DAY, MCCARTNEY PLAYS A FEW SONGS FROM THE THEATER’S MARQUEE, SURPRISING THE ONLOOKERS IN MANHATTAN
