July 20
ON THIS DAY IN 1975 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND PLAY THE OPENING NIGHT ON THEIR ‘BORN TO RUN’ TOUR IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. THIS ALSO SAW THE LIVE DEBUT OF STEVEN VAN ZANDT AS A MEMBER OF THE E STREET BAND.
DAVID BOWIE PERFORMS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK CITY FOR TWO NIGHTS IN 1974 AS PART OF HIS ‘DIAMOND DOGS’ TOUR. THE JULY 20TH CONCERT WAS THE FINAL SHOW TO FEATURE THE ELABORATE HUNGER CITY STAGE SET.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A COUPLE OF ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME GUITARISTS: CARLOS SANTANA IS 77, AND PEARL JAM’S STONE GOSSARD IS 58. IT IS ALSO THE BIRTHDAY OF SOUNDGARDEN FRONTMAN, THE LATE CHRIS CORNELL, BORN IN 1964.