AUGUST 19
THE BRITISH INVASION OFFICIALLY BEGINS ON THIS DAY IN 1964 WHEN THE BEATLES ARRIVE IN CALIFORNIA TO KICK OFF THEIR FIRST AMERICAN TOUR AT THE COW PALACE IN SAN FRANCISCO WHERE THEY PLAY 12 SONGS, WHICH MAKE UP THEIR SETLIST FOR THE ENTIRE TOUR.
TODAY IN 1971, LED ZEPPELIN KICK OFF A NORTH AMERICAN TOUR AT THE PACIFIC COLISEUM IN VANCOUVER, CANADA. THE BAND PLAYS TO A SOLD-OUT CROWD OF OVER 17,000 FANS, WITH ANOTHER 3,000 FANS OUTSIDE THE VENUE WHO DIDN’T HAVE TICKETS.
AND BIRTHDAYS TODAY INCLUDE VOCALIST IAN GILLAN OF DEEP PURPLE, WHO’S 79, BASSIST JOHN DEACON, FORMALLY OF QUEEN, WHO’S 73, AND THE LATE GINGER BAKER OF CREAM, BORN TODAY IN 1939.