SEPTEMBER 20
ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1969, DURING A MEETING IN LONDON BETWEEN JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, AND RINGO STARR, LENNON ANNOUNCES HE IS LEAVING THE BEATLES. THE GROUP OFFICIALLY DISBANDS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
TODAY IN 1975, DAVID BOWIE IS AT THE TOP OF THE U.S. SINGLES CHART WITH “FAME”, A SONG CO-WRITTEN BY JOHN LENNON, WHO IS HEARD SINGING NEAR THE END OF THE SONG REPEATING THE WORDS: “FAME, FAME, FAME”, BEFORE BOWIE FINISHES THE LYRICS.
AND IN 1979 THE CLASH BASS PLAYER PAUL SIMONON SMASHES HIS INSTRUMENT ON STAGE OUT OF FRUSTRATION, WHEN HE LEARNS THAT AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO STAND UP OUT OF THEIR SEATS. A PHOTO OF THE INCIDENT IS LATER USED AS THE COVER OF THEIR ‘LONDON CALLING’ ALBUM.