OCTOBER 4
CREAM BEGAN THEIR FAREWELL TOUR ON THIS DAY IN 1968 WITH A SHOW IN OAKLAND. NEXT, ERIC CLAPTON WOULD GO ON TO FORM BLIND FAITH WITH STEVE WINWOOD AND CREAM DRUMMER, GINGER BAKER.
TODAY IN 1975, PINK FLOYD’S “WISH YOU WERE HERE” HIT #1 ON THE U.S. AND U.K. ALBUM CHARTS. ALONG WITH THE TITLE TRACK, THE ALBUM FEATURES “SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND” AS A TRIBUTE TO FORMER BAND MEMBER, SYD BARRETT.
AND IN 1997, FARM AID RETURNS TO ILLINOIS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IT STARTED IN 1985 WHERE WILLIE NELSON, NEIL YOUNG, JOHN FOGERTY, BECK, DAVE MATTHEWS, STEVE EARLE, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS, AND OTHERS PERFORM TO RAISE MONEY FOR AMERICAN FARMERS.