FEBRUARY 3
IN 1967 JIMI HENDRIX ADDS VOCALS AND OVERDUBS FOR HIS ANTHEMIC TRACK “PURPLE HAZE” AT OLYMPIC STUDIOS IN LONDON; THE BASIC TRACK WAS RECORDED EARLIER IN JANUARY.
1973 ELTON JOHN’S SINGLE “CROCODILE ROCK”, FROM HIS ALBUM ‘DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER’, HIT #1 IN AMERICA FOR THE FIRST OF THREE WEEKS, GIVING HIM HIS FIRST CHART-TOPPER IN AMERICA.
AND IN 2008 TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS PERFORM AT HALFTIME FOR SUPER BOWL XLII AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM. THEY PLAY “AMERICAN GIRL”, “I WON’T BACK DOWN”, “FREE FALLIN” AND “RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM”.