FEBRUARY 7
ON THIS DAY IN 1964, THOUSANDS OF BEATLES FANS GREETED PAN AM FLIGHT 101 AS IT ARRIVED AT NEW YORK’S JFK AIRPORT. THE BEATLES WERE IN TOWN TO PLAY “THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW”. THIS EVENT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF “BEATLEMANIA” IN AMERICA.
TODAY IN 1970 LED ZEPPELIN SCORE THEIR FIRST NUMBER ONE ALBUM WITH ‘LED ZEPPELIN II’. FEATURING THE SINGLE “WHOLE LOTTA LOVE,” IT WENT ON TO STAY ON THE CHART FOR 138 WEEKS AND SOLD OVER 12 MILLION COPIES IN AMERICA.
FINALLY, IN 1980 PINK FLOYD BEGAN ‘THE WALL’ TOUR IN THE U.S. WHEN THEY GIVE THEIR FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE NEW DOUBLE ALBUM IN LOS ANGELES. DURING THE SHOW, A 30- FOOT-HIGH WALL IS CONSTRUCTED ACROSS THE STAGE.