MARCH 13
TODAY IN 1965 ERIC CLAPTON OFFICIALLY LEAVES THE YARDBIRDS. HE WANTED TO CONTINUE IN A BLUESIER VEIN, WHILE THE REST OF THE BAND PREFERRED THE MORE COMMERCIAL STYLE OF THEIR FIRST POP HIT, “FOR YOUR LOVE”. JEFF BECK BECOMES HIS REPLACEMENT.
TODAY IN 1980, PINK FLOYD’S “THE WALL” GOES PLATINUM JUST A FEW WEEKS INTO ITS FIFTEENWEEK STAY AT NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART. MOSTLY THE BRAINCHILD OF BASSIST ROGER WATERS, IT IS NOW OVER 23X PLATINUM.
BOB SEGER RECEIVES A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME TODAY IN 1987. SEGER HAS MANY HITS, INCLUDING “NIGHT MOVES” AND “TURN THE PAGE” WHILE HIS SIGNATURE SONG “OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL” WAS NAMED ONE OF THE SONGS OF THE CENTURY IN 2001.