APRIL 21
TODAY IN 1969 JANIS JOPLIN ELECTRIFIED ENGLISH AUDIENCES AT WHAT WOULD BE HER ONLY HEADLINE SOLO CONCERT IN ENGLAND, AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL. HER PERFORMANCE MANAGED TO ROUSE THE CROWD TO THEIR FEET FOR THE ENTIRETY OF HER HOUR-LONG SET.
IN 1969 MICK JAGGER SENDS A LETTER TO ANDY WARHOL, WHO AGREED TO DESIGN THE ARTWORK FOR THE ROLLING STONES ALBUM ‘STICKY FINGERS’, DESCRIBING WHAT HE EXPECTS. WARHOL EVENTUALLY DELIVERS A DESIGN WITH A WORKING ZIPPER, WHICH BECOMES ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUM COVERS EVER.
ALICE COOPER WAS #1 ON THE U.S. ALBUM CHART TODAY IN 1973 WITH ‘BILLION DOLLAR BABIES’ FEATURING THE HIT SINGLE “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY”.