MAY 15
IN 1971 CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG SCORED THEIR SECOND NO.1 ALBUM WITH ‘4 WAY STREET’, A LIVE ALBUM FEATURING RECORDINGS FROM SHOWS AT THE FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, AND THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES.
ON THIS DAY IN 1976 THE ROLLING STONES ALBUM ‘BLACK AND BLUE’ GOES TO #1 IN AMERICA. IT’S THE BAND’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM WITH NEW GUITARIST RONNIE WOOD, AS THE REPLACEMENT FOR MICK TAYLOR, AND FEATURING THE HIT “FOOL TO CRY”.
AN IN 1997 GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH DECLARES MAY 15TH AS ZZ TOP DAY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE LITTLE ‘OLE BAND FROM TEXAS RETURNED THE FAVOR BY PLAYING AT BUSH’S INAUGURATION PARTY IN 2001