MAY 21
IN 1972 THE FIRST OF THE FOUR-DAY ‘SECOND BRITISH ROCK MEETING’ TOOK PLACE TODAY IN GERMANY FEATURING SUCH ACTS AS THE DOORS, PINK FLOYD, THE KINKS, URIAH HEEP, SPENCER DAVIS, AND HUMBLE PIE. THE FESTIVAL DREW OVER 70,000 MUSIC FANS.
DAVID BOWIE HAD THE #1 RECORD IN AMERICA ON THIS DAY IN 1983 WITH “LET’S DANCE,” FEATURING STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN ON LEAD GUITAR. IT WAS BOWIE’S FIRST SINGLE TO REACH NUMBER ONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC AND REACHED NO.1 IN TWELVE COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE
AND IN 1996 SOUNDGARDEN RELEASE THEIR ‘S FIFTH ALBUM, ‘DOWN ON THE UPSIDE’ FEATURING THE TRACKS “BURDEN IN MY HAND” “PRETTY NOOSE” AND “BLOW UP THE OUTSIDE WORLD”