JUNE 3
TODAY IN 1967 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE APPEAR ON AMERICAN BANDSTAND WHERE THEY PERFORM “SOMEBODY TO LOVE” AND “WHITE RABBIT”.
ON THIS DAY IN 1970, THE KINKS RAY DAVIES WAS FORCED TO MAKE A 6,000-MILE ROUND TRIP FROM NEW YORK TO LONDON TO RE-RECORD THE WORDS “CHERRY COLA” IN THE SONG “LOLA” AFTER THE BBC REFUSES TO AIR THE SONG WITH THE ORIGINAL WORDS, “COCA-COLA”.
AND IN 1972, JETHRO TULL HAS THE TOP ALBUM IN AMERICA, WITH “THICK AS A BRICK,” THE FIFTH LP FROM IAN ANDERSON AND THE BAND.