JULY 2
A NEW BAND WAS FORMED ON THIS DAY IN 1969 WHEN FORMER CREAM PRODUCER FELIX PAPALARDI AND GUITARIST LESLIE WEST FORMED MOUNTAIN. THEY CHOSE THE NAME MOUNTAIN IN HONOR OF WEST’S GARGANTUAN SIZE. THEIR SECOND ALBUM, “MOUNTAIN CLIMBING,” CONTAINED THEIR FIRST HIT RECORD, “MISSISSIPPI QUEEN.”
ON THIS DAY IN 1981, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PLAYED THE FIRST SHOW EVER AT THE 21,000 SEAT BRENDAN BYRNE MEADOWLANDS ARENA IN NEW JERSEY. THE SIX SHOWS SOLD OUT IN AN HOUR.
AND IN 1975, DAVID BOWIE GETS GOLD RECORD NUMBER FOUR. THE ALBUM “YOUNG AMERICANS” NOT ONLY CONTAINS THE TITLE TRACK, BUT ALSO BOWIE’S FIRST NUMBER 1 HIT, “FAME.”