JULY 6
A CHURCH DINNER IN LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, WAS THE SCENE OF A MEETING BETWEEN TWO TEENAGE BOYS WHO WOULD SOON JOIN TO BECOME ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SONGWRITING TEAMS OF THE CENTURY. JULY 6, 1957 WAS THE DAY 13 YEAR OLD PAUL MCCARTNEY MET 16 YEAR OLD JOHN LENNON.
SINGER MARTY BALIN AND GUITARIST PAUL KANTNER HELPED TO BUILD THAT CITY SAN FRANCISCO ON JULY 6TH, 1965, WHEN THEY FORMED JEFFERSON AIRPLANE. THE ORIGINAL LINEUP INCLUDED BASSIST JACK CASSADY, DRUMMER SKIP SPENCE, AND SINGER SIGNE ANDERSON. SIGNE QUIT THE GROUP AFTER THE RELEASE OF THEIR FIRST ALBUM TO BE REPLACED BY GRACE SLICK.
AND RECORD RELEASES ON THIS DAY INCLUDED THE FIRST SINGLE FROM QUEEN IN 1973, “KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE.” AND THE FIRST BAD COMPANY ALBUM IN 1974. AND THAT’S TODAY, IN ROCK HISTORY.