JULY 17
IT WAS BLUE MEANIES EVERYWHERE! JULY 17TH, 1968, WAS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE BEATLES’ “YELLOW SUBMARINE” MOVIE AT THE LONDON PAVILION. CARTOON BEATLES TOOK A PSYCHEDELIC TRIP IN THEIR YELLOW SUB AND THE REAL BEATLES RECORDED FOUR NEW SONGS ESPECIALLY FOR THE FILM. IT BECAME ONE OF THE BIGGEST BOX-OFFICE DRAWS OF THE YEAR.
WINNING THE PRIZE FOR THE MOST UNUSUAL CONCERT BILLING GOES TO WHOMEVER BOOKED JIMI HENDRIX AS THE OPENING ACT FOR THE MONKEES. THAT WAS IN FOREST HILLS, NEW YORK, ON JULY 17, 1967.
AND ON THIS DAY IN 1996, FORMER JIMI HENDRIX MANAGER CHAS CHANDLER WAS FOUND DEAD FROM AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK. CHANDLER BEGAN HIS CAREER AS THE BASS PLAYER FOR THE ANIMALS.