AUGUST 13
IN 1965, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE MADE THEIR FIRST EVER PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT THE MATRIX CLUB IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE COVER PHOTO FOR THEIR BIGGEST ALBUM, “SURREALISTIC PILLOW,” WAS TAKEN AT THE VENUE.
TODAY IN 1971, JOHN LENNON LEFT HIS HOME COUNTRY FOR GOOD WHEN HE FLEW FROM LONDON’S HEATHROW AIRPORT TO NEW YORK CITY. HE’D NEVER SET FOOT ON BRITISH SOIL AGAIN.
AND CHEAP TRICK’S SINGLE “I WANT YOU TO WANT ME” WENT GOLD ON THIS DAY IN 1979.