AUGUST 17
AUGUST 17TH, 1969, WAS THE THIRD AND FINAL DAY OF THE WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL–OFFICIALLY. JIMI HENDRIX WOULDN’T END HIS SET UNTIL MID-MORNING THE FOLLOWING DAY. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE SETS BY THE BAND, JOE COCKER, AND CROSBY STILLS NASH AND YOUNG.
IN 1998, CARLOS SANTANA WAS AWARDED A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.
AND IN 1974, ERIC CLAPTON HAD HIS FIRST #1 ALBUM WITH “461 OCEAN BLVD.” IT ALSO FEATURED HIS FIRST #1 SINGLE, HIS COVER OF BOB MARLEY’S “I SHOT THE SHERRIFF.”