AUGUST 26
TODAY IN 1970, JIMI HENDRIX HOSTED THE GRAND OPENING OF ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY. IN FACT, HE’D ALREADY SPENT THE LAST FEW WEEKS LAYING DOWN TRACKS WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION WAS BEING FINISHED. THE STUDIO IS STILL IN OPERATION TODAY.
ALSO IN 1970, ERIC CLAPTON MET DUANE ALLMAN AT A CHARITY GIG IN FLORIDA. THE TWO MUTUAL FANS BECAME FAST FRIENDS–ERIC INVITED DUANE TO SIT IN WITH DEREK & THE DOMINOS WHILE THEY RECORDED “LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS.”
AND TODAY IN 1968, THE BEATLES RELEASED “HEY JUDE,” BACKED WITH “REVOLUTION.” IT WAS THE FIRST RELEASE ON THE BAND’S NEW LABEL, APPLE RECORDS.