SEPTEMBER 3
ON THIS DAY IN 1973, THE ROLLING STONES RELEASED “ANGIE” AS A SINGLE. KEITH RICHARDS HAS DENIED THE RUMOR THAT IT WAS ABOUT DAVID BOWIE’S WIFE AT THE TIME, ANGIE BARNET. NO MATTER WHO INSPIRED IT, IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO #1.
THE FIRST ‘US’ FESTIVAL BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1982. APPLE CO-FOUNDER STEVE WOZNIAK SPONSORED THE THREE-DAY EVENT, FEATURING HEADLINING SETS BY THE POLICE, TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS, AND FLEETWOOD MAC.
AND HITTING #1 ON THE CHARTS TODAY IN 1966, DONOVAN’S “SUNSHINE SUPERMAN.” JIMMY PAGE AND JOHN PAUL JONES, LATER OF LED ZEPPELIN, BOTH PLAYED AS STUDIO MUSICIANS ON THE TRACK.