SEPTEMBER 24
JIMI HENDRIX ARRIVED AT LONDON’S HEATHROW AIRPORT WITH HIS MANAGER CHAS CHANDLER TODAY IN 1966, WITH HIS GUITAR, A CHANGE OF CLOTHES, AND NOT MUCH ELSE. WITHIN DAYS, THE UNKNOWN GUITARIST WOULD BE ON STAGE JAMMING WITH ERIC CLAPTON AND CREAM.
THE FIRST ELVIS PRESLEY CONVENTION WAS HELD IN CINCINNATI ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1977. PRESLEY FANS COULD BUY OR TRADE SOUVENIR T-SHIRTS, BUTTONS, PICTURES; BASICALLY ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL.
AND U2’S “UNFORGETTABLE FIRE” ALBUM WAS RELEASED TODAY IN 1984.