Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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NOVEMBER 25 

ON THIS DAY IN 1976, ‘THE BAND’ HELD THEIR LEGENDARY FAREWELL CONCERT, THE LAST WALTZ, AT WINTERLAND BALLROOM IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE STAR-STUDDED EVENT FEATURED GUESTS LIKE BOB DYLAN, NEIL YOUNG, JONI MITCHELL, AND ERIC CLAPTON — AND WAS CAPTURED BY MARTIN SCORSESE FOR THE ICONIC CONCERT FILM.  

ON NOVEMBER 25, 1966, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE MADE THEIR U.K. LIVE DEBUT AT LONDON’S BAG O’NAILS CLUB, OFFICIALLY INTRODUCING HIS ELECTRIC STAGE PRESENCE TO THE BRITISH ROCK SCENE.  

AND ON THIS DAY IN 1967, STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK HIT NO. 1 ON THE U.S. CHARTS WITH THEIR PSYCHEDELIC CLASSIC “INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS”