DECEMBER 1
ON THIS DAY IN 1967, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE RELEASE ‘AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE’ IN THE U.K. THEIR SECOND ALBUM BUILT ON THE SUCCESS OF ‘ARE YOU EXPERIENCED’, WITH MORE MELODIC DEPTH AND STUDIO EXPERIMENTATION.
BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1944, JOHN DENSMORE — DRUMMER FOR THE DOORS. HIS JAZZ-INFLUENCED STYLE ADDED A DISTINCT FLAVOR TO THEIR SOUND, FROM THE DRIVE OF “BREAK ON THROUGH” TO THE DREAMY VIBE OF “RIDERS ON THE STORM.”
AND ON THIS DAY IN 1976, THE SEX PISTOLS CAUSED A NATIONAL STIR DURING THEIR INFAMOUS APPEARANCE ON U.K. TV’S TODAY SHOW. THEY SWORE ON LIVE TELEVISION, KICKING OFF A MEDIA FRENZY.