DECEMBER 9
ON DECEMBER 9, 1966, ERIC CLAPTON, JACK BRUCE, AND GINGER BAKER, ALSO KNOWN AS CREAM, RELEASED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘FRESH CREAM’ IN THE UK. THE RECORD COMBINED ORIGINALS WITH AMPED-UP BLUES COVERS.
ON DECEMBER 9, 1967, THE DOORS’ FRONTMAN JIM MORRISON WAS ARRESTED ONSTAGE IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT — MAKING HIM THE FIRST MAJOR ROCK SINGER EVER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY MID‑SHOW.
ON THIS DAY IN 1972, SEVENTH SOJOURN BY THE MOODY BLUES HIT NO. 1 ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART — THE BAND’S FIRST U.S. CHART-TOPPER. THE LP FEATURED A MIX OF PHILOSOPHICAL LYRICS, LUSH ARRANGEMENTS, AND THEIR DISTINCTIVE SYMPHONIC STYLE.