DECEMBER 12
ON THIS DAY IN 1970, THE DOORS PLAYED THEIR FINAL CONCERT WITH JIM MORRISON AT THE WAREHOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS. MIDWAY THROUGH THE SHOW, MORRISON LOST INTEREST AND SAT ON THE STAGE, LETTING HIS MICROPHONE FALL. THE BAND NEVER PERFORMED LIVE WITH HIM AGAIN.
ON DECEMBER 12, 1955, BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS RECORDED “SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR” AT DECCA STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY. ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY BOBBY CHARLES, THE SONG REACHED NUMBER 6 ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BRUCE KULICK, BORN DECEMBER 12, 1953. THE GUITARIST JOINED KISS IN 1984, APPEARING ON ALBUMS LIKE ‘CRAZY NIGHTS’, ‘REVENGE’, AND ‘HOT IN THE SHADE’.