DECEMBER 16
TODAY IN 1966 THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE RELEASED THEIR FIRST SINGLE, “HEY JOE” IN THE UK. IT WAS ALSO THE LAST SONG HENDRIX PERFORMED AT THE WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL IN 1969 AND AS SUCH, IT WAS THE FINAL SONG OF THE WHOLE FESTIVAL.
IN 1993, NIRVANA’S UNPLUGGED PERFORMANCE PREMIERES ON MTV. TAPED ONE MONTH EARLIER, IT’S A RAW, EMOTIONAL SET FEATURING COVERS FROM DAVID BOWIE, THE VASELINES, AND LEAD BELLY.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ZZ TOP’S BILLY GIBBONS. THE BEARDED BLUESMAN, BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1949, HELPED DEFINE TEXAS BOOGIE ROCK WITH DECADES OF FUZZED-OUT RIFFS AND SLY LYRICS.