DECEMBER 19
TODAY IN 1974, ON HIS FIRST EVER SOLO WORLD TOUR, GEORGE HARRISON PERFORMS THE FIRST OF TWO NIGHTS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
ON DECEMBER 19, 1970, ELTON JOHN SCORED HIS FIRST U.S. HIT WHEN “YOUR SONG” ENTERED THE BILLBOARD HOT 100. IT CLIMBED TO NUMBER 8 AND LAUNCHED HIS LONGTIME PARTNERSHIP WITH LYRICIST BERNIE TAUPIN.
ON THIS DAY IN 1990, HARD ROCKERS LONDON RELEASED THEIR ALBUM, PLAYA DEL ROCK. BEST KNOWN AS A LAUNCHPAD FOR FUTURE MEMBERS OF MÖTLEY CRÜE AND GUNS N’ ROSES.