DECEMBER 29
ON THIS DAY IN 1966, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE MADE THEIR UK TELEVISION DEBUT ON “TOP OF THE POPS”, PERFORMING “HEY JOE”. THE PERFORMANCE MARKED HENDRIX’S FIRST TV APPEARANCE IN BRITAIN.
ON THIS DAY IN 1973, JIM CROCE HIT NUMBER ONE ON THE U.S. SINGLES CHART WITH “TIME IN A BOTTLE” — A BITTERSWEET BALLAD THAT BECAME HIS BIGGEST HIT.
IN 1979, THE LAST NIGHT IN A SERIES OF CONCERTS WERE HELD AT THE HAMMERSMITH ODEON IN LONDON, FOR THE PEOPLE OF KAMPUCHEA. THE 4-DAY EVENT FEATURED QUEEN, THE CLASH, THE PRETENDERS, THE WHO, ELVIS COSTELLO AND MANY MORE ARTISTS.