FEBRUARY 21
TODAY IN 1967, PINK FLOYD STARTED THEIR FIRST SESSIONS AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS FOR WHAT WOULD BECOME THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN ALBUM. IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, THE BEATLES WERE WORKING ON THE SGT PEPPER SONG, “FIXING A HOLE.”
REO SPEEDWAGON STARTED A 15-WEEK RUN AT THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD CHART IN 1981 WITH THEIR NINTH ALBUM ‘HI INFIDELITY’ FEATURING “KEEP ON LOVING YOU”, THE BAND’S FIRST NUMBER ONE HIT.
AND IN 2000 FOO FIGHTERS CANCEL A SHORT TOUR OF SOUTH AMERICA SO THEY CAN PLAY “EVERLONG” FOR DAVID LETTERMAN ON HIS FIRST SHOW BACK FROM HEART SURGERY.