APRIL 6
MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE GATHERED TODAY IN 1974 AT THE ONTARIO MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR THE FIRST “CALIFORNIA JAM”, FEATURING THE EAGLES, EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER, DEEP PURPLE, AND BLACK SABBATH.
ON THIS DAY IN 1968, PINK FLOYD ANNOUNCED THAT FOUNDER SYD BARRETT HAD OFFICIALLY LEFT THE GROUP. HE WAS SUFFERING FROM PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, COMPOUNDED BY DRUG USE.
AND IN 1974, BILLY JOEL SCORES HIS FIRST HIT SINGLE WITH “PIANO MAN,” WHICH DEBUTS AT #33 ON THE CHART.