APRIL 9
RINGO STARR RELEASED THE NON-ALBUM SINGLE “IT DON’T COME EASY” TODAY IN 1971. THIS WAS RINGO’S FIRST HIT RECORD AS A SOLO ARTIST.
IN 2018 FLEETWOOD MAC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAD FIRED GUITARIST LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM AND REPLACED HIM WITH MIKE CAMPBELL OF TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS AND NEIL FINN OF CROWDED HOUSE FOR THEIR UPCOMING TOUR.
AND TODAY IN 1973, QUEEN PLAYED A SHOWCASE GIG FOR THEIR NEW RECORD LABEL, EMI RECORDS, AT THE MARQUEE CLUB IN LONDON. THEY RELEASED THEIR DEBUT SINGLE “KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE’” THREE MONTHS LATER.