APRIL 22
TODAY IN 1972, DEEP PURPLE SCORED THEIR SECOND U.K. NO.1 ALBUM WITH ‘MACHINE HEAD’. THE ALBUM WHICH FEATURES “SMOKE ON THE WATER” AND “HIGHWAY STAR”, IS OFTEN CITED AS A MAJOR INFLUENCE IN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEAVY METAL MUSIC GENRE AND COMMERCIALLY, IT WAS DEEP PURPLE’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUM.
ON THIS DAY IN 1969, THE WHO GAVE THEIR FIRST FULL-LENGTH LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE ROCK OPERA ‘TOMMY’ AT THE BOLTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ENGLAND.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PETER FRAMPTON, WHO “CAME ALIVE” TODAY IN 1950