MAY 9
TODAY IN 1987, AFTER A CONCERT IN MONTEREY, THE GRATEFUL DEAD SHOOT THE VIDEO FOR “TOUCH OF GREY”. IT’S THE FIRST MUSIC VIDEO BY THE BAND, AND IT GOES INTO ROTATION ON MTV, GIVING THE GROUP THEIR FIRST HIT SINGLE.
ON THIS DAY IN 1974 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN OPENED FOR BONNIE RAITT AT THE HARVARD SQUARE THEATRE. WRITER JON LANDAU REVIEWED THE SHOW WITH THE FAMOUS LINE “I SAW ROCK AND ROLL’S FUTURE, AND ITS NAME IS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.”
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE PIANO MAN, ROCK HALL OF FAMER BILLY JOEL WHO WAS BORN IN 1949.