MAY 11
TODAY IN 1975, LED ZEPPELIN PLAY “KASHMIR” LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HOLLAND. THE TRACK RELEASED ON THE ALBUM “PHYSICAL GRAFFITI”, IS A MASTERPIECE THAT BLENDS ROCK, BLUES, AND EASTERN INFLUENCES. THE BAND CONTINUED TO PERFORM “KASHMIR” AT ALMOST EVERY CONCERT THEREAFTER.
IN 1972 JOHN LENNON GOES ON THE DICK CAVETT SHOW AND MENTIONS THAT THE FBI IS MONITORING HIM – HE WASN’T KIDDING, AND TURNS OUT TO BE RIGHT.
REGGAE SUPERSTAR BOB MARLEY DIED OF CANCER ON THIS DAY IN 1981 AT AGE 36. A STAR IN HIS HOMELAND OF JAMAICA SINCE 1964, HE AND HIS BAND, ‘THE WAILERS’, WENT ON TO GLOBAL SUCCESS IN THE 70S.