MAY 12
HERE’S A LOOK AT TODAY, MAY 12, IN ROCK HISTORY. TODAY IN 1965 THE ROLLING STONES RECORD “(I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION” AT RCA STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. IT GAVE THE BAND THEIR FIRST NUMBER 1 SINGLE IN THE US.
IN 1967 THE FIRST JIMI HENDRIX ALBUM, ‘ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?’, IS RELEASED. IT INCLUDED THE SONGS “FOXY LADY,” “HEY JOE” AND “PURPLE HAZE” AND IT IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST DEBUTS IN THE HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SINGER, KEYBOARDIST AND GUITARIST STEVE WINWOOD, WHO WAS BORN IN 1948.