MAY 22
TODAY IN 1971, THE ROLLING STONES ALBUM ‘STICKY FINGERS’ STARTED A FOUR- WEEK STAY AT NO.1 ON THE U.S. CHARTS, THE GROUP’S SECOND US NO.1 ALBUM. THE COVER DESIGN BY ANDY WARHOL FEATURED A PAIR OF JEANS WITH A WORKING ZIPPER ON THE ORIGINAL RELEASE.
CREAM EARNS THEIR FIRST GOLD RECORD WITH THEIR SECOND ALBUM, ‘DISRAELI GEARS’ IN 1968, WHICH INCLUDES “SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE”, “STRANGE BREW” AND “TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES”.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BERNIE TAUPIN, LYRICIST FOR ELTON JOHN, WHO WAS BORN IN 1950