MAY 27
ON THIS DAY IN 1971 JOHN LENNON RECORDS THE BEST SELLING SINGLE OF HIS SOLO CAREER, “IMAGINE”, AT HIS HOME STUDIO. THE STRING OVERDUBS TOOK PLACE LATER AT THE ‘RECORD PLANT’ IN NEW YORK CITY.
ON THIS DAY IN 1977 SUPERTRAMP RELEASE THE SINGLE “GIVE A LITTLE BIT” AS THE OPENING SONG ON THEIR ALBUM ‘EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS…’ IT BECOMES AN INTERNATIONAL HIT FOR THE BAND.
SADLY, TODAY IN 2017, GREGG ALLMAN, SONGWRITER, KEYBOARDIST AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF ‘THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND’ DIED DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM LIVER CANCER AT THE AGE OF 69 AT HIS HOME IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA