JUNE 3
IN 1972, JETHRO TULL HAD THE TOP ALBUM IN AMERICA, WITH “THICK AS A BRICK,” THE FIFTH LP FROM IAN ANDERSON AND THE BAND.
AND IN 1964, THE ROLLING STONES WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR FIRST AMERICAN TOUR, APPEARING ON ‘THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE’ TV SHOW. HOST DEAN MARTIN MOCKED THE BAND REPEATEDLY, FUELING THEIR DESIRE TO PROVE THEMSELVES TO AMERICAN AUDIENCES.
AND TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF THE LATE BILLY POWELL, KEYBOARDIST FOR LYNYRD SKYNYRD, WHO WAS BORN IN 1952.