JUNE 17
ON THIS DAY IN 1981, PINK FLOYD PLAY THE LAST OF 31 PERFORMANCES OF ‘THE WALL’, A UNIQUE STAGE SHOW WHERE A GIANT WALL IS ERECTED (AND TORN DOWN) AS THE BAND PLAYS THE ALBUM IN ITS ENTIRETY.
IN 1972, THE ROLLING STONES’ ALBUM “EXILE ON MAIN STREET” HITS THE TOP OF THE ALBUM CHART FOR THE FIRST OF A FOUR WEEK STAY. THE DOUBLE ALBUM, CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BAND’S BEST, FEATURES “HAPPY” AND “TUMBLING DICE”’.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LEGENDARY KEYBOARDIST, VOCALIST, CO-FOUNDER OF SANTANA AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE SUPERGROUP JOURNEY, GREG ROLIE, WHO WAS BORN IN 1947.