JUNE 18
IN 1977, FLEETWOOD MAC HAD THEIR FIRST AND ONLY #1 US SINGLE WITH THE STEVIE NICKS SONG, “DREAMS.”
IT WAS THE THIRD AND FINAL DAY OF THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL IN 1967 WHERE THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE MADE ITS FAMOUS DEBUT. A DISPUTE WITH THE WHO AS TO WHICH ACT WOULD CLOSE THE FESTIVAL WAS SETTLED BY A COIN FLIP. THE WHO ENDED THEIR SET BY SMASHING THEIR INSTRUMENTS. JIMI RESPONDED BY SETTING HIS GUITAR ON FIRE
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, WHO WAS BORN IN 1942. HE HAS BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME TWICE, AND HAS WON 18 GRAMMYS. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPOSER IN ROCK HISTORY.