JULY 8
TODAY IN 1967, THE MONKEES BEGAN A 29-DATE US TOUR WITH JIMI HENDRIX AS THE OPENER. HENDRIX, STILL MOSTLY UNKNOWN IN AMERICA, DIDN’T GO OVER WELL WITH THE MONKEES’ TEENYBOPPER AUDIENCE. AFTER SIX PERFORMANCES, HE AGREES TO LEAVE THE TOUR.
IN 1969, THE BEATLES WERE AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS RECORDING WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST #1 SINGLE WRITTEN BY GEORGE HARRISON, “HERE COMES THE SUN”.
AND ON THIS DAY IN 1978 ROCK N ROLL PREVAILS WHEN, AFTER A SIX-MONTH STAY, THE SOUNDTRACK TO ‘SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER’ IS FINALLY KNOCKED OUT OF THE TOP SPOT ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART BY GERRY RAFFERTY’S “CITY TO CITY”, WHICH CONTAINED THE SINGLE “BAKER STREET”.