JULY 25
AND TODAY IN 1973 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS’ RELEASE THE SINGLE “CHINA GROVE”. SONGWRITER TOM JOHNSON’S LYRICS WHERE FICTIONAL, AND NOT ABOUT ANY OF THE REAL TOWNS OF CHINA GROVE IN TEXAS, NORTH CAROLINA, OR ALABAMA.
IN 1969, CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH INVITED NEIL YOUNG ON STAGE DURING THEIR GIG AT SAN FRANCISCO’S FILLMORE AUDITORIUM. HE WOULD JOIN THE BAND JUST BEFORE WOODSTOCK A FEW WEEKS LATER.
AND TODAY IN 1980, AC/DC RELEASED “BACK IN BLACK,” THEIR FIRST ALBUM WITH BRIAN JOHNSON AS LEAD SINGER