SEPTEMBER 15
THE EARLIEST KNOWN JOHN LENNON RECORDING WAS SOLD AT SOTHEBY’S IN LONDON TODAY IN 1994 FOR JUST UNDER $123,000 A RECORD PRICE FOR A RECORDING. IT WAS MADE THE DAY LENNON AND MCCARTNEY MET FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IN 1968, DURING A SHOW IN AMSTERDAM, AN INTOXICATED JIM MORRISON PASSED OUT ONSTAGE WHILE DANCING TO JEFFERSON AIRPLANE’S SET. MORRISON WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WHILE THE DOORS PERFORMED AS A TRIO.
AND TODAY IN 1979, LED ZEPPELIN WAS AT #1 CHARTS FOR THE 6TH TIME IN THE U.S. WITH THEIR LAST STUDIO ALBUM, “IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR.”