NOVEMBER 13
THE BEATLES’ MOVIE “YELLOW SUBMARINE” PREMIERED IN AMERICA ON THIS DAY IN 1968. THE BEATLES DIDN’T DO THE CHARACTER VOICES, BUT THEY DID RECORD FOUR NEW SONGS FOR THE FILM.
IN 1974, AN IMPOSTOR POSING AS DEEP PURPLE’S RITCHIE BLACKMORE SMASHED UP A BORROWED PORSCHE IN IOWA CITY, IOWA. THE REAL RITCHIE BLACKMORE HAD A ROCK-SOLID ALIBI: HE WAS PLAYING ON STAGE IN SAN FRANCISCO AT THE TIME.
AND ATLANTIC RECORDS ANNOUNCED THEY’D SIGNED A NEW GROUP ON THIS DAY IN 1968. FORMALLY THE “NEW YARDBIRDS,” NOW THEY WERE CALLED “LED ZEPPELIN.”