October 12 |
In 1979, Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson was hit in the eye by a rose, thrown by an overzealous fan at Madison Square Garden. Two Tull gigs had to be cancelled while Ian recovered.
Today in 1973, Elton John got a gold record for his two-LP set, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.”
And on this day in 1968, Big Brother and the Holding Company’s “Cheap Thrills” album hit #1 on the charts. It was their second LP, and the last with Janis Joplin on vocals.