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.
In 1973, Elton John got a gold record for his two-LP set, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.”
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.
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