MAY 23 |
TODAY IN 1966, ‘THE DOORS’ BEGIN THEIR RUN AS THE HOUSE BAND AT ‘THE WHISKY A GO GO’, OPENING FOR EVERY GROUP TO PLAY THERE FOR THREE MONTHS. THEIR WHISKY RUN GETS THEM LOTS OF EXPOSURE AND EARNS THEM A RECORD CONTRACT.
IN 1970 PAUL MCCARTNEY’S DEBUT SOLO ALBUM, “MCCARTNEY”, STARTED A THREE- WEEK RUN AT THE TOP OF THE U.S. BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART, WHILE THE BEATLES’ LP “LET IT BE” WAS #1 ON THE UK ALBUM CHART.
AND IN 1971 ‘IRON BUTTERFLY’ BREAKS UP. THE BAND HAD DECIDED TO PLAY ONE FINAL TOUR AND BROKE UP AFTER PLAYING THE TOUR’S FINAL SHOW AT CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN BEND, OREGON
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