May 23rd
2006: The surviving members of Led Zeppelin
received the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm, Sweden, where they recorded
their final record In Through the Out Door.
1990: Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason married Annette Lynton at London’s Chelsea Registry Office. This would be Mason’s second marriage.
1987: The Doobie Brothers reunite for a Vietnam veterans benefit concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
1979: The Who’s film biography The Kids Are Alright premiered in New York City.
Tom Petty filed for bankruptcy after MCA buys his label ABC Records.
1977: Jefferson Starship intended to perform a free concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, but authorities prohibit the concert due to a ban on electronic instruments.
Birthdays:
Robert Moog-inventor of the synthesizer born in 1934
Danny Klein-bassist of The J. Geils Band born in 1946
Phil Selway-drummer of Radiohead born in 1967
1990: Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason married Annette Lynton at London’s Chelsea Registry Office. This would be Mason’s second marriage.
1987: The Doobie Brothers reunite for a Vietnam veterans benefit concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
1979: The Who’s film biography The Kids Are Alright premiered in New York City.
Tom Petty filed for bankruptcy after MCA buys his label ABC Records.
1977: Jefferson Starship intended to perform a free concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, but authorities prohibit the concert due to a ban on electronic instruments.
Birthdays:
Robert Moog-inventor of the synthesizer born in 1934
Danny Klein-bassist of The J. Geils Band born in 1946
Phil Selway-drummer of Radiohead born in 1967
