June 1st
2007: On the fortieth anniversary of the
release of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the BBC
organized contemporary musicians including Bryan Adams, Oasis, & The Fray to
re-record the album using the same one-inch four-track equipment which
recorded the original album.
2004: Sum 41 leave Congo after being evacuated from the set of a documentary the group was filming to draw attention to Congo’s problems of civil war.
1991: David Ruffin of the Temptations died in Philadelphia, PA of an accidental drug overdose.
1975: The Rolling Stones kicked off their Tour of the Americas in Baton Rouge, LA. This would be their first tour with Ron Wood, who happened to turn 28 on this day.
1972: Pink Floyd entered Abbey Road Studios in London to begin recording Dark Side of the Moon.
1971: The two-room shack in Tupelo, MS where Elvis Presley was born was opened to the public as a tourist attraction.
Birthdays:
Pat Boone born in 1934
Ron Wood-guitarist for The Faces & the Rolling Stones born in 1947
Graham Russell-guitarist for Air Supply born in 1950
Alan Wilder-keyboardist for Depeche Mode born in 1959
Alanis Morissette born in 1974
2004: Sum 41 leave Congo after being evacuated from the set of a documentary the group was filming to draw attention to Congo’s problems of civil war.
1991: David Ruffin of the Temptations died in Philadelphia, PA of an accidental drug overdose.
1975: The Rolling Stones kicked off their Tour of the Americas in Baton Rouge, LA. This would be their first tour with Ron Wood, who happened to turn 28 on this day.
1972: Pink Floyd entered Abbey Road Studios in London to begin recording Dark Side of the Moon.
1971: The two-room shack in Tupelo, MS where Elvis Presley was born was opened to the public as a tourist attraction.
Birthdays:
Pat Boone born in 1934
Ron Wood-guitarist for The Faces & the Rolling Stones born in 1947
Graham Russell-guitarist for Air Supply born in 1950
Alan Wilder-keyboardist for Depeche Mode born in 1959
Alanis Morissette born in 1974
