BIRTHDAYS
1934: Robert Moog (Inventor of the synthesiser)
1944: Raymond Fulwood (Parliament)
1946: Ruth Underwood (Frank Zappa Band)
1953: Rick Fenn (10cc)
1974: Jewel Kilcher a.k.a. Jewel
1974: Richard Jones (Stereophonics)
1975: K.T. Tunstall
EVENTS
1970: ‘Let It Be’ by The Beatles began a 3-week run at the top of the U.K. album charts.
1975: Led Zeppelin played the first of three consecutive concerts at Earl’s Court, London. The band had performed both nights of the previous weekend at Earls Court too (17 & 18 May), making it a total of five shows, with combined attendance of over 85,000 people!
1992: Iron Maiden had their third number one on the U.K. album charts with ‘Fear of the Dark’.
1992: The Meat Puppets played a concert at The Powerstation, Auckland ~ I was there!
1996: The Smashing Pumpkins played a concert at the Supertop, Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland ~ I was there!
2006: The King of Sweden presented Led Zeppelin with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm.
Would have loved to have been there ~ 48 years ago today! Led Zep at Earl’s Court, 1975, that is…