Rock & Roll History: October 18
October 18, 1964: The Animals kicked off their first tour as a headliner in Manchester, England. Their opening acts included Carl Perkins and Gene Vincent.
October 18, 1964: The Beatles recorded the song “Eight Days a Week.”
October 18, 1966: The Jimi Hendrix Epxerience played their debut concert in Paris, just a few days after their first rehearsal. They were the opening act for a guy named Johnny Hallyday. Who???????
October 18, 1975: The second episode of Saturday Night Live featured Simon & Garfunkel as the musical guests. This performance represented a brief reunion for the duo.
October 18, 1988: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 was released. I don’t care what anyone else says, I love the two albums this extraordinary supergroup recorded.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
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October 19th, 2009 at 2:47 am
Johnny Hallyday was/is France’s answer to Elvis. (not sure if he is still alive or not)
October 19th, 2009 at 9:01 am
I actually knew that…it was a feeble attempt at humor.