A bunch of cool stuff on this date in Rock and Roll History that I felt compelled to share:

1959: The Quarrymen were a last minute replacement at the Casbah Coffee Club, and turned it into a regular Saturday night gig.

1964: Roy Orbison released “Pretty Woman,” an absitively tremendous tune.

1965: The Beatles played the Hollywood Bowl. Unfortunately, there were some technical glitches, so none of this show was included in “The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl” album.

1966: The Fab Four played their last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Unquestionably, the biggest rock & roll disappointment of my life is that I never got to see the Beatles.

1969: Sly and the Family Stone hit #1 with the groovy “Everyday People.”

1970: Neil Young released the Desert Island Disc “After the Gold Rush.” I actually listened to that one a couple times this week and it is sheer brilliance.

1970: The Kinks released one of their classic songs, “Lola.” That’s L-O-L-A, Lola.

1970: John B. Sebastian, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, Ten Years After, ELP, The Doors, The Who, Sly and the Family Stone, Melanie & Tiny Tim all played the Isle of Wight concert. Wow!!! That must have been a phenomenal day of music!

Just thought you should know.