Born:
CURTIS MAYFIELD
IAN HUNTER of Mott The Hoople
MICHAEL CLARKE of The Flying Burrito Brothers/The Byrds
This happened:
In 1964, During a photo session Ringo Starr was taken ill with tonsillitis and pharyngitis just days before a world tour was about to start. Session drummer Jimmy Nichol quickly rehearsed six songs from The Beatles’ tour repertoire and became a Beatle for 11 days.
In 1967, Aretha Franklin went to #1 on the US singles chart with her version of the Otis Redding hit “Respect.”
In 1967, The Doors’ released “Light My Fire.”
In 1977, Bob Marley & The Wailers released the album Exodus, which featured “Jamming,” “Waiting In Vain,” “Three Little Birds,” and “One Love.” In 1999, Time magazine named Exodus the “best album of the 20th century.”
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