Thursday, August 30, 2012

August 31, 1968: Cream's LP Fresh Cream enters the charts…




Check out the whole
FRESH CREAM album…





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August 31, 1979: George Harrison is found guilty of subconscious plagiarism of the song "He's So Fine" in writing his hit, "My Sweet Lord". He would eventually pay the copyright holder, Bright Tunes, $587,000 in damages…






WHAT DO YOU THINK!?!

He’s So Fine…

My Sweet Lord…



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August 31, 1969: Day Two of the Texas International Pop Festival opens at the Dallas International Motor Speedway. Performers included: GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, Chicago Transit Authority, James Cotton, Delaney, Bonnie and Friends, The Incredible String Band, BB King, Led Zeppelin, Herbie Mann, Sam & Dave and Santana…




Day Two of the Texas International Pop Festival…












As they did EVERYDAY, 
MICHIGAN’S
GRAND FUNK OPENS THE SHOW!!!




Then, the rest…


James Cotton Blues Band…

Delaney and Bonnie and Friends…



Incredible String Band…




B.B. King…Can’t find anything on BB at Texas Pop, but he was also on tour with The Rolling Stones in August of 1969, so FOR SURE this was on his set list in Texas, too…






Led Zeppelin (announced as "The Led Zeppelin")…
CHECK OUT THEIR WHOLE 1969 TEXAS INTERNATIONAL POP SHOW HERE!




Herbie Mann: Promoting his latest album, Memphis Underground…



 

Sam and Dave…




Santana…


Pretty Cool Festival, Texas…

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