Sunday, May 6, 2012

MAY 6, 1967 ~ 1977 IN TROPICAL JON'S EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'n ROLL...

MAY 6 (1945)
BOB SEGER'S
BIRTHDAY!!!
May 6, 1967: Somebody to Love," by Jefferson Airplane (Written by Darby Slick for The Great Society) , enters the Top Forty. It will remain there well into the Summer of Love, peaking at #5…   
May 6, 1971:  Ike and Tina Turner receive their only gold record, for their version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary." The song hit #4, the highest chart position ever for the husband-and-wife team…
 
May 6, 1972: Joe Tex hits #2 with "I Gotcha"… 
 
May 6, 1973: Stooges release 'Raw Power' which peaks at #184… 

 
May 6, 1977: Attracting 76,229 fans to the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, Led Zeppelin break their own world record for largest audience at a single-act concert…
Footage of that concert is unavailable—This is available…


ALL THIS ON MAY 6 BETWEEN '67 AND '77

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB SEGER!!!

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