1967 - In response to their friend John Hopkins being sentenced to nine months in jail for marijuana possession, The Beatles take out full-page ad in The Times of London calling for legalization of the drug. "The law against marijuana is immoral in principle and unworkable in practice," it reads.
1969 - Paul McCartney recorded a demo of his new song ‘Come and Get It’ at Abbey Road studios in London. McCartney gave the song to The Iveys, (soon to become known as Badfinger). The song was later used as the theme for the movie The Magic Christian.
1977 - The original Led Zeppelin lineup played their last-ever show in the United States. Two days after the concert, which was held at the Oakland Coliseum, Robert Plant learned that his five-year-old son, Karac, had died of a stomach infection and canceled the rest of their tour.
Problems were already brewing on the tour though. Gate crashing fans, drugs, and unsavory backstage behavior led by security (John Bindon, a London gangster was security coordinator.
In recent years, Plant has reflected on the negative dynamics which increasingly became evident as the 1977 tour progressed:
By 1977, I was 29, just prior to Karac's passing, and that sort of wild energy that was there in the beginning had come to the point where we were showboating a bit. Unfortunately, we had no choice. We were on tours where places were going ape-shit. There was no way of containing the energy in those buildings. It was insane. And we became more and more victims of our own success. And the whole deal about the goldfish bowl and living in it, that kicked in
1999 - On the third day of the Woodstock '99 festival on Griffiss Air Force Base, overpriced water, overflowing toilets and a Limp Bizkit performance of "Break Stuff" lead to riots, groping and injuries. Conditions deteriorate as the festival rages on, and by the final day, MTV is covering the event with the tagline "Apocalypse Woodstock." The documentary Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage captures it all.
2001 - Jimmy Eat World release their fourth album, Bleed American, featuring the tracks "The Middle" and "Sweetness." The album is re-titled Jimmy Eat World after September 11.
2022 - Joni Mitchell makes a surprise appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, performing a full set for the first time since 2000. Performing from a chair (Mitchell had a brain aneurism in 2015), she's joined by Brandi Carlile for most of the set. Her set included "Both Sides Now", "Circle Game" and "Big Yellow Taxi". (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
On This Day In Music History was sourced from This Day in Music,, Song Facts and Wikipedia.
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