Tag "this day in rock june 3"

Bobbie Gentry ‘Ode to Billie Joe’: Another Sleepy, Dusty Delta Day

Why did he kill himself? What was thrown from the bridge? What became of the singer-songwriter behind it? Here’s what’s known.

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British Rock Stars Perform ‘All You Need is Love’ at the Queen Golden Jubilee

For Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee in 2002, an A-List of rock greats gave a concert. Watch them perform some classics

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June 3, 2017: Gregg Allman Funeral

A private service was held for the Southern rock legend, while thousands of fans lined the streets of Macon, Georgia to pay tribute

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June 3, 1972: Jethro Tull ‘Thick as a Brick’ Hits #1

Tull parodied both progressive rock and concept albums, while at the same time succeeding as a notably successful example of both

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Gregg Allman’s Family, Guests Play at Farewell Jam

Musical friends and family gathered after the funeral on June 3 to jam and celebrate the life of the music legend. “Tears and laughter”

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Dick Clark Interviews Jefferson Airplane on ‘Bandstand’

In between songs in a 1967 appearance on American Bandstand, “America’s oldest teenager” asks some probing questions about hippies and the counterculture

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