Tag "this day in rock june 3"
Bobbie Gentry’s ‘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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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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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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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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British Rock Stars’ 2002 ‘Party at the Palace’ Concert
For Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee, an A-List of rock greats gave a concert outside Buckingham Palace. Watch them perform some classics
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