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Tragedy for John Lennon’s family occurred on this day in 1958 when John’s mother Julia was knocked down and killed by a car driven by an off-duty policeman. As Beatles fans all know, Lennon would never truly recover from the trauma.
On this day in 1967, teenager Janis Ian’s controversial single “Society’s Child” hit the No. 14 spot on the U.S. Top 40. Elton John began a five-week spell at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Honky Chateau on this day in 1972. It was a sad day for Kinks fans in 1973, when main man Ray Davies announced from the stage of the White City Festival in London that he was leaving the band, although he soon changed his mind.
Fellow ’60s icon Bob Dylan played to more than 200,000 music fans at the Picnic at Blackbushe in England in 1978. In a controversial move, Columbia Records officially dropped living legend Johnny Cash from the label on this day in 1986. And finally, on this very day in 1989, Pink Floyd played a concert at the Grand Canal in Venice, despite concerns from the local council that their loud music might damage historic buildings.
Tragedy for John Lennon’s family occurred on this day in 1958 when John’s mother Julia was knocked down and killed by a car driven by an off-duty policeman. As Beatles fans all know, Lennon would never truly recover from the trauma.
On this day in 1967, teenager Janis Ian’s controversial single “Society’s Child” hit the No. 14 spot on the U.S. Top 40. Elton John began a five-week spell at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Honky Chateau on this day in 1972. It was a sad day for Kinks fans in 1973, when main man Ray Davies announced from the stage of the White City Festival in London that he was leaving the band, although he soon changed his mind.
Fellow ’60s icon Bob Dylan played to more than 200,000 music fans at the Picnic at Blackbushe in England in 1978. In a controversial move, Columbia Records officially dropped living legend Johnny Cash from the label on this day in 1986. And finally, on this very day in 1989, Pink Floyd played a concert at the Grand Canal in Venice, despite concerns from the local council that their loud music might damage historic buildings.
