Mick Taylor joined the Rolling Stones on this day in 1969. On what album did he first appear?
Answer: He’s on a couple of tracks on “Let it Bleed”
And here’s the rest of today’s Rock ‘N Roll Diary with Carter Alan!
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JON LORD, ONCE THE KEYBOARDIST OF DEEP PURPLE, PLUS IT’S THE BIRTH DATE OF THE LATE GUITAR PIONEER LES PAUL.
- MICK TAYLOR JOINED THE ROLLING STONES ON THIS DAY IN 1969, REPLACING BRIAN JONES WHO LEFT THE DAY BEFORE.
- BOB DYLAN RECEIVED AN HONORARY DEGREE FROM PRINCETON IN 1970. FOR THE CEREMONY, DYLAN CONSENTED TO WEAR THE TRADITIONAL GRADUATION GOWN BUT REFUSED TO WEAR THE CAP.
- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WAS SIGNED TO CBS RECORDS IN 1972.
- IT WAS A BAD DAY FOR GEORGE HARRISON IN 1977 AS HE AND WIFE PATTI WERE DIVORCED.
- IN 1987 AT NEW YORK’S HARD ROCK CAFÉ, JIMMY PAGE WAS CALLED TO THE STAGE TO JAM WITH LES PAUL DURING PAUL’S 72ND BIRTHDAY – THE GUITAR THAT PAGE PLAYED IS DISPLAYED IN THE BOSTON HARD ROCK CAFÉ.
- AND PETER GABRIEL MARRIED HIS GIRLFRIEND MEAH FLYNN IN A CEREMONY ON SARDINIA ON THIS DAY IN 2002. FELLOW FORMER GENESIS SINGER PHIL COLLINS WAS THE BEST MAN.
- CHECKING OUT THE WZLX TICKET STASH THE VELVET UNDERGROUND PLAYED THE BOSTON TEA PARTY IN 1967, IN 1976 IT WAS THE GRATEFUL DEAD AT THE MUSIC HALL, CHEAP TRICK PLAYED THE PARADISE IN ’78 AND IN 1989 NEIL YOUNG WAS AT GREAT WOOD.
