The James Gang played the Boston Tea Party for the first of three shows on this night in 1970. At this point, how many members were in the band?

Answer: Three

Here’s the rest of today’s Rock N’ Roll Diary!

• 1977: Styx released “Come Sail Away” as a single. The song had a very slow rise in popularity: it took nearly four months for it to reach the charts. It finally peaked at #8 in January 1978.
• 1989: Saturday Night Live’s 15th anniversary show closed with a guest appearance by Paul Simon.
• 1994: Eric Clapton performed on Saturday Night Live’s season premier.

Checking the WZLX ticket stash…

• 1970: The James Gang played the Boston Tea Party for the first of three nights. Humble Pie opened.
• 1988: Rod Stewart was at the Boston Garden.
• 1991: The Grateful Dead were in the Garden as well. They would appear there again on the same day two years later.