Carter’s Rock N’ Roll Diary: May 29th

In 1971, the Rolling Stones single “Brown Sugar” hit #1 on the U.S. charts. According to the band’s website – how many singles have the Stones released to this point? 
Answer: 92!

And here’s the rest of today’s Rock ‘N Roll Diary with Carter Alan!

• Happy birthday to Procol Harum singer/pianist Gary Brooker.
• On this day in 1965 The Rolling Stones ended their third U.S. tour with two shows at New York’s Academy of Music.
• In ’71 The Band’s single “Brown Sugar” hit #1 on the U.S. charts.
• Roger McGuinn performed at New York’s Academy of Music today in 1973 – it was his first solo performance after the breakup of The Byrds.
• Also in 1973 Columbia Records President Clive Davis was fired for misappropriating company funds – CBS sued Davis for $100,000 including an alleged $20,000 in company money he spent on his sons bar mitzvah – Davis moved ahead to form the highly successful Arista Records.
• In 1981 Bruce Springsteen performed in London for the first time in six years.
• In 1991 Steve Winwood was in an accident, but not injured, when his tour bus was sideswiped by an oncoming truck in Ohio.
• Former Van Halen front men David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar launched the “Song For Song: The Heavyweight Champs of Rock’N’Roll” tour in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on this day in 2002.
• And in 2006, David Bowie made a guest appearance at the first show of David Gilmour’s three-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall. It was Bowie’s first appearance in nearly two years. David Crosby and Graham Nash also took part in the performance.
• Checking out the WZLX ticket stash Crosby Stills and Nash played the Garden in 1970 and in 1979 Cheap Trick was at the Boston Music Hall.