This Day in Music

1969, Cream started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their album 'Goodbye.'

1969, Janis Joplin was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for 35 Cents.

1975, The Doobie Brothers went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Black Water', the groups first of two US No.1's.

1975, Led Zeppelin went to No.1 on the UK chart with the double album 'Physical Graffiti', the first on their own 'Swan Song' label, the album spent six weeks at No.1 on the US chart.

1977, Pink Floyd played the first of six sold-out nights at Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England.

1989, The Rolling Stones signed a $70 million (£40 million) contract to play 50 North American dates. It was the largest contract in rock history.

1999, Bruce Springsteen was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame by U2's Bono.

2002, Yoko Ono unveiled a seven foot bronze statue of John Lennon overlooking the check- in hall of Liverpool John Lennon airport. The re-branding of the airport featured a sketch of Lennon's face with the words 'Above Us Only Skies.'

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The Doobie Brothers

Just found out the Doobies are going to be in Long Beach and San Diego in August, both real small venues. I think I'll have to add them to my summer list for sure!

Here is why they wrote the song "Listen to the Music", it's just not easy to describe their sound!

Definitions of The Doobie Brothers:

1. Music group known for blues based songs with a rock edge, often with lush vocal harmonies (see also rock 'n' soul).

2. Assemblage of musicians specializing in country based rock featuring instrumentation such as violin and finger-picked acoustic guitar combined with electrical instruments and drums.

3. Musical entity recognized for incorporating sophisticated jazz stylings into "popular hit" songs.

4. "Rock" band, origins circa 1970, with reputation for exciting live performances and skillfull musicianship.