The Day in Rock 8/24

1964 – Marianne Faithful scores her first British hit with “As Tears Go By”, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

1965 – The Rolling Stones first meet Allen Klein, who would soon become their financial manager.

1979 - BB King celebrates his 30th anniversary in music at the Roxy in Los Angeles

1979 – The Cars play New York’s Central Park and sets a attendance record of nearly half a million. The record is broken the following year by Elton John.

1981 – Mark David Chapman is sentenced for the shooting death of John Lennon.

RECORD RELEASES
1968 – Iron Butterfly with “In A Gadda Da Vida” and “Harper Valley PTA” by Jeanie Riley.

1974 – America with “Tin Man”

BIRTHDAYS

Jim Capaldi, England, 1944. Drummer with Traffic, and also lends a hand on Steve Winwoods first solo album.

David Freiberg, Boston, Massachusetts. Bassist with the Jefferson Airplane and the on to the Starship.

Malcolm Duncan, Scotland, 1945. Sax player with the Average White Band.