📅 June 21
1948 — Columbia Records introduces the 33 1/3 RPM long-playing vinyl record. Before this, 78s could only hold about 4 minutes of music per side.
1966 — At just 22 years old, legendary session guitarist Jimmy Page makes his live debut with The Yardbirds at London’s famous Marquee Club. He actually started on bass before switching to twin lead guitar alongside Jeff Beck.
1970 - Pete Townshend of The Who was waiting for a flight at the Memphis airport and casually compared the band's new album Tommy to an atomic bomb. Airport officials misheard him, panicked, and searched the entire facility for a literal bomb.
1975 — Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore officially leaves Deep Purple to form his own band, Rainbow,
📅 June 25
1967 — The Beatles perform "All You Need Is Love" live on Our World, the first-ever international satellite television broadcast. Sitting on stools in a packed studio, they were joined by backup singers and friends like Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Eric Clapton.
📅 June 27
1966 Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention release Freak Out!. It is widely considered one of rock music's very first concept albums and one of the earliest double-LP releases.
1970 — A London rock band named Smile officially changes their name to Queen and performs their very first gig under the new name The shift was heavily pushed by their lead singer, Freddie Mercury (then still going by Freddie Bulsara), who wanted something more "regal."
1971 — Bill Graham’s iconic New York rock venue closes its doors forever. The legendary final marquee lineup includes the Allman Brothers Band, the Edgar Winter Group, and The Beach Boys.
On June 21, 1970, Pete Townshend of The Who was waiting for a flight at the Memphis airport and casually compared the band's new album Tommy to an atomic bomb. Airport officials misheard him, panicked, and searched the entire facility for a literal bomb.
photo Jorgen Angel
