1969
WINTER 1969
JAN 13: BEATLES RELEASE "YELLOW SUBMARINE" ALBUM
JAN 30: John, Paul, George, Ringo, and Billy Preston climb to the roof of Abbey Road Studios in the cold January wind, and blast out a 42 minute show to conclude the "Get Back" project. The public disturbance was reported to the police by an annoyed local accountant by the name of......Stephen King! (Talk about being scared off the roof!)
JAN 31: BACK UP BAND LED ZEPPELIN, BLEW AWAY THE
CROWD SO INTENSELY, THAT IRON BUTTERFLY
REFUSED TO GO ON !!!
(EVEN WITH IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA????)
FEB: DAVID BOWIE MAKES FILM FOR TV, INCLUDING
A BRAND NEW SONG ENTITLED "SPACE ODDITY"
MAR 1: MORRISON GETS TOTALLY OUT OF HAND ON STAGE
IN MIAMI, OFFENDING MANY PRUDES WITH HIS PUBLIC
SEXUALITY. MANY COURT APPEARANCES SUBSEQUENTLY SCHEDULED.
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - STEVIE WONDER
CLOUD NINE - TEMPTATIONS
GOING UP THE COUNTRY - CANNED HEAT
SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPE VINE - MARVIN GAYE
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME - DIANNA ROSS, SUPREMES & TEMPTATIONS
SOULFUL STRUT - YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED
HOOKED ON A FEELING - BJ THOMAS
WICHITA LINEMAN - GLEN CAMPBELL
CRIMSON AND CLOVER - TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS
TOUCH ME - DOORS
WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN - BROOKLYN BRIDGE
BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - FOUNDATIONS
CAN I CHANGE MY MIND - TYRONE DAVIS
I STARTED A JOKE - BEE GEES
HANG 'EM HIGH - BOOKER T & THE MG'S
THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU - DIONNE WARWICK
TRACES - CLASSIC IV
INDIAN GIVER - 1910 FRUITGUM CO.
RUN AWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD - TEMPTATIONS
PROUD MARY - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
DIZZY - TOMMY ROE
BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - FOUNDATIONS
EVERYDAY PEOPLE - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
SPRING '69
APRIL 3: MORRISON CAUGHT BY FBI IN LA ON ATTEMPT
TO FLEE FROM MIAMI PROBLEMS... LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT
THEIR DANDRUFF UP JIM!
APRIL 4: SMOTHERS BROTHERS AXED FROM CBS (PROBEBLY
WOULD GET A "TVG" RATING TODAY !)
MAY: THE WHO LAUNCHES "TOMMY", PLAYING THE ROCK OPERA IN IT'S ENTIRETY AT RONNIE SCOTTS CLUB
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE - JERRY BUTLER IT'S YOUR THING - ISLEY BROTHERS TIME OF THE SEASON - ZOMBIES HAIR - COWSILLS TWENTY FIVE MILES - EDWIN STARR RUN AWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD - TEMPTATIONS GET BACK - BEATLES WITH BILLY PRESTON AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN - FIFTH DIMENSION YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY - BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS DIZZY - TOMMY ROE GALVESTON - GLEN CAMPBELL LOVE(CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY) - MERCY THE BOXER - SIAMON AND GARFUNKEL IN THE GHETTO - ELVIS PRESLEY GRAZIN' IN THE GRASS - FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY - MARVIN GAYE ONE - THREE DOG NIGHT OH HAPPY DAY - EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS HAWAII FIVE-O - VENTURES ATLANTIS - DONOVAN THESE EYES - GUESS WHO TIME IS TIGHT - BOOKER T & THE MG'S BAD MOON RISING - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
SUMMER '69
JULY 20: NIEL ARMSTRONG, WHO MEANT TO TAKE ONE SMALL
STEP FOR "A" MAN, INCREASES MANKIND'S PRESENCE IN
THE SOLAR SYSTEM BY ONE MORE HEAVENLY BODY
AUG 10: CHARLES MANSON GIVES A DAMN GOOD WACKING
WITH A CAT & NINE TAIL, AND SHARON TATE GOT TO THE
BOTTOM BUT DIDN'T GO BACK TO THE TOP OF THE SLIDE!
AUG 17: AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, WOODSTOCK! THREE DAY OUTDOOR ROCK FESTIVAL THAT INSPIRED PORTO-POTTIES AND ALSO ENDED UP DEFINING AN ENTIRE GENERATION !
LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET - HENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCHESTRA GOOD MORNING STARSHINE - OLIVER WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN YOUR LOVE - JR WALKER & THE ALLSTARS BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO - BEATLES COLOR HIM FATHER - WINSTONS HONKY TONK WOMAN - ROLLING STONES SPINNING WHEEL - BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS IN THE YEAR 2525 (EXORDIUM & TERMINUS) - ZAGER & EVANS CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION - TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS ONE - THREE DOG NIGHT SWEET CAROLINE - NEIL DIAMOND PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART - JACKIE DeSHANNON RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE... - KENNY ROGERS & THE FIRST EDITION WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN YOUR LOVE - JR WALKER & THE ALLSTARS MY CHERIE AMOUR - STEVIE WONDER BABY I LOVE YOU - ANDY KIM SUGAR SUGAR - ARCHIES I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - TOM JONES I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU - TEMPTATIONS LAY LADY LAY - BOB DYLAN LITTLE WOMAN - BOBBY SHERMAN GREEN RIVER - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL A BOY NAMED SUE - JOHNNY CASH EASY TO BE HARD - THREE DOG NIGHT GET TOGETHER - YOUNGBLOODS
AUTUMN '69
OCT 1: BEATLES RELEASE "ABBEY ROAD" ALBUM IN US
IN THE AIR FOR DRUNKEN HARASSMENT OF A FLIGHT ATTENDANT.. JIM...HELLO...TIME TO CHILL OUT BUD!!!
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