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5/18/1949 Rick Wakeman born

 

Classic lineup Yes keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman was born on this day in 1949 in London.  His goal of becoming a classical concert pianist got sidetracked when he began receiving offers to do studio sessions for David Bowie, T-Rex Elton John, Cat Stevens and others. Following three years as a member of Strawbs, Wakeman began his opening stint in Yes in 1971.  He would bounce in and out of the group a number of times in the ensuing decades and perform and record with Yes ex-pats Jon Anderson, Steve Howe and Bill Bruford and pursue his own solo ambitions.

 

1944 Albert Hammond born.

1964 A riot disrupts a Rolling Stones concert in Scotland when thousands with forged tickets show up.

1966 Bruce Springsteen and the Castilles hold their first recording session.

1967 Pink Floyd starts recording See Emily Play.

1968 The Doors, Grateful Dead, Steve Miller Band Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Country Joe and the Fish and Taj Mahal play the Northern California Rock Festival.

1968 The Miami Pop Festival draws 100,000 to hear Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention, Three Dog Night, Chuck Berry, Blue Cheer and Pacific Gas and Electric.
1970 Beatles Let It Be released in US (5/8 in the UK).   
1975 ZZ Top releases Fandango. 

1978 Bob Marley and the Wailers open a US tour in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 
1991 Elvis Costello plays Saturday Night Live.

1993 Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS get Hollywood Walk Of fame Stars.
1993 Clay County Florida dedicates Ronnie Van Zant Park in honor of the late Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist. 
1999 Jimmy Buffett releases Beach House On The Moon.
2006 Beatles Apple Corp. loses trademark infringement case against Apple Computer.
2007 Roger Waters opens US tour doing Dark Side Of The Moon during second set.

2011 Auction buyer pays $237,132 for John Lennon's hand written lyrics to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.