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Noteworthy Then

6/25/1967 Jimi Hendrix does free Golden Gate Park concert

 

On this afternoon in 1967 Jimi Hendrix did a concert in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco before doing a pair of concerts that night at Bill Graham's Fillmore West.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on June 25 include...

 

1945 Carly Simon born.

1946 Blue Oyster Cult’s Allen Lanier born.

1946 Foreigner & King Crimson veteran Ian McDonald born.

1952 Tim Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz born.

1954 David Paich of Toto born.

1967 Eric Clapton guests on All You Need Is Love during a Beatles world-wide live broadcast of the song.

1969 Mick Taylor does his first show as a member of the Rolling Stones.

1971 Supertramp releases Indeilibly Stamped.

1973 Chicago VI released.

1976 Alice Cooper releases Go To Hell.

1976 David Byron does his last concert in Uriah Heep.

1984 Prince releases Purple Rain

1984 Patti Scialfa joins the E Street Band.

1988 Red Hot Chili Pepper Hillel Slovak dies of heroin overdose in LA. 

1993 Bruce Springsteen a surprise guest on the final David Letterman Show on NBC.

1995 Pearl Jam pulls the plug on tour in dispute with Ticketmaster.

2016 Colts owner Jim Irsay pays $155,750 for locks of David Bowie's hair and a custom made Prince guitar.