Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, June 07, 2021
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1776 Richard Henry Lee proclaimed “These United Colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent States.”
1993 The official groundbreaking ceremonies for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were held in Cleveland.
1994 12-year-old Vicki Van Meter arrives in Scotland. She had started out in Maine and followed Amelia Earhart’s historic route.
Music History:
1963 The Rolling Stones make their TV debut on the BBC program Thank Your Lucky Stars.
1969 The Who released their rock opera ‘Tommy’ album, one of two full-scale rock operas from the Who (the other being the 1973 ‘Quadrophenia’). The double album tells the story about a “deaf, dumb and blind boy” who becomes the leader of a messianic movement as The Pinball Wizard. Tommy was the first musical work to be billed as a rock opera.
Notable Birthdays today:
Edward ‘Bear’ Grylls 47
Former VP Mike Pence 62
Liam Neeson 69
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
