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Pastimes : Deadheads

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To: JakeStraw who wrote (3991)6/16/1998 9:29:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.  Read Replies (1) of 49843
 
Today In Music History June 16
On this date in music history in 1967 Canned Heat performed at the
Monterey Pop Festival in California. The performance lead to a contract
with Liberty Records.

"The Jacksons", a summer variety show, began its network run on
CBS-TV in 1976.

The movie-musical "Grease" with Olivia Newton-John and John
Travolta premiered in 1978.

Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died in 1982 following a
period of cocaine and heroin addiction.

The U.S. Postal Service released a set of seven stamps in 1993 that
featuring rock and blues legends. The featured performers were Bill Haley,
Buddy Holly, Clyde McPhatter, Otis Redding, Ritchie Valens, Dinah
Washington, and Elvis Presley. A separate stamp of Presley was also
issued earlier in the year.

Kristen Pfaff was found dead in 1994 in her bathtub with syringes and
other suspected drug paraphernalia nearby. The 26-year-old was the bass
player for Courtney Love's band, Hole.


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