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5/17/1971 Paul McCartney releases Ram

Paul McCartney's second solo album dropped on this day in 1971.  Ram added to the estrangement of McCartney and John Lennon, who believed some lyrics on the album were digs directed at him.  While Paul had played almost all of the instruments on his self-titled debut himself, he recruited other musicians for Ram, which Lennon considered a clear indication that he, Paul and the other  Beatles had no musical future together.

 

Other Noteworthy  classic rock events on May 17  include...

 

1942 Taj Mahal born.

1944 Jesse Winchester born.

1949 Yes & King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford born. 
1964 Pearl Jam drummer  Dave Abbruzzese born.   

1963 Monterey Pop Festival debuts with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary in the lineup.

1964 Bob Dylan's major concert debut in the UK comes at Royal Festival Hall in London.

1965 Trent Reznor born.

1967 Bob Dylan Don't Look Back documentary premieres in San Francisco.
1975 Mick Jagger cuts hand in fall through restaurant window in New York.   

1976 Rainbow releases Rainbow Rising. 
1978 Kinks release Misfits.

1980 Peter Criss of KISS goes solo.
1980 Paul & Linda McCartney perform on Saturday Night Live.  

1987 Tom Petty loses LA house to arson.   

1989 Doobie Brothers release Cycles.     

1989 Bill Wyman opens first Sticky Fingers restaurant in London.

2013 Bob Dylan named an honorary member ofthe American Academy of Arts and Letters.

2017 Chris Cornell hangs himself after Soundgarden performs at the Fox Theater in Detroit...