Jeff Beck was reportedly so amazed the night he saw Jimi Hendrix play in a London club that he thought to himself that he should switch to another instrument or just quit music. Lucky for us, he didn't. The former Yardbirds member did his first U.S. concert with the newly formed Jeff Beck Group on this night in 1968.
Other Noteworthy June 22 events over the years include...
1936 Kris Kristofferson born.
1939 Procol Harum drummer Bobby Harrison born.
1948 Todd Rundgren born.
1949 April Wine drummer Gary Moffett born.
1969 Blind Faith releases self-titled and only studio album.
1970 Pete Townshend detained after using the word ‘bomb’ in describing something while on a plane.
1971 Second Glastonbury Festival opens. David Bowie, Traffic, Family, Fairport Convention, Hawkwind play.
1971 Joni Mitchell releases Blue.
1977 James Taylor releases JT.
1978 Cream reunites at Ginger Baker’s polo club.
1981 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty in shooting of John Lennon.
1988 Robert Palmer releases Heavy Nova.
1990 Billy Joel headlines the first concert at Yankee Stadium.
1992 Black Sabbath releases Dehumanizer.
1993 Ozzy Osbourne announces plans to end retirement and tour with Black Sabbath.
1995 Dan Rather performs with R.E.M on What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
2009 Styx members visit the White House.
2010 Bruce Springsteen releases previous year's Hyde Park concert on DVD.
2010 Ozzy Osburne releases Let Me Hear You Scream.
