1969-4-8

Three Week Hero

P.J. Proby

 

 

 

 

 

1969
3/20 Thu
John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.
3/25 Tue
"-31 John Lennon and Yoko Ono host a ""Bed-In"" for peace in their room at the Amsterdam Hilton, turning their honeymoon into an antiwar event. Lennon also learns from a morning newspaper that publisher Dick James has sold his shares of Northern Songs to
3/26 Wed
" -Lotti Golden records her debut LP Motor-Cycle (Atlantic SD 8223) at Atlantic Studios in New York City, featured in Newsweek (July 1969)."
3/29 Sat
"At the 14th annual Eurovision Song Contest held at the Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain, the final result is a four-way tie for first place between Spain (""Vivo cantando""Lenny Kuhr) and France (""Un jour, un enfant""Frida Boccara). As there was no tie-break
4/1 Tue
"The Beach Boys file a lawsuit against their record label, Capitol Records, for $2,041,446.64 in unpaid royalties and producer's fees for Brian Wilson. Capitol retaliates by deleting most of its Beach Boys catalog, severely limiting the band's income."
4/8 Tue
"Opening for Ten Years After at the Fillmore East in New York City, Family perform their first U.S. concert, and the show is an unmitigated disaster. Vocalist Roger Chapman, on his 27th birthday, throws a microphone stand into the audience, unintentionall
4/20 Sun
"The L.A. Free Festival in Venice, California ends early following a riot of audience members, 117 of which were arrested."
4/22 Tue
"The first complete performance of The Who's rock opera Tommy during a performance in Dolton, Devon, UK"
4/22 Tue
John Lennon officially changes his name from John Winston Lennon to John Winston Ono-Lennon.
4/24 Thu
The Beatles make a $5.1 million counter offer to the Northern Songs stockholders in an attempt to keep Associated TV from controlling the band's music.
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