This Day In Rock History: August 24th
1964: The Beatles released “Matchbox/Slow Down.”
1979: “I Wanna Be Your Lover” by Prince was released. It was his first U.S. hit.
1979: The Cars performed at New York’s Central Park for an audience of a half million people.
1982: The Rolling Stones’ live version of “Time Is On My Side,” from their live LP “Still Life,” was released as a single.
1989: The Who performed “Tommy” at the Universal Amphitheater with special guests Steve Winwood, Elton John, Phil Collins, Patti LaBelle and Billy Idol.
1999: Warner Brothers released the album “The Vault…Old Friends 4 Sale” by Prince.
source: noiseaddicts
1964: The Beatles released “Matchbox/Slow Down.”
1979: “I Wanna Be Your Lover” by Prince was released. It was his first U.S. hit.
1979: The Cars performed at New York’s Central Park for an audience of a half million people.
1982: The Rolling Stones’ live version of “Time Is On My Side,” from their live LP “Still Life,” was released as a single.
1989: The Who performed “Tommy” at the Universal Amphitheater with special guests Steve Winwood, Elton John, Phil Collins, Patti LaBelle and Billy Idol.
1999: Warner Brothers released the album “The Vault…Old Friends 4 Sale” by Prince.
source: noiseaddicts