This Day in Music History – June 10th

1966 – Janis Joplin debuted on stage at the Avalon ballroom in San Francisco.

1966 – The Beatles were first heard using reversed tape in the song “Rain.” It was a ‘B’ side to the song “Paperback Writer.”

1967 – Stevie Wonder’s “I Was Made To Love Her” was released.

1976 – Paul McCartney and Wings set a record for an indoor concert crowd when 67,100 fans gathered in Seattle, WA.

1977 – In London, Joe Strummer and Topper Headon of The Clash were arrested for painting the band’s name on a wall in a hotel.

1981 – Andy Gibb opened in the role of Frederic in a Los Angeles production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.”

1985 – Frank Sinatra was portrayed as a friend of organized crime in a “Doonesbury” comic strip. Over 800 newspapers carried the panel.

1990 – Two members of 2 Live Crew were arrested in Hollywood, FL, on obscenity charges. The album had been judged as obscene by a federal judge.

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