December 12

106.9 The Fox

Happy Birthday: Dickey Betts-guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band born in 1943

1966 – Pink Floyd performs their first concert at a benefit at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

1970 – The Doors performed their final concert with their original lineup at The Warehouse in New Orleans. The bands final song is “Light My Fire”

1974 – Mick Taylor announces his has left The Rolling Stones.

1987 – The Cars wrap up their “Door To Door” tour at Cobo Arena in Detroit. It would be the band’s final concert until they reunite in 2011 for another album and tour.

2003 – Mick Jagger is knighted by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.