Birthdays: Ray Davies-singer for The Kinks born in 1944. Joey Kramer-drummer for Aerosmith born in 1950
1966: Jimmy Page played with The Yardbirds for the first time in concert in London.
1967: The Summer of love is here! San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park holds free concert in celebrating the Summer Solstice. The lineup included The Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Company, and Quicksilver Messenger Service all perform.
1975: Former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore announced the formation of his new group Rainbow. The lead singer was Ronnie James Dio.
1981: Steely Dan announced that they were splitting up as Walter Becker and Donald Fagen began work on solo projects. They would re-form in 1993.