On June 17, 1965, The Kinks arrived in New York for their first American tour.
In 1967, Moby Grape released five singles simultaneously in their debut with the CBS label. Only the song “Omaha” charted, at number 88.
In 1968, the Ohio Express got their first gold single with “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy.”
In 1977, Judas Priest played their first U.S. concert, opening for REO Speedwagon in Amarillo, Texas.
In 1978, Jefferson Starship failed to perform at a festival in Germany because singer Grace Slick was unable to go onstage. Angry fans started a riot and caused more than a million dollars in damage.
In 1989, Ringo Starr announced he would tour again for the first time in several years. His first All-Starr Band included Clarence Clemons, Joe Walsh, Billy Preston and Nils Lofgren.
In 2000, Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson married Kristin Willits in Lexington, Kentucky.
In 2005, Soul Asylum bassist Karl Mueller (MYOO’-ler) died of throat cancer in Minneapolis. He was 41.
