This Day in Music History: September 6
September 6, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: September 6.
1968: While working at Abbey Road studio's in London on The White Album, The Beatles recorded overdubs onto the new George Harrison song 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. Eric Clapton added the guitar solo (and became the first famous outside musician to play on a Beatles recording) and George recorded his lead vocal.
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1970: Jimi Hendrix made his final live appearance when he appeared at the Isle Of Fehmarn in Germany. Unfortunately, Hendrix died 12 days later on September 18, 1970 after choking on his own vomit.
1978: Record producer Tom Wilson died. He worked with various US bands and musicians including Bob Dylan (The Times They Are a-Changin', Another Side of Bob Dylan, and Bringing It All Back Home), Frank Zappa (Freak Out!), Simon and Garfunkel (Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.) and The Velvet Underground, (White Light/White Heat).
1980: U2 kicked off the first leg of their 29 date UK 'Boy tour' at the General Woolfe in Coventry, England.
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1986: Bananarama reached the No.1 spot on the US singles chart with 'Venus', the song had also been a No.1 for Dutch group Shocking Blue in 1970.
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1997: Elton John recorded a new version of 'Candle In The Wind' after performing the song live at Diana Princess of Wales funeral. It is estimated that approximately 2.5 billion people around the world watched Elton John play the special tribute to Diana. The song went on to become the biggest selling single of all-time.
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