The Rock History Report for June 19th
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1976 - Blue Oyster Cult released their album Agents of Fortune.
1977 - Led Zeppelin performed a one-off concert in San Diego between six shows in New York and six gigs in Los Angeles.
1982 – Newly founded supergroup Asia’s self-titled debut topped the albums chart.
1984 - Tickets for a 10-night run by Bruce Springsteen at New Jersey’s Meadowlands Arena went on sale. A day later, 202,000 tickets had been bought by fans.
1986 – The Genesis single “Invisible Touch” hit #3 in the US.
2000 - Professor Patrick Ladd joined Bob Dylan’s group at a show in Portland, Oregon, signing Dylan’s lyrics for the hearing impaired.
2003 - Festival organizers canceled the opening date of the Lollapalooza tour because Jane’s Addiction’s stage wouldn’t fit Michigan’s Ionia County Fairgrounds venue.
Birthdays:
1950 Ann Wilson of Heart
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