The Grateful Dead cover “Baba O’Riley” for the first time at Cal Expo in Sacramento. The tune remains in semi-regular rotation until Jerry Garcia’s death in various places of their second set always paired with “Tomorrow Never Knows.” You can listen to it here
Tom Constanten releases the CD Nightfall of Diamonds containing a cover of “Boris the Spider”.
U.S. TV airs the special American Bandstand 40th Anniversary Special featuring an all-star jam with Bo Diddley. John Entwistle is the featured bass player. The event was recorded on March 25th.
Roger performs “I Want It All” with the surviving members of Queen at the Freddie Mercury Memorial Concert at Wembley Stadium
John performs on the 40th Anniversary of American Bandstand TV special.
The Chieftains release their CD An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast
The animated short film The Real Story Of Happy Birthday To You is released. Roger voices the character “Barnaby the Stablehand.”
It is reported that Pete Townshend has sold the Anchorage, his Thames-side mansion
Pete’s commemoration for Bill Graham, the American rock promoter who died in a helicopter accident in October, is published in Rolling Stone
Two Rooms, The Elton John-Bernie Taupin tribute album featuring The Who’s “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting “ enters the U.S. charts.