Historic events this week from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Prince, Stone Temple Pilots and David Bowie
JUNE 21, 1966: ‘SHE SAID, SHE SAID’ RECORDED WITHOUT McCARTNEY
The Beatles‘ “She Said, She Said” was inspired by Peter Fonda‘s LSD-fueled “I know what it’s like to be dead,” during a trip where John Lennon and George Harrison felt alienated from Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.
Ringo later tried LSD with them, but Paul refused and ultimately didn’t perform on the song after an arrangement dispute.
JUNE 25, 1966: BLONDE ON BLONDE
Blonde on Blonde is the first of only three of Bob Dylan‘s albums to go multi-platinum.
The classic album contains the hit singles “Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35”, “I Want You” and “Just Like a Woman.”
Blonde on Blonde routinely places very high on Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
JUNE 25, 1984: PRINCE’S PURPLE RAIN
Prince‘s groundbreaking Purple Rain seamlessly blends rock, R&B, and pop, serving as the iconic soundtrack to the film of the same name.
The influential album has sold over 25 million copies worldwide and earned Prince and the Revolution two Grammy Awards.
JUNE 25, 1994: STONE TEMPLE PILOTS’ PURPLE DEBUTS AT #1
Stone Temple Pilots made a statement with their debut album, Core. It sold 8 million copies and contained their first #1 hit, “Plush.”
They came roaring back 2 years later with Purple, which debuted at #1 and remained there for 3 weeks.
Thanks to #1 singles “Vasoline” and “Interstate Love Song,” Purple has sold over 6 million copies in the US.
JUNE 27, 1975: “FAME” BY DAVID BOWIE
Appearing on David Bowie‘s Young Americans, “Fame” (co-written with John Lennon) became the Thin White Duke’s first #1 single in the US.
The single spent two non-consecutive weeks at #1, and sold 1,000,000 copies on its own.
