ON APRIL 30^TH…

In 1965…In Sheffield, England, Bob Dylan began the British tour immortalized in the film Don’t Look Back.

In 1968…The Kaleidoscope opened in Los Angeles. Jefferson Airplane headlined the first concert at the ballroom.

In 1968…Al Kooper and saxophonist Randy Brecker announced they were leaving Blood, Sweat & Tears.

In 1969…At Abbey Road, The Beatles recorded a lead guitar solo for the single release of “Let It Be.”  John Lennon and Paul McCartney also put down their vocals for “You Know My Name (Look up the Number).”

In 1970…Twiggs Lyndon, road manager with The Allman Brothers, was arrested for murder after he stabbed a club manager over alleged breach-of-contract.

In 1976…Keith Moon of The Who reportedly paid several New York cab drivers 100 bucks each to block either end of a side-street to his hotel. The drummer then proceeded to empty his hotel room of its contents onto the empty road below.

In 1977…Led Zeppelin played The Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan and set a new record for attendance at a single-act concert.

In 1978…The Clash played London’s Rock Against Racism rally.

In 1980…McVicar, a film which starred Roger Daltrey, premiered.

In 1982…Rock critic Lester Bangs died in New York City.

In 1983…Muddy Waters died of a heart attack. He was 68.

In 1988…Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon dropped out of the album chart for the first time in 725 weeks.

In 1999…Student Lance Kirklin, one of many recovering in a hospital after the Columbine High School shootings, was visited by Aerosmith.  The band dedicated “Living on the Edge” to him when they played in Denver that same evening.