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This Day in History: The Biggest Joshua Tree in the World

Posted at 7:34 AM on March 9, 2010 by Jill Riley
Filed under: Music History

Birthday:
ROBIN TROWER is 65 (Guitar god who began as member of late-'60s/early-'70s-era hit band Procol Harum; later fronted his own highly successful Hendrix-influenced band with James Dewar on lead vocals, broke through with 1974's Bridge Of Sighs album.)
This Day in Music:
In 1969, The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour was canceled by CBS-TV after the pair refused to censor comments made by Joan Baez about her husband, David Harris. Harris was bound for jail for objecting to the draft on moral convictions.
In 1974, Bad Company performed its first concert in England. The band was made up of former members of Free, King Crimson and Mott the Hoople.
Also in 1974, the Grand Ole Opry put on its last Saturday night show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
In 1975, Elvis Presley went into RCA's Hollywood studios for what would be his final recording session.
In 1987, Carole King was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City.
In 1997, the Notorious B.I.G. was shot to death while sitting in his car after a music industry party. He was 24.
History Highlight:
In 1987, U2 released The Joshua Tree. It would go on to win a Grammy for Album Of The Year and go Diamond (sales of 10 million copies). We played one of the big hits from the album, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."

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