May 22nd – Naomi Campbell is born
May 23rd – The Grateful Dead play their
first British concert ever at The Hollywood Rock Festival. Prior to their four hour set, the opening act
for this event was Mungo Jerry, currently riding high on the charts with their
big One Hit Wonder Hit “In The Summertime”
Also on this date, Paul McCartney’s first solo album
(titled simply “McCartney”) reaches the #1 Spot on Billboard’s Top 200 Album
Chart. It will stay there for a total of
three weeks.
Meanwhile, across the pond, the #1 Album in Great
Britain is “Let It Be” … by McCartney’s former band, The Beatles. (You may have heard of them … it’s the band
he was in before Wings!!!)
