History Highlight:

Today in 1970, Janis Joplin performed what would be her final concert, at Harvard University. Joplin died of an overdose of heroin (possibly mixed with alcohol) on October 4th of that year. Her final album, Pearl, was released posthumously on January 11th, 1971.

Also, Today In:

1964 - The Beatles first film A Hard Day's Night opened in 500 American theaters.

1966 - The Beatles kicked off their last US tour at the Chicago International Amphitheatre.

1967 - Fleetwood Mac made their stage debut at the London National Jazz & Blues Festival.

1968 - Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham practiced for the first time together beneath a record store at 22 Gerrard Street in Westminster, London.

1970 - A Woody Guthrie memorial concert was held at the Hollywood Bowl. It featured performances by his son, Arlo, along with Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.

1999 - The movie Detroit Rock City, which tells the story of Kiss fans on their way to a Kiss concert, opened nationwide.

Birthdays:

Buck Owens, country music singer with 21 no.1 hits, was born today in 1929.