Today

11
Jul

1964: The Yardbirds are headliners at Rhodes Centre in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire – support is Shane and the Shane Gang
1965: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers are at the Blue Moon Club in Hayes, Middlesex
1969: EC, Ginger Baker, Delaney Bramlett and Chris Wood had so much fun the previous night, they go back to Ungano’s in New York, New York and sit in with Dr. John’s band
1975: EC ends the first leg of his US Tour at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri
1983: EC jams with Buddy Guy at the Checkerboard Lounge in Chicago, Illinois after his concert at Poplar Creek Music Theatre in Hoffman Estates
1987: BBC Radio One begins broadcast of the six-part series, “Behind The Mask – The Story of EC”
1997: The Legends Jazz Tour plays the North Sea Jazz Festival at the Statenhal in The Hague, Netherlands – EC also makes a guest apperance with Robert Cray during his festival set
2006: EC plays at the “Moon & Stars Festival” at the Piazza Grande, in Locarno, Ticino – it’s his first performance in the Swiss city since “August” 1964!