On this day in music history…
–In 1971, Graham Nash released his debut solo album, titled Songs for Beginners. The album would peak at No. 15 on the albums chart, and Nash’s former CSNY bandmates all had solo albums on the chart at the same time. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young had broken up the previous year.
–In 1983, the second US Festival kicked off about nine months after the first festival. Held at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, California, the festival was the brainchild of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. A total of 670,000 people turned out, setting a record for the largest rock festival attendance. Over four days, the all-star entertainment lineup included The Clash, Men at Work, Stray Cats, A Flock of Seagulls, INXS, Divinyls, Van Halen, Scorpions, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Joe Walsh, Mötley Crüe, David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, John Cougar, The Pretenders, U2, and more. Tickets were 25 dollars each. It’s estimated that between the US Festivals held in 1982 and 1983, Wozniak lost around 20 million dollars.
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