“NO ONE CHOOSES THE RIGHT SYMBOLIC OCCASSION; ONE TAKES WHAT’S AVAILABLE”EDMUND WHITE, NOVELIST AND MEMOIRIST, ON THE STONEWALL RIOTS John Lennon and Yoko Ono host another ‘Bed-In For Peace’, this time at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada on 2nd June. The couple recorded the song Give Peace A Chance live in their suite with Tommy Smothers, LSD guru Timothy Leary, and several others.
Mick Taylor joins The Rolling Stones, after the sacking of co-founder Brian Jones. Taylor later reflected, “The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm & Blues.”
On 7th June, the newly-formed band Blind Faith played a free show In Hyde Park. The band was Eric Clapton (guitar, vocals), Steve Winwood (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), Ric Grech (bass, violin) and Clapton’s ex-Cream colleague…