This week, the Beach Boys raise the bar, a Supergroup plays but thre's no record of it, and ho-hum, The Who fight.

 16, 1966:

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The Beach Boys released the album Pet Sounds in the US. The album is now regarded as the masterpiece of composer-producer Brian Wilson. Pet Sounds has been widely ranked as one of the most influential records ever released and has been ranked at No.1 in several lists of greatest albums of all time.

May 17, 1987:

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A fire destroyed Tom Petty's house in Los Angeles, the cost was estimated at $800,000.

May 18, 1966:

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During his world tour, Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson from The Band were filmed singing several songs in a hotel room in Scotland, the footage turning up in the film Eat The Document. The film was supposed to air on the ABC television series Stage '66, but after Dylan edited the film himself ABC rejected it as 'incomprehensible for a mainstream audience'.

May 19, 1969:

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Eric Clapton held a party celebrating his recent marriage to Patti Boyd. Clapton had set-up a small stage in the garden and as the evening progressed, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ended up jamming together along with Clapton, Ginger Baker and Mick Jagger.

May 20th, 1966:

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Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who grew tired of waiting for John Enwistle and Keith Moon to arrive for their gig at the Ricky Tick Club in Windsor, England so they took to the stage with the bass player and drummer of the local band that opened the show. When Moon and Entwistle finally arrived in the middle of the set, a fight broke out, with Townshend hitting Moon on the head with his guitar. Moon and Entwistle quit the band, (and rejoined a week later).

 

 

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