Historic events this week from The Beatles, Faces, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, Traffic and Nirvana

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MARCH 30, 1967: SGT. PEPPER’S COVER SHOOT

The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover had a very simple concept.

I offered the idea that if they had just played a concert in the park, the cover could be a photograph of [them] just after the concert with the crowd who had just watched the concert… it could be a magical crowd of whomever they wanted.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Photographer, Peter Blake

Among the Beatles’ “invited guests” were Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe

MARCH 31, 1973: FACES’ OOH LA LA

After his 3rd & 4th solo albums went to #1 & #2, respectively, Rod Stewart returned to Faces for the band’s fourth and final LP, Ooh La La. The album contains “Cindy Incidentally” and the popular, Ronnie Wood-sung “Ooh La La.”

The track “Glad and Sorry” was later recorded by Golden Smog on their 1995 debut, Down By the Old Mainstream.

MARCH 31, 2000: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S FEATURE FILM DEBUT

John Cusack’s character of “Rob Gordon” in High Fidelity is a music obsessive and relates everything in his life to music. (He even owns a record store).

Bruce Springsteen makes his feature film debut as Rob’s musical guide through his Top 5 failed relationships.

YOU CALL, YOU ASK THEM HOW THEY ARE AND SEE IF THEY’VE FORGIVEN YOU…THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, GET READY TO START AGAIN.

IT’D BE GOOD FOR YOU. GIVE THAT BIG FINAL GOOD LUCK AND GOODBYE TO YOUR ALL TIME TOP-FIVE AND JUST MOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD. – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: HIGH FIDELITY

APRIL 1, 1980: BRIAN JOHNSON JOINS AC/DC

A month after the passing of singer Bon Scott, AC/DC brought in Geordie’s Brian Johnson for an audition. Johnson audition with “Whole Lotta Rosie” and “Nutbush City Limits.”

On April 1, he was publicly announced as the new lead singer for one of the greatest rock bands in history.

APRIL 2, 1967: STEVE WINWOOD FORMS TRAFFIC

After three LPs as lead singer of The Spencer Davis Group, Steve Winwood formed Traffic at age 19. Along with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and guitarist Dave Mason, they immediately began recording their debut album.

Despite intermittent lineup changes, Traffic would release 7 albums from 1967-1974 including the classics Traffic (1968) and The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971).

APRIL 5, 2005: ABERDEEN, WA ADOPTS NEW CITY MOTTO

After the original Welcome to Aberdeen sign had fallen into disrepair, the Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee led a campaign, funded by fan donations, to replace the sign.

On the 11th anniversary of Cobain’s death, his hometown’s city unveiled the new sign. The sign included the new city motto honoring Nirvana’s frontman: Come As You Are