On this date in 1974, blues/rock singer Bonnie Raitt played two shows at the Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Opening the shows were relative newcomers Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. In the audience was rock critic John Landau from the Boston alternative weekly publication, The Real Paper. It was after witnessing one of these performances that Landau committed the now famous quote to print: “I saw rock and roll’s future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” Springsteen's record label used that quote to help promote his then current second album and Landau eventually came on board as Bruce's manager and co-produced his landmark album Born To Run the following year.
On this date in 1981, as the new romantic movement and Antmania raged in the UK, Adam and the Ants rose to the no. 1 spot on the singles chart there with their hit, "Stand & Deliver". The single stayed atop the UK singles chart for five full weeks and became one of the group's biggest and most successful singles.
Born on this date in 1962 Epping, Essex, England: Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan. The singer, songwriter and performer turns 55 today. Go give him belated salutation on September 13 when the band plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
