May16th, 1970
Randy Bachman leaves the Guess Who to produce an album for Winnipeg band Brave Belt, which he eventually joins. At the suggestion of Neil Young, Bachman recruits fellow Winnipeg bassist and vocalist C.F. Turner, and the band Bachman-Turner Overdrive is born.
Releases
1966: The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
Recording
1966: The Beatles: “Taxman,” “For No One”
1966: Frank Sinatra, “Summer Wind”
1968: Tony Joe White, “Polk Salad Annie”
Charts
1953: Bill Haley and His Comets’ “Crazy, Man, Crazy” enters the charts
1953: Percy Faith’s “Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)” hits #1
1964: Mary Wells’ “My Guy” hits #1
1970: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s LP Deja Vu hits #1