Chapter 01 — Today in music
On a day like today June 7
1958
Prince is born, the total genius Minneapolis gave the 20th century
On June 7, 1958, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis — a multi-instrumentalist capable of recording entire albums alone and fusing funk, rock, pop and eroticism into a language of his own. From 'Purple Rain' to '1999', he defied the industry, censorship and the categories of gender and race. Few artists have ever been so eccentric and so massively brilliant at once.
Prince
1970
The Who bring 'Tommy' to New York's Metropolitan Opera House
On June 7, 1970, The Who performed their rock opera 'Tommy' at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, sacred ground of classical music. A rock band filling that stage with amplifiers and t-shirts was unthinkable a few years earlier. It was rock's cultural consecration as high art, with Townshend and company as its loud ambassadors.
The Who
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