On This Date In Music

1968 - Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham perform as "The New Yardbirds" for the last time at Liverpool University, as they assume the moniker Led Zeppelin.

 

1974 - Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit No. 1 in America with the album Not Fragile, the title a play on the Yes album Fragile. Hits from the set include "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" and "Roll On Down the Highway."