1961: Bob Dylan plays his first major gig in New York City, opening for the Greenbriar Boys at Gerde’s Folk City. The New York Times reviewer, Robert Shelton, gives the young singer a very positive review, which in turn helps launch Dylan’s career.
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1998: Paul McCartney holds a memorial service in Trafalgar Square for his wife Linda, who had succumbed to breast cancer just a few months earlier.
Among the 700 people who attend are George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Elton John and Billy Joel. The crowd sings Paul’s “Let It Be” as a tribute to her life and activism.
1961: Bob Dylan plays his first major gig in New York City, opening for the Greenbriar Boys at Gerde’s Folk City. The New York Times reviewer, Robert Shelton, gives the young singer a very positive review, which in turn helps launch Dylan’s career.
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