Classic Rock Almanac - November 12

November 12 in the classic rock history books:

• 1965 - Velvet Underground's first paid gig, at a New Jersey high school, earns them $75
• 1968 - A British record store chain refuses to display Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland because of the unclothed females featured on the album cover
• 1970 - Jim Morrison's last live performance with The Doors
• 1990 - Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones) suffers two broken legs in a car crash
• 1997 - Billy Preston begins a three-year jail term for cocaine possession

Today's Birthdays:
Brian Hyland - 1943
Neil Young - 1945
Buck Dharma - Blue Öyster Cult - 1947