This Day in Music History (April 27)

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1969- Pink Floyd appeared at Mothers Club in Erdington, Birmingham, England. Radio 1 DJ John Peel reviewed the gig as ‘…sounding like dying galaxies lost in sheer corridors of time and space’. Recordings from this show were included in

Then and Now (April 27): Chaka Khan

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Then: Chaka Khan began her career as the lead singer of the band Rufus, which was largely unsuccessful at the start. The band released a self-titled album that saw measured success with a few singles, but didn’t sell well.