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Fact #131715

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Short story:

The Beach Boys end their current North American tour with a gig at The Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Also on the bill are The Zombies and The Searchers. This is the first live concert ever seen by Tom Petty.

Full article:

Tom Petty : Quite a show. I really wanted to see the British bands, and The Zombies were mind-blowingly good while The Searchers had such beautiful voices, mesmerizing. And John McNally (of The Searchers) played a Telecaster, the first time I'd seen one, and it had this bright, brittle sound. I remember thinking, 'It sounds good!'
(Source : Tom Petty: Rock'n'Roll Guardian by Andrea M. Rotondo.)