Good Morning, Students! Here’s today’s lesson from The Mermaid Lounge. Some days we have more than others. Take notes. There’ll be a quiz later.
Here’s your lesson for today!
November 17, 1938: Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot is born in Orilla, Ontario.
November 17, 1944: Gene Clark, singer-songwriter for The New Christy Minstrels and The Byrds, is born in Tipton, Missouri.
November 17, 1966: The Beach Boys had the #1 spot on the UK singles charts with Good Vibrations.
November 17, 1967: A 16-date UK package tour featuring Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Move (Jeff Lynne’s first band before ELO and The Traveling Wilburys), The Nice, and Amen Corner played at the City Hall, Sheffield, UK.
November 17, 1971: Rod Stewart & Faces release A Nod Is As Good As A Wink…To a Blind Horse. This is their third LP together.
November 17, 1980: John Lennon releases Double Fantasy. Three weeks later he is shot and killed outside The Dakota.
November 17, 1994: Bob Dylan tapes his episode of MTV Unplugged in New York City.
November 17, 2003: Let It Be…Naked is released, removing the strings and other big sound artifacts added by Phil Spector in the original production.
November 17, 2007: The Eagles have the #1 album with Long Road Out of Eden, their first studio album since 1979.
That’s it from the College of Rock n’ Roll Knowledge! We’ll be back in a while with today’s programming.
#BecomeUngovernable Radio 