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It's a big day for Beatles fans as we look back at a legendary moment when John Lennon took the stage with Elton John at Madison Square Garden—his final major live performance.

Speaking of Elton, he's got exciting news about a new album in the works! Meanwhile, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are paying tribute to the late Jimmy Cliff, and more

NEW Interview with Beatles Engineer Ken Scott

NEW Beatles Anthology 2025 Official Trailer!

Today in Classic Rock History

1960 — Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested in Hamburg, Germany on suspicion of arson after allegedly setting fire to a condom in their lodgings at the Bambi-Filmkunsttheater cinema. They were deported the following day, bringing The Beatles' first Hamburg residency to an abrupt end.​

1963 — The Beatles released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the UK, their fifth British single. With over one million advance orders, it knocked their previous hit "She Loves You" off the top of the charts within a week. The song would later become their first American #1, launching the British Invasion.​

1967 — Bob Dylan completed recording sessions for his album John Wesley Harding at Columbia Studio A in Nashville. The stripped-down, acoustic record marked a dramatic departure from the psychedelic sounds dominating rock music at the time.​

1968 — John Lennon and Yoko Ono released Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins in the UK. The avant-garde experimental album became notorious for its controversial cover featuring a nude photograph of the couple.​

1969 — The Beatles' double A-side single "Come Together" / "Something" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the first time a George Harrison composition received top billing on a Beatles single.​

1969 — Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" rocketed up the US charts, jumping from #91 to #45 in a single week on its way to peaking at #4. The song became the band's only top-10 single in America.​

1971 — Pink Floyd released "One of These Days" as the only single from their album Meddle. The instrumental track featured the ominous spoken line from drummer Nick Mason: "One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces."​

1971 — Elton John released "Levon" as the first single from Madman Across the Water. The song, named after The Band's Levon Helm, peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100.​

1975 — Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" began its legendary nine-week run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The groundbreaking six-minute opus became the 1975 UK Christmas number one and is now recognized as the biggest-selling single of the 1970s in Britain.​

IN MEMORIAM:

2001 — George Harrison, the youngest Beatle and "Quiet One," lost his battle with cancer at age 58 in Los Angeles. His final words were reportedly "Love one another." Harrison's legacy includes timeless songs like "Something," "Here Comes the Sun," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," as well as his groundbreaking solo work and the Traveling Wilburys.

Have a Rockin Day,
Hippy Pete