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Have a Rockin Day,
Hippy Pete
TODAY IN CLASSIC ROCK
1967 - Beatles began recording "Penny Lane" at Abbey Road Studios in London. Trumpet player David Mason recorded the iconic piccolo trumpet solo and was paid £27 ($42). The same day, John Lennon read a story in London's Daily Mail newspaper about "4,000 holes in the road in Blackburn, Lancashire," inspiring a lyric in "A Day In The Life."​
1963 - Rolling Stones performed together as a band for the very first time at London's Marquee Jazz Club. The lineup included Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Ian Stewart.​
1976 - Barry Manilow hit #1 in the US with "I Write The Songs," penned by Beach Boys member Bruce Johnston.​
1972 - A section of Bellevue Boulevard in Memphis was officially renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard. Elvis would later record an album titled "From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee" at his Graceland home studio.​
1971 - Marvin Gaye sang the American national anthem at Super Bowl V in Miami.​
1970 - The Doors played the first of several shows at the Felt Forum in New York City. These performances were recorded for their live album "Absolutely Live."​
1969 - Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts published his book "Ode to a High Flying Bird," a tribute to jazz legend Charlie Parker.​
1969 - Elton John (then known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight) released "Lady Samantha" in England, one of his very first recordings.​
1964 - Rolling Stones released their first EP, featuring "You Better Move On," "Poison Ivy," "Bye Bye Johnny," and "Money."​
1960 - Nearly 20 million people watched Cliff Richard and The Shadows perform on the UK's "Sunday Night At The London Palladium," where he was presented with a Gold record for "Living Doll."​​​​​
