Keith Richards makes headlines on his 82nd birthday, Paul McCartney mourns his legendary bass maker, and Beatles shine in a new documentary. Plus, St. Vincent covers David Bowie, Cheap Trick defends their KISS tribute, and we've got fresh reviews of Bob Dylan and Kinks.
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Hippy Pete
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TODAY IN CLASSIC ROCK
1964: The Beatles' fourth album, Beatles For Sale, begins a seven-week run at number one on the UK Albums Chart
1967: Buffalo Springfield performs at the Community Concourse in San Diego, California
1968: Led Zeppelin appears at Exeter Civic Hall in England during their first UK tour, still occasionally billed as the New Yardbirds
1969: The Beatles release their seventh Christmas record to fan club members in the UK and US
1970: Elton John's "Your Song" enters the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first American hit single
1972: Roxy Music plays at the Whisky A-Go-Go in Hollywood, California
1973: The Grateful Dead perform their final show of the year at Curtis Hixon Convention Hall in Tampa, Florida
1974: George Harrison begins a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City on his Dark Horse Tour, becoming the first former Beatle to tour North America
1975: Rush performs at Broome County Arena in Binghamton, New York; AC/DC appears at Bundaberg Showgrounds in Queensland, Australia
1975: Ronnie Wood formally joins The Rolling Stones
1976: Aerosmith performs at Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina
1941: Maurice White, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, is born in Memphis, Tennessee
1944: Alvin Lee, guitarist and vocalist of Ten Years After, is born in Nottingham, England
