Pink Floyd tops the charts again this Christmas, while Paul McCartney mourns a piece of music history. We also have a wild AC/DC church mashup you have to see to believe. Plus, stories on Beatles, Queen, Robert Plant, David Bowie, and moreâŚ
Have a Rockin Day,
Hippy Pete
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TODAY IN CLASSIC ROCK
1945
Peter Criss (KISS) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1948
Alan Parsons (Alan Parsons Project) is born in London.
1967
Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick leave the John Evans Blues Band to form Jethro Tull.
1969
Rolling Stones hit #1 on the UK album chart with Let It Bleed.
1971
Rolling Stones release the compilation album Hot Rocks 1964-1971.
1971
The live album The Concert for Bangladesh, featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton, is released in the US.
1973
Singer Bobby Darin dies at age 37 following heart surgery.
1974
Joe Walsh officially joins Eagles, replacing founding member Bernie Leadon.
1980
John Lennon scores his first UK solo #1 single with "(Just Like) Starting Over," just weeks after his death.â
