Today's newsletter celebrates The Beach Boys finally releasing their lost 1977 album Adult/Child, a stunning Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson duet, John Lennon's wildest Beatles track, and more...
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Hippy Pete
| Phil Collins Details Health Struggles, Contemplates New Music | | |  | | | Next week, the ’80s pop giant Phil Collins will turn 75. In the past few years, there’s been some talk about new music from Collins, who hasn’t released any original songs since he did the soundtrack for the Disney film Brother Bear in 2003. In a MOJO interview last year, however, Collins said that he’s… CONTINUE... |
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TODAY IN CLASSIC ROCK
1959: Buddy Holly made his final recordings at his New York City apartment, just days before the tragic plane crash that would claim his life. Armed only with an acoustic guitar and a tape recorder, Holly recorded "Peggy Sue Got Married," "Crying, Waiting, Hoping," and other songs that would be released posthumously.
1963: The Drifters recorded their classic hit "On Broadway" at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, featuring Phil Spector on lead guitar.
1966: Simon & Garfunkel scored their first #1 hit with "The Sound of Silence," topping The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out."
1966: The Beach Boys entered Gold Star Studios to record "Wouldn't It Be Nice" with legendary session musicians The Wrecking Crew, including drummer Hal Blaine and bassist Carol Kaye. The song would become the opening track of the iconic Pet Sounds album.
1967: The Monkees performed live for the very first time at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, to a sold-out crowd.
1968: Jimi Hendrix recorded his legendary cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" at Olympic Studios in London. Rolling Stones member Brian Jones played percussion and Dave Mason from Traffic played guitar on the session.
1968: Sly & the Family Stone released their first single, "Dance To The Music," launching one of the most influential funk acts of all time.
1972: Don McLean's album American Pie began a seven-week run at #1 on the Billboard 200. The album was dedicated to Buddy Holly.
1977: Paul McCartney and Wings hit #1 on the U.S. album chart with the triple live album Wings Over America, Paul's sixth #1 after The Beatles.​​​​​
