Rock & Roll History: November 4
Some funky Rock & Roll History on this date, including:
1940: Country star Delbert McClinton was born. He was the cat who taught John Lennon how to play harmonica.
1956: James Honeyman-Scott, the original guitarist for The Pretenders, was born. Another rocker we lost way too soon.
1961: Bob Dylan played at New York’s Carnegie Chapter Hall. Legend has it there were a whopping 43 people in attendance.
1963: The Beatles performed at the Royal Variety Performance in London. This gig rates a mention because it’s the one where John Lennon remarked “Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. All the rest of you, rattle your jewelry.”
1972: The Moody Blues’ classic “Nights In White Satin” hit #2 on the charts. I remember listening to the cassette tape of Days of Future Passed over and over. Can you say Desert Island Disc? Got a chance to hear them perform this song live again this past August.
1978: In a bit of irony, the band Boston played in Boston for the first time.
1978: The Talking Heads release their first top 40 hit, “Take Me to the River,” an outstanding tune written by the Reverend Al Green and Mabon Hodges.
