Monday, October 16th: CCR – Down on the Corner
This date in 1972 Creedence Clearwater Revival broke up. The press release stated: “We don’t regard this as breaking up. We look at it as an expansion of our activities.”yet, they never got back together. John Fogerty flourishes his solo career.
Tuesday, October 17th: Fifth Dimension – Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine
October 17, 1967: The musical Hair, a celebration of hippie culture, debuts at the New York Shakespeare Festival. It comes to Broadway in 1968 and to theatres in 1979.
Wednesday, October 18th: Chuck Berry, Jonny B. Goode
October 18th, 1926 Chuck Berry is born! He influenced, nay, pioneered Rock and Roll with a hint of rhythm and blues. His hit ‘Johnny B. Goode’ was sent into SPACE as one of the examples of music! He died on 18 March 2017 aged 90.
Thursday, October 19th: Sheryl Crow – Strong Enough
This song came out in 1995! Some huge events that transpired in that same year:
- Amazon’s first book sold
- Starbucks’s debuted its Frappuccino
- eBay debuted on the Internet
- Toy Story was the first computer-animated film
- Match.com was the first dating site
Friday, October 20th: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
October 20th, 1977, members Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines die in a plane crash in Mississippi. Gaines’ sister Cassie, a backup singer with the group, is also killed along with two pilots and the band’s manager.