Today in Acoustic-Rock History

1967 – Traffic’s “Mr. Fantasy” LP is released.

1980 – John Lennon is assassinated by Mark David Chapman. Lennon was returning to his apartment building in New York with Yoko Ono from a recording session. Lennon was shot in the chest, back and left arm and was pronounced dead 30 minutes later. Earlier in the day, Lennon had autographed an album for Chapman.

1995 – The surviving members of the Grateful Dead disband the group following Jerry Garcia’s death in August.

1998 – It is announced that for the first time in nearly a decade, Bruce Springsteen will again tour with the E Street Band.

2000 – Sting receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

BIRTHDAYS:

Jim Morrison 1943

Greg Allman 1947