Today in Acoustic-Rock History

1964 – “The Beatles’ Second Album” reaches Number One on the U.S. LP charts in its second week of release — the first album ever to make it to the top that quickly.

1977 – More than three years after its release, Bruce Springsteen’s “The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle” goes gold.

1979 – The Who perform their first concert after the death of Keith Moon with new drummer Kenney Jones, formerly of the Faces.

1979 – The Who’s “Quadrophenia,” the movie, premieres in London.

1992 – Bonnie Raitt receives an honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music during commencement ceremonies in Boston.

BIRTHDAY:

Lou Gramm (Foreigner) 1950