Today in Acoustic-Rock History

1965 – In their Clearwater, Florida hotel room, two members of the Rolling Stones begin work on a song which will become a rock & roll anthem. Keith Richards purchases a Gibson “Fuzz box” on this day and comes up with a fuzz tone guitar riff he can’t get out of his head. He wakes up Mick Jagger in the middle of the night and plays it for him. Jagger likes it and the riff becomes the foundation for “Satisfaction.”

1965 – Paul Simon’s first solo album, “The Paul Simon Songbook,” is released in the U.K. on CBS Records. It is not released in the U.S. until 2004.

1972 – Elton John’s “Rocket Man” is released.

1972 – Jackson Browne hits #8 with “Doctor My Eyes.”

1973 – Paul Simon’s second album, “There Goes Rhymin’ Simon,” is released. Paul also starts his first tour without Art Garfunkel, at Boston’s Music Hall. It’s this tour that’s recorded for the 1974 album “Live Rhymin’.”

1977 – Attracting 76,229 fans to the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, Led Zeppelin break their own world record for largest audience at a single-act concert.

1997 – Buffalo Springfield, Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills and Nash are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

2000 – John Mellencamp is awarded an honorary doctorate of music as the commencement speaker for Indiana University’s Class of 2000.

BIRTHDAY:

Bob Seger 1945