Today in Acoustic-Rock History

1968 – Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s album, “Bookends” is #1 for the third week in a row. That album. along with “The Graduate” movie soundtrack will give the duo 16 straight weeks at #1 on the L.P. charts.

1985 – The Live-Aid concerts, put together to help starving people in Africa are held in Philadelphia and London. The shows, organized by Boomtown Rats lead singer Bob Geldof, feature dozens of major acts. It’s estimated that the shows were either watched or listened to by an audience of one and a half billion.

1994 – Elton John and Billy Joel team up for a joint tour for the first time. The union of two piano-playing rock and roll superstars virtually guarantees sellouts.

BIRTHDAY:

Roger McGuinn (Byrds) 1942