Today in Acoustic-Rock History

1969 – The University of Illinois newspaper, “The Northern Star” runs an article with the headline “Clues Hint At Beatle Death.” The article cites the “Sgt. Pepper” album cover and the line “I buried Paul.” (John Lennon would later claim it was “I’m very bored”) in the fadeout of “Strawberry Fields Forever.” It would spark one of the great hypes of the decade: the ‘Paul Is Dead’ controversy.

1979 – On the day he turns 30, Bruce Springsteen performs a set at New York’s Madison Square Garden as part of the Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) benefit concert.

1988 – Elton John concludes a sold-out five-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden. It is his 26th sold-out concert at the venue, breaking the Grateful Dead’s old record.

1997 – “Standing Stone”, Paul McCartney\’s first symphonic work, is released on the EMI Classics label.

1997 – The Rolling Stones begin their “Bridges To Babylon” tour at Chicago’s Soldier Field. They play mostly classic Stones songs, and only two new ones off their “Bridges To Babylon” album.

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Bruce Springsteen 1949