Today in Acoustic-Rock History

1963 – Bob Dylan’s second LP, and the first to feature mostly originals, “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,” enters the LP chart. The album contains the song “Blowin’ In The Wind.”

1968 – The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” hits #1 on the singles chart, a position it will hold for 9 weeks.

1968 – The Who’s “Magic Bus” peaks at #25 on the singles chart.

1968 – The Moody Blues’ “Days Of Future Past” enters the LP chart.

1968 – Janis Joplon announces that she would be leaving Big Brother and The Holding Company at the end of the year. They had been together since 1965, and their last appearance together would be on December 7th in Hawaii. Janis would soon be backed by the Kozmic Blues Band.

1970 – Eric Burdon & War’s “Spill the Wine” goes gold.

1972 – David Bowie sells out his first U.S. show at New York’s Carnegie Hall.

1974 – Bad Company have their only #1 album in the U.S. when their debut LP hits the top for a week.

1975 – 40,000 fans watch Jefferson Starship and Jerry Garcia & Friends for free in San Francisco’s Lindley Park. The Dead make their first public appearance in over a year.

1976 – A&M Records sues George Harrison after he fails to deliver his LP, “33 1/3” on time. At the time, Harrison was suffering from hepatitis.

1979 – Jimmy McCulloch, guitarist with Paul McCartney’s Wings and Thunderclap Newman is found dead in London of undetermined causes. He was 26.

1989 – Jimmy Buffett publishes a book of short stories entitled, “Tales From Margaritaville.”

1991 – Dire Straits’ “On Every Street” enters the LP chart.

1993 – “Paul Simon: 1964-93,” a retrospective three-disc box set, is released.

2001 – Peter Gabriel performs at an American Red Cross benefit concert at Montreal’s Molson Centre for victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.

2002 – Singer/songwriter Mickey Newbury dies at his home in Vida, Oregon, after a lengthy illness. He was 62.