Tag "this day in rock august 22"

Remembering Skynyrd’s Ed King: Guitarist, ‘Alabama’ Co-Writer

He co-wrote and played the signature guitar opening on the classic track. Before that he co-wrote a 1967 psychedelic favorite

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August 22, 1970: Creedence’s ‘Cosmo’s Factory’ Hits #1

CCR’s fifth LP topped the Album Chart for multiple weeks, yielded a slew of Top 5 hits and has sold more than four million copies

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John Lee Hooker Jams with the Stones and Clapton

One of the most influential blues artists of all-time shares the stage with some of his disciples in an electrifying performance from 1989

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