Tag "this day in music august 22"

Remembering Skynyrd Guitarist Ed King, ‘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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Aug. 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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Remembering Toots Thielemans, Harmonica Master

He has been described as the greatest harmonica player in the world. Though most of his career was in jazz, he collaborated with many rock legends

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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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The Beatles Performing at the Cavern Club, 1962

It’s one of the most iconic pieces of Beatles film, the band playing at Liverpool’s Cavern days after Ringo joined. Here is the story behind the clip

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