Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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AUGUST 5 |  

ON THIS DAY IN 1966, THE BEATLES RELEASED ‘REVOLVER’, THEIR SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM. LONG CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE ALBUMS IN THE HISTORY OF POP MUSIC, ‘REVOLVER’ FEATURED SEVERAL HITS INCLUDING “TAXMAN”, “ELEANOR RIGBY” AND “GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE”.  

TODAY IN 1978 THE ROLLING STONES WENT TO NO.1 ON THE U.S. SINGLES CHART WITH “MISS YOU” THE GROUP’S EIGHTH U.S. NO.1. THE SONG WAS WRITTEN BY MICK JAGGER AFTER JAMMING WITH KEYBOARDIST BILLY PRESTON DURING REHEARSALS FOR SOME UPCOMING CLUB DATES.  

AND IN 1980 PAT BENATAR RELEASES HER SECOND ALBUM, ‘CRIMES OF PASSION’ FEATURING “TREAT ME RIGHT” AND HER TOP 10 SONG “HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT” 

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