DECEMBER 20
TODAY IN 1975, FORMER ‘JAMES GANG’ GUITARIST JOE WALSH OFFICIALLY JOINED THE ‘EAGLES’ REPLACING BERNIE LEADON. HE WOULD HELP TAKE THE BAND FROM THEIR COUNTRY INFLUENCED SOUND TO MORE OF A ROCK SOUND.
THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE THEIR COMPILATION ‘HOT ROCKS 1964–1971’ ON THIS DAY IN 1971. IT BECAME A POPULAR RETROSPECTIVE OF THEIR MATERIAL AND INCLUDED A MIXTURE OF HIT SINGLES, SUCH AS “JUMPING JACK FLASH” COMBINED WITH ALBUM TRACKS LIKE “UNDER MY THUMB” AND “GIMME SHELTER”.
FINALLY, MUSICIAN AND PRODUCER ALAN PARSONS TURNS 75 TODAY. KNOWN AS THE LEADER OF THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, HE STARTED AS AN ABBEY ROAD STUDIO ENGINEER, WORKING ON THE LAST FEW BEATLES ALBUMS, AND PINK FLOYD’S “DARK SIDE OF THE MOON” AMONG OTHERS.
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