Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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July 8 

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL RELEASE THEIR FIFTH ALBUM, ‘COSMO’S FACTORY’ TODAY IN 1970. THE ALBUM TITLE COMES FROM THE WAREHOUSE IN BERKELEY WHERE THE BAND REHEARSED EARLY IN THEIR CAREER AND FEATURES THE TRACKS “LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR”, “RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE”, “WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN”, “UP AROUND THE BEND”, AND “I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE”.  

IN 1976 LYNYRD SKYNYRD CAPTURE THREE SHOWS AT THE FOX THEATRE IN ATLANTA FOR THEIR LIVE ALBUM ‘ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD’. THE LP IS FAMOUS FOR THE LIVE VERSION OF ONE OF THEIR SIGNATURE SONGS, “FREEBIRD”.  

AND IN 1981, STEVIE NICKS AND TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS RELEASE “STOP DRAGGIN’ MY HEART AROUND” AS THE FIRST SINGLE FROM NICKS’ DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘BELLA DONNA’. 

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