Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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AUGUST 28 

TWO CLASSIC SINGLES WERE CERTIFIED GOLD TODAY: IN 1968, THE DOORS FOR “HELLO, I LOVE YOU,” AND IN 1973, DEEP PURPLE FOR “SMOKE ON THE WATER.”  

AEROSMITH RELEASE THE CLASSIC TRACK “WALK THIS WAY” IN 1975 AS THE SECOND SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM ‘TOYS IN THE ATTIC’. THE SONG HELPED BREAK AEROSMITH INTO THE MAINSTREAM.  

AND IN 1978 THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE THE SINGLE “BEAST OF BURDEN”, AS THE SECOND SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM ‘SOME GIRLS’. IN 2004, ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE RANKED THE SONG AS ONE OF “THE 500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME”.