AUGUST 22
TODAY IN 1969, THE BEATLES GATHERED AT JOHN LENNON’S HOME FOR WHAT BECAME THEIR FINAL PHOTO SESSION. THE PICTURES WERE USED AS THE FRONT AND BACK COVER OF THE COMPILATION ALBUM, HEY JUDE.
IN 1970, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL STARTED A NINE-WEEK RUN AT NO.1 ON THE US ALBUM CHART WITH THEIR FIFTH ALBUM ‘COSMO’S FACTORY,’ FEATURING THE CLASSICS “WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN,” “UP AROUND THE BEND,” “RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE,” AND MORE.
AND THE LATE BLUES GREAT JOHN LEE HOOKER WAS BORN IN CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, ON THIS DAY IN 1917. HOOKER WAS AN EARLY INFLUENCE ON BOB DYLAN, GEORGE THOROGOOD, ZZ TOP, AND MANY BOOGIE-BASED BANDS.