SEPTEMBER 21
IN 1979, THE NEW YORK POST REPORTED THAT THE BEATLES WOULD REUNITE IN A BENEFIT FOR THE KAMPUCHEAN BOAT PEOPLE. IT WASN’T TRUE—ONLY PAUL MCCARTNEY WAS INVOLVED AS THE HEADLINER FOR SOME OF THE SHOWS LATER THAT YEAR.
TODAY IN 1968, JIMI HENDRIX SCORED HIS ONLY US TOP 20 SINGLE WITH HIS VERSION OF BOB DYLAN’S “ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER.”
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FORMER EAGLES GUITARIST DON FELDER. THE CO-WRITER OF HOTEL CALIFORNIA AND OTHER CLASSICS TURNS 78 TODAY