OCTOBER 1
ELTON JOHN AND NEW YORK CITY’S LEGENDARY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHARE TWO ANNIVERSARIES TODAY. IN 1977, ELTON BECAME THE FIRST ROCKER TO GET HIS PICTURE ON THE WALL IN THE GARDEN’S “HALL OF FAME.”
TWO YEARS LATER IN 1979, HE STARTED A FIVE NIGHT RUN AT THE VENUE.
“ABBEY ROAD,” THE LAST LP THE BEATLES RECORDED, WAS RELEASED IN THE U.S. ON THIS DAY IN 1969. FEATURING FAVORITES LIKE “COME TOGETHER,” “SOMETHING,” AND “HERE COMES THE SUN” IT REMAINS ONE OF THEIR MOST POPULAR ALBUMS.