APRIL 24
TODAY IN 1989, THE TOM PETTY ALBUM ‘FULL MOON FEVER’ IS FINALLY RELEASED, THE FIRST CREDITED TO HIM AS A SOLO ARTIST, FEATURING THE HITS “FREE FALLIN’”, “I WON’T BACK DOWN” AND “RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM.”
WITH RUMORS OF A BEATLES REUNION SWIRLING TODAY IN 1976, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER LORNE MICHAELS GOES ON CAMERA TO OFFER THE GUYS $3,000 (UNION SCALE) TO REUNITE ON THE SHOW. PAUL MCCARTNEY AND JOHN LENNON ARE WATCHING AT LENNON’S NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT AND CONSIDER SHOWING UP ON A LARK, BUT ULTIMATELY DECIDE THEY ARE TOO TIRED.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DOUG CLIFFORD, DRUMMER OF CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, WHO WAS BORN IN 1945.