Today in Acoustic-Rock History

1981 – The Rolling Stones play the last concert of their 1981 U.S. tour in Hampton, Virginia. The show is televised via closed-circuit cable and viewed across the country.

1987 – Both Paul Simon the musician, and Paul Simon, the presidential candidate, host “Saturday Night Live.”

1993 – Original Byrds drummer Michael Clarke dies of liver failure. He was 49.

BIRTHDAY:

Phil Ochs 1940

Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) 1944

John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) 1945