Today in Acoustic-Rock History

1967 – The Beatles reach #1 with “Hello Goodbye.”

1978 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer, the art-rock supergroup, announce their break-up.

1999 – George Harrison is stabbed several times after he and his wife, Olivia, are attacked by an intruder in their home outside London. The Harrisons manage to subdue the attacker.

BIRTHDAY:

Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul & Mary) 1937

Jeff Lynne (ELO, Travelling Wilburys) 1947