This Week In Classic Hits History (3/28-4/1)

This week, The Beatles pose, a song by Dr. Hook comes to fruition and Jimi starts a fire.

March 28, 1967:

John Lennon recorded his lead vocal for ‘Good Morning Good Morning’, while working on sessions for the new Beatles album Sgt. Pepper. Lennon had decided he wanted to end the song with animal sound effects, and asked that they be sequenced in such a way that each successive animal was capable of scaring or eating the preceding one.

March 29, 1973:

Dr Hook And The Medicine Show did their picture on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine after their hit, 'The Cover of Rolling Stone' reached No. 6 in America. According to members of the group, they really did buy five copies for their mothers, just like the song said.

March 30, 1967:

The photo session took place at Chelsea Manor studios in London with Michael Cooper for the cover of The Beatle Sgt. Pepper album.

March 31, 1967:

Jimi Hendrix set fire to his guitar live on stage for the first time when he was appearing at The Astoria in London, England. It was the first night of a 24-date tour with The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens and Engelbert Humperdink.

April 1, 1985:

David Lee Roth quit Van Halen shortly after releasing his solo EP 'Crazy From The Heat'. He was replaced by Sammy Hagar later in the year.