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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 15

Published 4 years ago

BORN

 

GARY LIGHTBODY of Snow Patrol/Tired Pony
HARRY NILSSON
WAYLON JENNINGS

 

THIS HAPPENED

 

In 1965, Bob Dylan began recording “Like A Rolling Stone” at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Inspired by The Beatles to try writing in full-band arrangements, Dylan was still working on the song when he entered the studio, with lyrics that had been whittled down from 10 pages to four verses.

In 1966, The original version of The Beatles’ album Yesterday And Today was released. It featured a cover photo of the boys grinning amidst an array of dismembered baby dolls. The “Butcher cover,” as it became known, was not well-received and quickly pulled by Capitol. A few copies that got out have become collector’s items.

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