Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for May 23rd
5/23/1960 (59 years ago today) - The Everly Brothers start five weeks at No. 1 with the classic "Cathy's Clown" single -- It was their third U.S. chart topper, and a huge hit in the U.K. as well where it spent seven weeks at No. 1, along the way selling over eight million copies worldwide! You know, you can easily identify Phil and Don just one line into any of their songs, they simply sound amazing, so over-the-top talented...
5/23/1970 (49 years ago today) - It's where we first heard "Maybe I'm Amazed", so that's more than good enough for us...: Paul McCartney's debut solo album, "McCartney", kicks off a three week run at No. 1 and apart from a few vocal contributions from wife Linda, Paul performed and recorded the entire album all by his lonesome: every vocal, every guitar and drum and yadda-yadda on here, it was all Paul! In an era when D.I.Y. wasn't being done, the record remains a remarkable achievement, as well as being one of the weirdest solo releases from any of The Fab Four -- If you haven't listened to it lately, get ready for some bona-fide quirky tongue-in-cheekiness, and a not-that-subtle thumb-on-the-nose to the band he left behind. Great album!
5/23/1978 (41 years ago today) - In Buffalo, New York, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band play the first of what will be 117 shows on the "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" tour -- That's right, one-hundred-and-seventeen scheduled live performances on the road! Lotsa Gatorade to be guzzled down...
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"Don't you think it's kind of sad/That you're treating me so bad/Or don't you even care?...", xoxo!
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