Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for August 2nd

Did The Doors sell-out? -- Who's laughing like a psycho? -- Impressive resume for "who-is-this-guy-again?"

8/2/1968 (49 years ago today) - After the searing psychedelia of their first two albums, this new single was deemed "too commercial" by many loyal fans: The Doors start two weeks at No. 1 with "Hello, I Love You" -- It's their second chart-topping 45, and the band will go on to have eight Top 40 hits between 1967-'71, not too shabby for one of rock's most far-out and unpredictable outfits...

8/2/1976 (41 years ago today) - From the "For Those Who Also Served" Dept.: Pink Floyd road manager Peter "Puddy" Watts was found dead from a heroin overdose. Oh, you know him alright, in fact you've actually listened to him: that's Watts' crazed laughter on "The Dark Side Of The Moon" LP...

8/2/1950 - Happy Birthday to singer-songwriter-guitarist Andy Fairweather-Low, 67 years old today. You're saying "Who? Never heard of him!" -- Well, Andy built up quite a cult following in the mid-'70's thanks to a nice run of solo LP's with really cool titles and the music on 'em still sounds smart and catchy today: "Spider Jiving" (1974), "La Booga Rooga" (1975) and "Be Bop 'N Holla" (1976) are all absolutely worth checking out, solid stuff! Andy's also earned a well deserved reputation as one of rock's most reliable go-to guys, having made records and/or toured with {deep breath now} Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, George Harrison, Elton John, Pete Townshend, Jackson Browne, Bill Wyman, Sheryl Crow, David Crosby, Edie Brickell, Tom Jones, Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr and even Jimi Hendrix! So this Andy-what's-his-name is rather quite alright, then...

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