Back when album sales were booming, Major record labels timed releases for late November and early December knowing that lots of fans would snap them up for themselves and as easy to wrap holiday gifts for friends and family.
This pair of landmark albums got released right about this time in 1969 and 1973. Let It Bleed from the Rolling Stones on 11/28/1969 and Paul McCartney and Wings highly anticipated Band on the Run in on this day in 1973.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on December 5 include...
1938 J.J. Cale born.
1947 Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins & Messina veteran Jim Messina was born.
1960 Great White's Jack Russell born.
1965 The Beatles do their final concert in their hometown of Liverpool.
1968 Graham Nash splits wit the Hollies.
1978 Charlie Daniels Band records The Devil Went Down to Georgia.
1980 John Lennon does his last interview with Rolling Stone's Jonathan Cott.
1994 Pearl Jam releases Vitalogy.
2004 Elton John gets Kennedy Center honors.
2005 Pink Floyd’s Pulse released on DVD.
2005 Valarie Bertenelli files for divorce from Eddie Van Halen.
2009 Bruce Springsteen a guest of honor at State Department dinner the night before he gets Kennedy Center Award in Washington.
2009 Phil Lesh joins the Black Crowes on a Grateful Dead song encore at the Fillmore in San Francisco.
2010 Paul McCartney gets Kennedy Center honors.
2010Steven Tyler does last 4 songs on Abbey Road album during the wards segment honoring Paul McCartney.
2013 Rough draft of Born To Run lyrics auctioned for $197,000.
2015 Indianapolis Colts owner bids just over $2 million for Ringo Starr Ludwig drum kit played at more than 200 performances.
2017 John Mayer undergoes emergency appendectomy, Dead & Company postpone New Orleans and Florida concerts...
