Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: December 20
His number came up! It was on this date that Elvis Presley was drafted into the Army.
She went from singing to prisoners to being one. After being arrested the previous October, Joan Baez is incarcerated for 45 days for her part in an anti-draft protest.
“The Beatles 1968 Christmas Record” is released to fan club members. It features Tiny Tim singing his rendition of “Nowhere Man”.
Just 37 years old, “Mack the Knife” singer Bobby Darin died on this date in 1973. With 21 hits under his belt since he started recording in 1959, Darin was also politically motivated and was with Robert Kennedy the day he was assassinated in June 1968.
After time as a member of the Measles, James Gang, and Barnstorm, Joe Walsh replaces Bernie Leadon in the Eagles.
