Time to take a look back into this day in rock history: December 21
A one-time member of the Beach Boys and the Wrecking Crew, Glen Campbell has a solo hit with Wichita Lineman. The LP stays on the charts an amazing 46 weeks.
Diana Ross performs one last time with the Supremes on the Ed Sullivan Show. The song, “Someday We’ll Be Together”, does not ever occur after she leaves for a solo career.
Elvis Presley requests a meeting with the President Richard Nixon to offer his aid in the fight against drugs. The meeting was kept secret for more than a year.
Battle of the titans! Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA passed Michael Jackson’s Thriller to become the second longest-lasting LP on the Billboard US Top Ten for a 79-week run. Julie Andrews Sound of Music actually lasted longer at 109 weeks.
Paul Simon performs “The Sound of Silence” at the funeral of a Connecticut teacher who died in a school shooting the week before. Twenty-six people died in that shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. It’s the same song Simon performed at the 9/11 commemoration.
