October 29th was an eventful day in Rock & Roll History, including a couple notable birthdays.

1944: Denny Laine was born. Denny was a member of The Moody Blues and was a co-founder, along with Paul McCartney, of Wings. He was the vocalist on The Moody Blues first hit song, “Go Now.”

1946: Peter Green was born. Peter was the original guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, way back when they were a blues band.

1971: We lost guitarist Duane Allman at the tender age of 24. Another guitar god we lost way too early.

1973: “Quadrophenia,” The Who’s phenomenal double album, was certified gold. I was fortunate to see them perform this Desert Island Disc in its entirety about fifteen years ago.

1975: Joan Baez joined Bob Dylan as a member of his Rolling Thunder Revue.

1977: Meat Loaf released the Desert Island Disc “Bat Out Of Hell.” Is it strange that I still get hungry whenever I listen to Mr. Loaf?

1983: Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” became the longest running album on the Billboard charts at 491 weeks. For those of us who are mathematically challenged, that’s nearly nine-and-a-half years!