The answer to today's Moxie's Flashback Pop Quiz is: Grand Funk.
Today is National Mom & Pop Business Owners Day and Smoke & Mirrors Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1973 Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show got their picture on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, fulfilling their prediction in their hit "The Cover of Rolling Stone".
1975 Led Zeppelin had all of their six albums in the Top 100 of Billboard's album chart.
1978 After fourteen years of marriage, Tina Turner's divorce from Ike became final.
1985 The Singing Nun, famous for the 1963 #1 hit "Dominique", committed suicide.
1986 Beatles records officially went on sale in Russia.
2006 Tom Jones was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
2016 Patty Duke died of sepsis from a ruptured intestine at the age of 69.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ADDS SONGS! More have been chosen for preservation by the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) made the list, as did Don McLean's 1971 "American Pie." Wilson Pickett's 1965 classic "In the Midnight Hour" and Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" also made the cut. Click here for the rest.
ELTON'S TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT! Elton's Rocket Pictures production company is set to produce an animated version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. However, Elton is not slated to write any of the songs. Time Rice and Lloyd Webber will take care of that. Get the details.
CLASSIC EAST & WEST UPDATE! There's finally confirmation of this summer's bi-coastal festivals. Six artists in all will play each two-night weekend festival. The first night will feature The Eagles, Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers. The second night will feature Fleetwood Mac, Journey and Earth, Wind & Fire. Get the details and dates.
BOB DYLAN'S NOBEL PRIZE! After seeming indifferent to winning the prestigious honor, Bob Dylan will soon head to Stockholm, Sweden, no doubt reluctantly, to meet with the Nobel Prize folks, who last October awarded him the Nobel Prize in Literature. Dylan will perform two concerts in lieu of a Nobel Lecture. Click here for more Dylan details.
DEAD CRAYOLA COLOR! Friday National Crayon Day, and for the first time in its 100-year history. Crayola will retire a color from its 24-count box of crayons. Crayola will reveal the doomed color on Friday but hasn't yet said what color they will replace it with. The doomed crayon will be buried at Times Square. Get the obit.
