February 16th, 1972 John Lennon in the midst of his week hosting The Mike Dougls Show on TV has Chuck Berry on as a guest. Being a talk show, they do have a conversation, but they also perform Chuck’s songs “Johnny B Goode” and “Memphis.”
Today in 1974 Elton John releases his single “Bennie And The Jets.” The songs is about a fictional band that Elton’s lyricist Bernie Taupin described as a “proto-sci-fi punk band.” The song is from the “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” album. Despite the applause and the live feel of the track, it was recorded in the studio.
