On This Day: Simon & Garfunkel Record Bridge Over Troubled Water
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel recorded the lead song of their best and final album on this day, November 9, 1969, the title track of Bridge over Troubled Water.
November 9
happy birthday
Nick Lachey (98 Degrees), French Montana ("Pop That"), Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Susan Tedeschi ("Color of the Blues"), Sisqó (Dru Hill).
The Metro: Venue Spotlight
In the heart of the Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood sits the unassuming Metro, originally called Stages, and then Cabaret Metro.Despite having intense competition from the nearby Cubby Bear that was older and even closer to the cathedral that is Wrigley Field, The Metro helped launch the careers of many once-underground bands of the '80s and '90s.