The Doors released their 5th album on this day in 1970. Morrison Hotel's biggest song ended up being Roadhouse Blues, the B side of the single You Make Me Real. It featured a harmonica solo by John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful, listed as G Puglese on the album to protect his contact status with another label.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on February 9 include...
1942 Carole King is born.
1947 Joe Ely is born.
1961 Beatles play the Cavern Club under that name for the first time.
1964 73 million tune in to watch the Beatles perform live on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1981 Rock pioneer Bill Haley dies of a heart attack at 55.
1982 George Harrison awards UNICEF $9 million of the proceeds from the Concerts For Bangladesh.
1993 Mick Jagger releases Wandering Spirit.
1993 Paul McCartney releases Off The Ground.1997 Soundgarden does its last concert before breaking up.
1997 Brian Connolly of Sweet dies of kidney and liver failure at 51.
2004 Tower Records file for bankruptcy.
2009 Ringo Starr awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame.
2009 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss score 5 Grammy awards for their Raising Sand album.
2010 John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez perform at the White House in a tribute to Civil Rights songs.
2014 14 million tune in for to CBS Beatles 50th anniversary of Beatles Ed Sullivan appearance special.
2015 Bob Dylan honored as MusiCares Person of the Year.
2022 King Crimson and Foreigner co-founder Ian McDonald dies at 75.
