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This Day in Rock History - Mar. 9th

An auspicious day to be in the recording studio. Here are what some artists were creating in the studio on this day:

1966: The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows"
1966: Bob Dylan - "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)," "Temporary Like Achilles"
1967: The Beatles - "Getting Better"
1978: The Eagles - "I Can't Tell You Why"

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