Today's Forgotten Oldie...

Today is John Lennon's birthday, John would have been 73 today.  In 1975 he recorded an entire album of oldie covers titled "Rock and Roll".  His version of "Stand By Me" reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 later that year. Stand By Me is truly a great song, and John's version completely moves the song from R & B to R & R.  Actually, Ben E. King's and John Lennon's versions deserve more airplay than they get...