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    • Feb 5, 1944
    Keyboard player Al Kooper is born in Brooklyn, New York. Known for his work with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, he plays on country tribute albums to The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd, for whom he produces "Sweet Home Alabama"
    Jun 16, 1965
    Bob Dylan records "Like A Rolling Stone" in New York with Al Kooper playing organ. The song--and Kooper's part--will be referenced 30 years later in the Tracy Lawrence country hit "Time Marches On"
    Jun 17, 1967
    Country-rock innovators The Byrds appear at the historic Monterey Pop Festival in California. The bill for the second day also includes Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Al Kooper and Booker T. & The MG's, among others
    Aug 18, 1969
    Oldies group Sha Na Na, including Henry Gross, serves up Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" during the final moments of Woodstock. The morning's performers also include Blood Sweat & Tears, Crosby Stills Nash & Young and Jimi Hendrix
    Jan 12, 1980
    Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam VI at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, with Ted Nugent, Ray Price, Crystal Gayle, Al Kooper, Mickey Gilley, Willie Nelson, The Allman Brothers Band, Rufus Thomas, Elvin Bishop and Bobby Jones & New Life
    Nov 9, 2006
    Rosanne Cash and Ramblin' Jack Elliott join 20 other artists for a tribute to Bob Dylan at New York's Avery Fisher Hall, a fundraiser for the Music For Youth Foundation. Also appearing: Allen Toussaint, Joan Osborne, Ryan Adams and Al Kooper
    May 11, 2007
    Otis Redding, composer of the Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson hit "(Sittin') On The Dock Of The Bay," is inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk, along with keyboard player Al Kooper
    Oct 28, 2008
    Billy Sherrill becomes the first producer to join the Musicians Hall of Fame during an event at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Also joining: the Memphis Horns, Duane Eddy, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Al Kooper, Booker T. & The MG's and The Crickets
    May 3, 2023
    Willie Nelson is announced as a 2023 inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, The Spinners and songwriter Bernie Taupin
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