October 2, 1971 –
Rod Stewart’s single Maggie May/ Reason to Believe hits No. 1 on the Billboard singles charts on this date –
his album Every Picture Tells A Story goes No. 1 on the Album charts on this date as well –
Maggie May was the first big hit of the rock era to feature a mandolin, which was mostly heard in folk music. Stewart first used the instrument on Mandolin Wind, which was one of the first songs he recorded for the album. He liked the results, so he used it on Maggie as well.
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