It Happened 50 Years Ago: Barry McGuire “Eve Of Destruction”
Oklahoma City-born musician Barry McGuire hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once, with the song “Eve Of Destruction,” which offered a critique of contemporary politics and violence in the middle of the 1960s. Exactly 50 years ago, “Eve Of Destruction” climbed to number one for a one-week stay.
