Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Played: 2026-08-20 (moment in history)
Written by Skip Spence, 'Omaha' was one of five singles Columbia released on the exact same day, 6 June 1967, from the band's debut album [unverified — Wikipedia only]. Of those five simultaneous singles, only 'Omaha' (reached #88 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart) and 'Hey Grandma' truly charted [unverified — Wikipedia only]. Rolling Stone ranked 'Omaha' #95 on its 2008 list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs, calling it a 'three-way guitar battle' between Jerry Miller, Peter Lewis and Skip Spence [unverified — Wikipedia only]. Its afterlife: covered in 1985 by the Golden Palominos with Michael Stipe on lead vocals, and performed onstage by Bruce Springsteen [unverified — Wikipedia only].
Moment in History: Jerry Miller, one of the guitarists on 'Omaha' (Rolling Stone's #95 Greatest Guitar Song), died in Tacoma in 2024 at age 81; he's the same Jerry Miller who played on an early version of 'I Fought the Law.'
Sources: Wikipedia