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This Week In Music History Jan 3-16
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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 3: Today in 1987, Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! JAN 9: Happy birthday to Jimmy Page, born in 1944! As one of the founders of Led Zeppelin, Page has cemented his rock legend status. The musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Which other band was Page inducted with in 1992? JAN 10: Five years ago today in 2016, we lost David Bowie...
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This Week In Music History Dec 20 - Jan 2
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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! DEC 27: Today in 1986, The Bangles were at #1 with “Walk Like An Egyptian”. It was the band’s first trip to the top and it would be Billboard’s number one song of 1987! DEC 22: Happy birthday to Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, born today in 1948! The singer-songwriter and musician is known for his large collection of guitars. Nielsen and Cheap Trick are still going strong today! Photo credit: MusicGoldmine.com Be the envy of all your friends! Get MusicGoldmine.com Music...
This Week In Music History Dec 6 - 19
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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! DEC 12: Happy 80th birthday to Dionne Warwick, born today in 1940! She is one of the most-charted females of all-time with 80 singles (solo and collaborations) making the Billboard Hot 100, R&B, and/or Adult Contemporary charts! DEC 15: Today in 1977, the Sex Pistols were denied entry into the US. They were set to make an NBC tv appearance. But, due to Johnny Rotten’s drug conviction, Steve Jones criminal record, and Paul Cook & Sid Vicious moral turpitude the US didn’t...
History of The Beatles Book: Fab 4 Time Capsules From 1963 On
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The Beatles Book was a series of magazines about the Beatles that was published from 1963 through 2003, which some interruptions along the way. The magazines contained photos and stories of the group from its earliest days and helped drive the mania that surrounded the Beatles as their popularity grew. The publication was founded in 1963 by Sean O'Mahony (1932-2020), who had worked in the music business since the 1950s after first running a coffee bar. By the early 1960s he had become the advertising manager at Pop Weekly, which was a magazine published by Robert Stigwood (who later went on to sign the...