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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! MAR 20: Today in 1986, Heart was at #1 with "These Dreams". The song had been offered to Stevie Nicks who passed. It would become Heart's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100! Bonus fact: It was co-written by Bernie Taupin. MAR 25: Sadly, it was just announced that Taylor Hawkins, drummer of the Foo Fighters, has passed away at age 50. RIP Photo courtesy of Raph_PH [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free MusicGoldmine newsletter which comes...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 5: Happy birthday to Eddy Grant, born today in 1948! Best known for his huge solo hits "Electric Avenue" and "Romancing the Stone", Grant also was a founding member of The Equals. Photo courtesy of Stuart Sevastos [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] FEB 28: Happy birthday to Cindy Wilson of the B-52's, born today in 1957!Wilson is one of the founding members of the New Wave group and remains with the band today. Photo courtesy of Alterna2 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! FEB 18: Happy birthday to Juice Newton, born today in 1952!The pop and country singer has been nominated five times for a Grammy - winning one in 1983 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She is one of the rare artists to have many of her hits crossover between the pop and country charts. FEB 21: Today in 1978, the Bee Gees were at #1 with "Stayin' Alive". It was their second of what would become six consecutive number ones - tying...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! FEB 5: Today in 1983, Def Leppard began a 92 week run on the Billboard 200 chart! Despite the album selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. and spawning 5 hits, it only got to #2. Who owned this iconic 80s rock album? FEB 12: Happy 70th birthday to Michael McDonald, born today in 1952! The singer-songwriter, musician, and producer is best known for his tenure with The Doobie Brothers (1975-82, 87, and 2019-present) and his successful solo run. He also...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 19: Happy birthday to Dolly Parton, born today in 1946!The multi-talented artist has composed over 3,000 songs and has had 44 country albums in the Top 10, which is a record for any artist. Parton is also an amazing philanthropist who has supported literacy programs and raised money for medical research. JAN 21: Sadly, Meat Loaf (Michael Aday) passed away last night. The singer and actor was best known for his powerful voice and theatrical performances. HIs Bat Out of Hell...