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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! OCT 19: Today in 1986, Cyndi Lauper was at #1 with “True Colors”. Through the popularity of the song, Lauper founded the True Colora Fund to help LGBT youth homelessness. OCT 20: Sadly, today Tony Lewis of The Outfield passed away in his home at the age of 62. The singer, songwriter, and musician had been working on solo projects the past decade and was still touring as Tony Lewis of The Outfield. RIP Photo credit: MusicGoldmine.com Be the envy of all...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 11: Happy birthday to Daryl Hall, born today in 1946! The singer songwriter and musician is best known as one half of the duo Hall & Oates. He has also performed solo and currently hosts the popular music series “Daryl’s House”. Photo credit: Matthew Becker [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en] OCT 17: Today in 1965, The Beatles were at #1 with “Yesterday “. There have been over 2,000 cover versions and is one of the most coveted songs in history! Be the envy of all...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 5: Happy birthday to Steve Miller, born today in 1943! The singer songwriter is best known for fronting his own band, the Steve Miller Band. He had major hits in the 70s and 80s, including “The Joker”, “Fly Like An Eagle”, “Jet Airliner”, and “Abracadabra “. OCT 6: Sadly, Eddie Van Halen has passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. RIP. Photo credit: Carl Lender [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] Be the envy of all your friends! Get MusicGoldmine.com Music History in your Facebook...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! SEPT 30: Sadly, the music world lost Helen Reddy and Mac Davis yesterday. Both singers were 78. Each contributed to music in the early 70’s, Reddy with her empowerment anthem “I Am Woman” and Davis with his songwriting crossover hits like “In The Ghetto”, written for Elvis. RIP😢 OCT 1: Today in 1984, Prince was at #1 with “Let’s Go Crazy”. 💜 It became his second time at the top of the charts! Be the envy of all your friends! Get MusicGoldmine.com Music History...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! SEPT 22: Happy birthday to Joan Jett, born today in 1958!🎂🎸🎤 The rocker was rejected by 23 labels for her self-debut, so she formed her own label with Kenny Laguna. Photo credit: Jessie Pearl [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] SEPT 25: Sadly today in 1980, John Bonham of Led Zeppelin died. The legendary drummer has been an influence on the generation of drummers that followed him. RIP😢 Photo credit: Dina Regine [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en] Be the envy of all your friends! Get MusicGoldmine.com Music History in your Facebook feed...