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Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history!
APR 30: Today in 1983, "Beat It" from Michael Jackson's Thriller album was at #1! The song features a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen, which Eddie reportedly contributed to the track for free.
MAY 5: Happy birthday to Steve Stevens, born today in 1959! The rocking guitarist is known best for being a part of Billy Idol's band and a co-writer on many of his songs. Photo courtesy of Weatherman90 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en]
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