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This Week In Music History Aug 23-29

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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!

This Week In Music History Aug 23-29

AUG 24: Today in 1963, Stevie Wonder became the first artist to go to the top of the charts on the US album and singles charts in the same week!🎶🎤🎶 The LP was Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genuis and the single at #1 was “Fingertips Part 2”.

This Week In Music History Aug 23-29

AUG 27: Happy birthday to Alex Lifeson of Rush, born today in 1953!🎂🎸 In 1968, Lifeson co-founded the band that would go on to international rock fame - Rush. The band along with Lifeson were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Photo credit: Adrian Buss [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/].

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