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This Week In Music History Jun 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!

Bonnie Tyler

JUNE 8: Happy birthday to Bonnie Tyler, born today in 1951! She began her path to stardom after coming in second in a talent show in 1969. Tyler would go on to have one of the biggest hits of the 80s, "Total Eclipe Of The Heart," which has sold over 6 million copies worldwide! Photo by: Albin Olsson [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en]

Rick Astley

JUNE 14: Today in 1988, Rick Astley was at #1 with "Together Forever." It was his second trip to the top in the U.S. Photo by: Andrew Hurley [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en]

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