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This Week In Music History Mar 14-27

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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!

Keep on loving you reo speedwagon

MAR 18: Today in 1981, REO Speedwagon were at #1 with “Keep On Loving You”. The song has been a mainstay in 80s channels for four decades!

Elton John

MAR 25: Happy birthday to Elton John, born today in 1947!🎂🎤🎹 John has been collaborating with Bernie Taupin for over 50 years and has sold over 300 million records worldwide! Elton continues to perform and record today. Photo credit: George Baird [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en]

Otis Redding

MAR 27: Today in 1968, Otis Redding had the first posthumous #1 single, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”. Redding considered the song unfinished and planned to record a final version, but he never had the chance as he died in a plane crash Dec. 10, 1967.

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