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This Week In Music History Jan 16-29

Posted by Lilly Duncan on

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JAN 19: Sad news today, David Crosby has passed away at age 81 after a long illness. The singer-songwriter and guitarist was a founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash - he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with each. RIP Photo courtesy: David Gans [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.e JAN 26: Happy birthday to Anita Baker, born today in 1958! She released her debut album in 1983, but it was her album, Rapture, in 1986 that would catapult...

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Who Was Awarded The First Gold Record?

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Who captured the first music industry gold record? Well, it depends on which type of gold record you're talking about. The earliest gold records were given out by recording companies who wanted to recognize and celebrate the achievements of artists whose music they had released. It's commonly thought that the first of these was awarded by RCA Victor's imprint Bluebird Records to Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in February 1942 to celebrate the sale of over 1 million copies of their single "Chattanooga Choo Choo":  That said, there were probably many other such awards created around this period and certainly many more when Elvis...

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This Week In Music History Jan 2-15

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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! JAN 2: Today in 1989, Poison was at #1 with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". It is their only #1 single in the U.S. Who saw Poison on the stadium tour this past summer?! JAN 11: Jeff Beck has passed away at age 78 after a short illness. In 1965, he joined The Yardbirds to replace Eric Clapton. By 1967, he was out of the band and formed his own group The Jeff Beck Group, which would include Rod Steward and Ronnie...

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American Idol Artist RIAA Awards Chronicle The TV Show's Impact

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Talent-spotting television show American Idol, produced by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment, has been beamed into the homes of U.S. television viewers for 20 years now. It has been so successful that it has also spawned versions in no less than 70 countries. It has also made -- or broken -- careers for many young (and a few older) artists.  Success on the show launched a major career for first season winner Kelly Clarkson, who is a two-time Grammy award winner with hits including “A Moment Like This”, "Because Of You", “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” and more. Today she also hosts her own talk show....

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This Week In Music History Dec 19-Jan 1

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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! DEC 26: Happy birthday to Lars Ulrich of Metallica, born today in 1963! In 1981, he met James Hetfield and the two formed Metallica. They are the two sole remaining original members. Ulrich along with his bandmates was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. Photo courtesy: Raph_PH [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en]   DEC 31: Happy 80th birthday to Andy Summers of The Police, born today in 1942!He began his career in the mid-60s as a guitarist in London for Zoot...

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