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Tom Zutaut arrived as a record label A&R (Artists & Repertoire) man in an unlikely way. Given an entry-level job at Elektra Records at the beginning of the 80s, he felt that the label's current artist roster was weak and that they needed to sign new artists. He first suggested Joan Jett. No, they said. Jett would soon hit it big in her post-Runaways  life with a smash cover of The Arrows "I Love Rock 'n' Roll." After that he pegged The Human League as future hitmakers in the U.S. after seeing their fledgling but promising start in the U.K. No, they said, and the U.K. outfit went on to...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! DEC 13: Today in 1967, The Monkees were at #1 with "Daydream Believer". It stayed up top for four weeks and was their last #1 in the U.S. RIP Davy, Michael, and Peter. DEC 18: Happy birthday to Elliot Easton of The Cars, born today in 1953! The lead guitarist is also one of the iconic band's founding members. After the band broke up in 1988, Easton went on to work with various artists and released his own solo work. In 2018,...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! NOV 21: Today in 1987, Tiffany was knocked out of the #1 spot by Billy Idol - why is this noteworthy? Well, Tiffany had been at #1 with the Tommy James hit "I Think We're Alone Now" and Billy took over the top spot with a Tommy James hit "Mony Mony". A great piece of trivia! NOV 30: Sad day today, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac has passed away at age 79. She wrote some of the bands biggest hits and had...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! NOV 15: Today in 1981, Olivia Newton-John was at the top of the charts with "Physical". The song would stay at #1 for 10 weeks - making it ONJ's biggest U.S. hit! How about that video?!!! NOV 18: Happy 60th birthday to Kirk Hammett of Metallica, born today in 1962!The guitarist has been with Metallica since 1983 and can often be found at the top of multiple best guitarist lists. Hammett is an avid horror film buff and collects horror memorabilia! Photo...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 26: Happy birthday to Natalie Merchant, born today in 1963! Best known as the original lead singer of the indie-pop band 10,000 Maniacs, Merchant left in 1993 to pursue a solo career. Photo courtesy: Justin Higuchi [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] NOV 3: Happy Birthday to Adam Ant, born today in 1954! Stuart Leslie Goddard's first band was Bazooka Joe and the idea of becoming Adam Ant came to him after seeing the Sex Pistols. In 1977, he formed Adam and the Ants with drummer Paul...