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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com MAR 24: Today in 1972, America was at #1 with "A Horse With No Name". 🐴It was their first and most successful song. The tune has been certified gold by the RIAA. Originally, the song was called "Desert Song". The writer Dewey Bunnell said that part of the inspiration for the song was memories from his childhood trips to Arizona and New Mexico when his family was stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base. During the recording of the demos, they tried to capture the feel of the hot desert depicted in a Salvador...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com MAR 17: On this day in 1956, Elvis bought Graceland. He bought it for $102,500. At the time of purchase it was 10,000 square feet and was expanded to 17,552 square feet before Elvis moved in. Originally the building was a place of worship and used by the Graceland Christian Church. ⛪️  MAR 18: On this day in 1986, Heart went to #1 with “These Dreams”. It was their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.🎶 The song was written by Bernie Taupin and Martin Page. It had been offered to Stevie Nicks who passed...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com FEB 10: Happy Birthday to Roberta Flack born today in 1937!🎂🎶 She is the only solo artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year two consecutive years - 1973 & 1974. FEB 11: Happy Birthday to Sheryl Crow, born today in 1962!🎂🎶🎸 She has sold over 50 million records and has won 9 Grammys. Crow began her career as a music teacher playing her own music on the weekends. She wrote a few jingles before becoming a backup singer, most notably on Michael Jackson’s Bad Tour. FEB 12: Born today in 1939, Ray Manzarek...

The week in music history brought to you by  FEB 3: Sadly, 60 years ago today Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, as well as the pilot, died in a plane crash on the way to Fargo, ND. Holly rented the plane because the bus they had been using was having heating issues and had already broken down twice in freezing conditions. Shortly after the plane took off it crashed into a corn field near Mason City, Iowa. 😢 FEB 4: Happy Birthday to Alice Cooper, born today in 1948! Cooper was born Vincent Furnier and later changed his name...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com JAN 27: On this day in 1956, "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis was released by RCA Records. The song would sell 300,000 copies in its first week and would go on to sell over a million copies. It was Elvis' first Gold RIAA Award! JAN 28: Today in 2009, Billy Powell, longtime keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away from a heart attack at age 56. Powell became a roadie for the band in 1970. During a break at a 1972 show, Powell sat down at the piano and performed a piano version of...