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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! MAY 19: Happy 75th birthday to Pete Townshend of The Who, born today in 1945!🎂🎸🎤 Townshend has also had a successful solo career in addition to his 50+ years with The Who. The multi-instrumentalist has written over 100 songs for The Who and another 100 for his solo work, radio jingles, and television theme songs. Photo credit: Phyllis Keating [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en] MAY 21: Today in 1980, Blondie was at #1 with “Call Me”. It was the band’s second time at the top of the...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 10: Today in 1981, Kim Carnes was at #1 with “Bette Davis Eyes”. The song was first recorded in 1974 by Jackie Shannon but wasn’t a hit until Carnes version hit the airwaves! MAY 14: Happy birthday to David Byrne, born today in 1952!🎂🎤🎸 The singer-songwriter, musician, producer, actor, artist, and writer is best known as the frontman of the Talking Heads. His most recent solo tour was in 2018. Rumor has it that the Talking Heads may be getting back together...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 4: Today in 2012, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys passed away from cancer.😢 He was a founding member of the group and went by the stage name MCA. Yauch was just 47 when he passed away. RIP Photo credit: masao nakagami [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en] MAY 8: Happy 80th birthday to Toni Tennille, born today in 1940! 🎂🎤🎹 The singer-songwriter and musician is best known as part of the duo Captain & Tennille. Fun fact: Tennille sang backing vocals on Pink Floyd’s The Wall!   Be the...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 28: Today in 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Photo credit: Mr Bullitt [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en] APR 30: Today in 1986, Robert Palmer was at #1 with “Addicted To Love”. It was one of the last 45s to receive a million-selling certification by the RIAA. The song wasn’t hurt by a video that was eye catching and played in heavy rotation on MTV. MAY 2: Happy 70th birthday to Lou Gramm, born today in 1950!🎂🎤 He...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 19: Today in 1967, Frank and Nancy Sinatra became the first and only father-daughter duo to hit #1 in the U.S. Their single “Somethin’ Stupid” would stay at the top for 4 weeks and was nominated for Record of the Year. APR 21: Today in 2016, Prince passed away. 😢💜 He is regarded as one of the most talented and versatile musicians of all-time. Man, what couldn’t he do! He is missed but his music lives on. Photo credit: Penner [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en] Be...