this day in music
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On This Day in 1967: The Start of The Big Thing That Turned Into Chicago
50 years ago today, the story of the band Chicago began. Yes, for those of you who might’ve been wondering, that story does begin in Chicago. It does not, however, start with Chicago. It starts with… The Big Thing. Here’s...
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On This Day in 1977: The B-52’s make their live debut
40 years ago today, a band based in Athens, Georgia finally took the big step they’d been working toward since the previous October and played their first live show…and, no, we’re not talking about R.E.M. The B-52’s legend goes like...
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On This Day in 1964: Davy Jones Makes His U.S. TV Debut on The Ed Sullivan Show
53 years ago today, the cast of Oliver! performed on The Ed Sullivan Show, giving a young up-and-comer named Davy Jones his first opportunity to shine on American TV. Oh, right, and the Beatles played, too. “I watched the Beatles...
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Label Retrospective: Sinatra forms Reprise Records on this day in 1960
57 years ago today, the man often referred to as “The Chairman of the Board” actually became a chairman of the board when he founded his own label: Reprise Records. By 1960, Frank Sinatra had done his time working for...
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On this day in 1956: The Coasters sign with Atlantic Records
61 years ago today, The Coasters took their first big step toward the big time by signing a deal with Atlantic Records. To tell the origin story of The Coasters, one must first be aware of the band that begat...
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On this day in 2002 - Kirk Hammett wins Guitar World’s first Hall of Fame Award
When you’re the guitarist for one of the biggest bands in the world, you’d think you’d quickly get used to having people tell you that you rock. Not Kirk Hammett of Metallica. He was completely blindsided when he learned on...
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This Day in 1986: Ray Charles is Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
31 years ago today, the man who gave us “Hit the Road, Jack” and “What’d I Say” was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Trying to nail Ray Charles down to a single musical genre is a...
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This Day in 1988: The Drifters are Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
29 years ago today, The Drifters were officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. When it comes to the Hall of Fame inducting a group, there are certain rules that must be followed in terms of which...
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This Day in 1993: Fleetwood Mac play Bill Clinton’s Inaugural Ball
24 years ago today, the members of Fleetwood Mac’s classic ‘70s / ‘80s lineup put aside the differences that had led them to split in the wake of 1987’s TANGO IN THE NIGHT and reunited to perform at President William...
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