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In Music History
1946 Boz Burrell (bass player for Bad Company) is born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England.
1946 Rick Coonce (drummer for The Grass Roots) is born Erik Michael Coonce in Los Angeles, California.
1943 Producer Denny Cordell is born Dennis Cordell-Lavarack in Buenos Aires. His productions include "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and "American Girl."
1942 Fighting against phonograph records, which they fear will replace live music, the American Federation of Musicians goes on strike, forbidding their members from playing on recorded music. The strike lasts over two years, by which time it becomes clear that people will both listen to records and go to concerts.
1942 Jimmy Dorsey records "Charleston Alley."
1934 Leadbelly is released from prison after a four-year stint for attempted homicide.
1930 Composer Lionel Bart is born in Stepney, London, England.
1779 Francis Scott Key is born in Carroll County, Maryland.
MTV Launches In America
1981MTV goes on the air, bringing music videos to the masses - at least the ones with cable.
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Featured Events
2014 The movie Guardians of the Galaxy opens in America, reviving '70s favorites like "Hooked On A Feeling" and "Come And Get Your Love."More
1994 Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley announce that they are married, having wed at a secret ceremony in the Dominican Republic 11 weeks earlier.
1992 Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" video, depicting the teen suicide described in the song, makes its debut on MTV. It goes on to win Video of the Year at the VMAs.More
1990 After writing "Blaze of Glory" for the film, Jon Bon Jovi makes his acting debut in Young Guns II, playing an inmate who gets shot.
1971 George Harrison hosts the Concert For Bangladesh, the first major charity concert and the precursor to Live Aid. Guests include Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston and Ringo Starr.More
1971 The Sonny And Cher Comedy Hour, starring the popular duo, premieres on CBS.
1942 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead is born in San Francisco, California.
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