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In Music History
1976 Elton John becomes the first rock star since The Beatles to be immortalized at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London.
1975 David Bowie releases his ninth album, the soul-inflected Young Americans.
1973 Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel's "Dueling Banjos" is certified Gold.
1973 Columbia A&R giant John Hammond suffers a non-fatal heart attack at an early show by one of his proteges, Bruce Springsteen.
1973 Columbia Records throw a party at Max's Kansas City in New York City to celebrate the newest addition to the label's roster, Bruce Springsteen.
1971 Saxophonist/flautist Harold McNair (of Ginger Baker's Airforce) dies of lung cancer at age 39.
1970 Simon & Garfunkel's album Bridge Over Troubled Water hits #1. It stays there a total of 10 weeks, longer than any other LP in 1970.
1970 Neil Young and Crazy Horse record "Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown" at the Fillmore East in New York City. Featuring Horse guitarist Danny Whitten on vocals, the song is later included on Tonight's the Night, the album inspired by his death.
1968 Elvis Presley records "Wonderful World," "Edge Of Reality," and "A Little Less Conversation."
1967 Randy Guss (drummer for Toad the Wet Sprocket) is born.
1967 Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin officially divorce after six years of marriage.
1966 Mike Millward (of The Fourmost) dies of leukemia at age 23.
1966 Bob Dylan records "Absolutely Sweet Marie."
1962 Taylor Dayne is born Leslie Wunderman. She took her stage name when she released her hit single "Tell It To My Heart."
1962 The Beatles record their first radio show, performing three cover songs for the BBC show Teenager's Turn - Here We Go in front of a live audience at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, England. It's their first appearance wearing suits.
Parody Protected In 2 Live Crew Case
1994The Supreme Court rules that parody constitutes fair use in deciding that 2 Live Crew's version of Roy Orbison's "(Oh) Pretty Woman" (where the woman is now big and hairy) is legal.
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2014 After completing treatment for an eating disorder, Ke$ha drops the $ from her stage name and changes her Twitter handle from @Ke$haSuxx to @KeshaRose ("Rose" is her middle name).More
2001 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reveal their list of the top 365 "Songs Of The Century" (some of which are not songs, but albums). "Over The Rainbow" is #1, followed by "White Christmas" and "This Land Is Your Land."More
1987 Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys becomes the first rap album to top the US chart. It stays at #1 for seven weeks.
1985 The song "We are the World" is released as a single, soon achieving massive chart success all around the world. The song, written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, is recorded for charity to help battle famine in Africa. The supergroup USA for Africa brought together for the recording features a stunning list of big names in music - everyone from Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan to Ray Charles, Cyndi Lauper and Dionne Warwick.
1983 Bananarama release their debut album, Deep Sea Skiving, featuring a hit cover of Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" and the Top 10 UK entry "Shy Boy."
1983 The English new wave duo Tears For Fears release their debut album, The Hurting, featuring the melancholic "Mad World." The album is inspired by the work of American psychologist Arthur Janov, founder of primal therapy.More
1980 The Loretta Lynn biopic Coal Miner's Daughter, directed by Michael Apted, debuts in theaters. Sissy Spacek, who does her own singing, wins an Oscar for her portrayal of the country singer. Beverly D'Angelo costars as Lynn's mentor Patsy Cline.More
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