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1966 Donovan hits #1 with "Sunshine Superman"; Tim Buckley releases his first album.
1968 Crosby Stills & Nash hit #21 with "suite Judy Blue Eyes".
1969 The Beatles reach #1 with "Come Together".
1986 Bruce-mania remains in full swing as Bruce Springsteen's hotly anticipated five-album box set, Live/1975-85, becomes a retail sensation at Christmastime. The decade-spanning collection of concert recordings enters the chart at #1.
2001 George Harrison dies at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer.
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1968-The Supremes hit #1 wihth Love Child.
1996-Tiny Tim collapses on stage and later dies in a Minnesota hospital.
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Koala
2001 George Harrison dies at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer.
"The quiet one." His songwriting and musicianship showed in his work with The Beatles and as a solo artist. So sad he's gone.
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Anyone see the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary show last night? Paul Simon, David Crosby and Graham Nash did a beautiful rendition of George's "Here Comes The Sun". Breathtaking.
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Oh I would have loved to have seen that. George Harrison was an amazing talent who was content to be in the shadows of John and Paul. He is missed!!!
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Brooke
Anyone see the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary show last night? Paul Simon, David Crosby and Graham Nash did a beautiful rendition of George's "Here Comes The Sun". Breathtaking.
Do you mean this?
it is really great!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T17b5x5cVcc[/ame]
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1960 "Please Come Home for Christmas" is Charles Brown's last hit (#21 R&B, #76 pop). The Eagles' cover version becomes a Christmastime hit again in 1978, reaching #18.
1961 "Please Mr. Postman," by the Marvelettes, becomes Motown's first Number one pop hit and second million-seller.
1971 Give It Up, Bonnie Raitt's sophomore album, expands her range with three self-penned songs and outside contributions from contemporary writers like Jackson Browne and Eric Justin Kaz.
1972 Having moved to the West Coast, a dispirited Billy Joel begins a six-month stint as a lounge pianist under the name Bill Martin. He encapsulates the experience in a song that will serve as his creative and commercial breakthrough, "Piano Man."
1974 Linda Ronstadt reaches Number One with the single "You're No Good" and the album Heart like a Wheel.
1985 Broken Wings (Mr. Mister) was a hit.
1992 Nirvana's Nevermind hits Number One on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. It grosses $50 million in sales.
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Brooke
Anyone see the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary show last night? Paul Simon, David Crosby and Graham Nash did a beautiful rendition of George's "Here Comes The Sun". Breathtaking.
It was on again last night! Loved it! Thanks for finding it on youtube Koala.
Love love love Heart Like A Wheel. There's not a bad song on it IMO.
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1958-Ricky Nelson becomes the first rock n roller to appear on the cover of Life magazine.
1963-The Beatles first American single, I Want To Hold Your Hand, is released.
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1961 The Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein for the first time, at his Liverpool record store.
1971 A fire at a Frank Zappa concert at the Casino in Montreaux, Switzerland is later immortalized in Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water".
1976 Bob Marley and his entourage are attacked by gunman. A wounded but undeterred Marley electrifies a crowd two nights later at a free "Smile Jamaica" concert.