This Day in Music History – June 17th

1957 – “At the Hop” was released by Danny & the Juniors.

1964 – The Supremes’ “Where Did Our Love Go” was released. It became their first song to get to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart.

1965 – The Kinks arrived in New York City to start their first U.S. tour.

1969 – Charles Mingus came out of a two-year, self-imposed retirement to make a concert appearance at the Village Vanguard in New York City.

1977 – Steve Winwood released his first solo album, “Steve Winwood.”

1980 – Led Zeppelin began their last tour.

1995 – Rod Stewart set an attendance record for Wembley Stadium with a concert crowd of 90,000.

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