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This Day in Music History – October 22nd

1933 - Bing Crosby recorded "Temptation" with Lennie Hayton's orchestra. He recorded it again in 1945 with John Scott Trotter's Orchestra. 1961 - Chubby Checker appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "The Twist." 1964 - The Who failed an audition with EMI. They were known as High Numbers at the time. 1965 - "Get Off My Cloud" was released in the U.K. by the Rolling Stones in the […]

todayOctober 22, 2019

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This Day in Music History – October 21st

1958 - Buddy Holly recorded his last studio session. Holly and the Crickets recorded "True Love Ways," "Moondreams," "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," and "Raining in my Heart." 1962 - Cliff Richard appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show." 1964 - The movie musical "My Fair Lady" made its world premier in New York. 1965 - The Kingsmen and the Dave Clark Five appear on "Shindig!" 1966 - The Who appeared on […]

todayOctober 21, 2019

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Photos, Handwritten Lyrics, and More from the Jimi Hendrix Collection

Strax Technologies Inc., the innovative company behind a new wave of digital art and augmented reality art collections, has announced the global launch of the Jimi Hendrix Collection™. The news comes as a result of a global merchandise license agreement with Authentic Hendrix, LLC, a division of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., headed by CEO/President Janie Hendrix. The pact calls for the creation and development of a series of compelling limited editions […]

todayOctober 18, 2019

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This Day in Music History – October 17th

1957 - "Jailhouse Rock", the Elvis Presley film, premiered in Memphis. 1960 - Billboard reported that Dion and the Belmonts were breaking up. 1962 - The Beatles first appeared on Great Britain's Grenada TV Network. 1967 - The musical "Hair" premiered at New York's Public Theatre. The show ran for 1,758 performances. 1968 - Jose Feliciano released his controversial, bluesy rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner." -- Photo Credit: American […]

todayOctober 17, 2019

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The Beatles Announce New Limited Edition Remasters

From 1962 to 1970, The Beatles released 22 UK singles; of those 44 A and B-side tracks, 29 were not included on the group's British albums at that time. These singles, plus an exclusive new double A-side single for the mid-1990s-issued tracks "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love," are newly cut for vinyl from their original mono and stereo master tapes by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios for […]

todayOctober 17, 2019

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This Day in Music History – October 16th

1951 - Little Richard held his first recording session in Atlanta, GA. 1954 - Elvis Presley made his first radio appearance on the "Louisiana Hayride." 1965 - The Beatles were decorated with the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. 1966 - Joan Baez and 123 other anti-draft demonstrators were arrested for blocking the entrance to the Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, CA. 1968 - The Jimi Hendrix […]

todayOctober 16, 2019

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Brand New Bing Crosby Orchestral Album Announced

On the anniversary of the untimely death of the world's first 'multimedia' star Bing Crosby, October 14th sees his longtime record label, Decca, together with his widow Kathryn and their children, Harry, Mary, and Nathaniel Crosby, announce the November 22 CD and digital release of the brand new album, Bing at Christmas, via Decca/UMe. Bing's is the voice that is completely synonymous with Christmas. Now, Bing's utterly distinctive original vocals […]

todayOctober 15, 2019

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This Day in Music History – October 14th

1936 - Harriet Hilliard, vocalist and wife of bandleader Ozzie Nelson, sang, "Get Thee Behind Me Satan." 1960 - Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army. 1967 - The first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 1970 - A display of John Lennon's erotic "Bag One" lithographs opened in London. 2 days later Scotland Yard seized prints as evidence of pornography. 1970 - […]

todayOctober 14, 2019

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This Day in Music History – October 11th

1940 - Glenn Miller recorded "Make Believe Ballroom Time" in New York City. 1948 - "Where's Charley?" debuted on Broadway. 1969 - Muddy Waters was seriously injured and three people were killed in a car accident near Chicago, IL. 1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time with George Carlin as the guest host. Janis Ian performed "At Seventeen" and "In the Winter." Billy Preston played "Nothing […]

todayOctober 11, 2019

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