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This Day in Music History – September 26th

1961 - Bob Dylan started as opening act for the Greenbriar Boys. He stayed two weeks. 1968 - Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) was fined $150 for possession of marijuana. 1969 - The Beatles album "Abbey Road" was released in the U.K. 1970 - Tamla-Motown Records announced that the Jackson 5 had sold 10 million singles world wide in nine months. 1974 - "Walls and Bridges" was released by John Lennon. […]

todaySeptember 26, 2019

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This Day in Music History – September 25th

1953 - Liberace made his debut at Carnegie Hall for a sellout crowd. 1954 - Elvis Presley appeared live on "Grand Ole Opry" and performed "Blue Moon of Kentucky." 1964 - Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager, turned down an offer of 3 1/2 million pound offer to sell his management contract. 1965 - The half hour Saturday morning cartoon "The Beatles" premiered on ABC-TV. The show ran until September 7, […]

todaySeptember 25, 2019

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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Farewell Concert Rocks Cinema Screens Nationwide

On November 7, Fathom Events will bring the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd to cinemas around the country with the exclusive theatrical release of their farewell concert performance. The concert film, directed by multi award-winning director Shaun Silva and Tacklebox Films, will feature their 2018 hometown stadium performance from the "Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour" at TIAA Bank Field (Home of the Jacksonville Jaguars) in Jacksonville, Florida, […]

todaySeptember 24, 2019

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Motown Celebrates 60 Years

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the celebrated label, Motown/UMe today released MOTOWN UNRELEASED: 1969, a digital only collection that contains 60 previously unreleased studio recordings made during 1969 including songs by Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and Jr. Walker & the All Stars and many more. The collection captures the width and breadth […]

todaySeptember 23, 2019

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Bob Dylan (Featuring Johnny Cash) – Travelin’ Thru, 1967 – 1969

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan (featuring Johnny Cash) - Travelin' Thru, 1967 - 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 on Friday, November 1. The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacy's highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series revisits Dylan's pivotal musical journeys to Nashville, from 1967 to 1969, focusing on previously unavailable recordings made with Johnny Cash and unreleased tracks from the […]

todaySeptember 20, 2019

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This Day in Music History – September 19th

1955 - Eva Marie Saint, Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman starred in the "Producer’s Showcase" presentation of "Our Town" on NBC-TV. 1958 - Elvis Presley left a Brooklyn naval base to sail to Germany to be with his army unit. 1968 - Steppenwolf won its first gold record for "Born to be Wild." 1973 - Gram Parsons (Byrds) died of a drug overdose. 1974 - Max Weinberg made his debut […]

todaySeptember 19, 2019

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This Day in Music History – September 18th

1968 - The Who's single "Magic Bus" was released in the U.K. 1969 - Tiny Tim announced on "The Tonight Show" to Johnny Carson his engagement to Miss Vicki Budinger. Carson asked the two to be married on the show. They made TV history with the wedding on December 17, 1969. 1970 - James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix died in his London apartment at the age of 27. The death was […]

todaySeptember 18, 2019

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This Day in Music History – September 17th

1931 - RCA Victor Records began demonstrations of the long-playing (LP), 33-1/3 RPM phonograph record. 1939 - Frank Sinatra recorded "All or Nothing at All" with the Harry James Orchestra for Columbia Records. 1952 - Frank Sinatra completed his final session with Mitch Miller and Columbia Records. 1955 - Capitol Records released "Magic Melody, Part Two". The song consisted only of the last two notes of the musical phrase, "Shave […]

todaySeptember 17, 2019

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This Day in Music History – September 16th

1963 - The Beatles single "She Loves You" was released in the U.S. 1963 -The Beach Boys album "Surfer Girl" was released. 1964 - "Shindig!" premiered on ABC. The first show opened with Sam Cooke, The Everly Brothers, The Wellingtons, The Righteous Brothers, Bobby Sherman and Alan Sues. 1965 - The second season of "Shindig!" was opened with the Rolling Stones performing "Satisfaction." The Kinks, Byrds and Everly Brothers also […]

todaySeptember 16, 2019

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