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This Day in Music History – October 24th

1939 - "Let's Dance" was recorded by Benny Goodman and his orchestra. 1962 - James Brown recorded "Live at the Apollo, Volume I." 1963 - The Beatles left Great Britain for their first tour outside of their homeland. 1970 - U.S. President Richard Nixon appealed to radio broadcasters to screen songs with lyrics that urge drug use. 1971 - In New York, Pablo Casals conducted the premiere of his "Hymn […]

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This Day in Music History – October 23rd

1941 - "Clarinet a la King" was recorded by Benny Goodman and his orchestra. 1962 - Steveland Morris Judkins, later known as Little Stevie Wonder, at the age of 12 recorded his first single. The song was "Thank you for Loving Me All the Way." 1972 - The musical "Pippin" premiered at the Imperial Theater on Broadway. 1978 - Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious attempted to commit suicide while awaiting […]

todayOctober 23, 2019

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This Day in Music History – October 8th

1941 - The Benny Goodman Orchestra recorded "Buckle Down Winsocki" with Tom Dix as featured vocalist. 1956 - The show "Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent" debuted. 1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song "Great Balls Of Fire." 1968 - Cass Elliot debuted as a solo act in Las Vegas, NV. She cancelled the two-week gig after one night because of a throat hemorrhage. -- Photo Credit: Larina […]

todayOctober 8, 2019

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