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Today in Music History: February 15th

1964 - The Beatles scored their first U.S. No. 1 album with Meet The Beatles! The album stayed at No. 1 for eleven weeks. 1965 - The much loved and respected crooner/jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer in Santa Monica. He was 48. First famous for his jazz piano stylings, he also had an unforgettable voice and was one of the first African […]

todayFebruary 15, 2022

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The Who Announce 2022 North American Tour

For the first time since their 2019 Moving On! Tour, the Who has just announced an exciting and extensive North American tour. Called the Who Hits Back! Tour, the classic rockers will embark from Florida in the spring and wrap up in Las Vegas in November. The touring band includes lead singer Roger Daltrey, lead guitarist Pete Townshend, drummer Zak Starkey, and rhythm guitarist Simon Townshend (son of Pete Townshend). […]

todayFebruary 8, 2022

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Today in Music History: February 7th

1963 - The first Beatles single "Please Please Me" was released in the U.S. on the Vee-Jay label. Capitol Records, EMI's United States label, were offered the right to release the single in the U.S., but turned it down. Dick Biondi, a disc jockey on WLS in Chicago and a friend of Vee-Jay executive Ewart Abner, played the song on the radio from February 1963, thus becoming the first DJ […]

todayFebruary 7, 2022

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The Who Release Super Deluxe Box Set

Initially released in December 1967 and described latterly by Rolling Stone as "The Who's finest album," The Who Sell Out reflected a remarkable year in popular culture. As well as being forever immortalized as the moment when the counterculture and the "Love Generation" became a global phenomenon and "pop" began metamorphosing into "rock." The new Super Deluxe Edition of The Who Sell Out features 112 tracks, 46 of which are […]

todayMarch 1, 2021

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Who’s The Who?

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their original line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide. The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the […]

todayAugust 5, 2020

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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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