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This Day in Music History – August 9th

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1932 – Helen Morgan joined the Victor Young orchestra to record “Bill,” from Broadway’s “Showboat.”

1963 – The TV program “Ready Steady Go!” premiered England.

1969 – The non-album single “Hot Fun in The Summertime” was released by Sly and the Family Stone.

1978 – Muddy Waters performed at a White House picnic for U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

1991 – Rick James pled innocent to charges that he imprisoned, tortured and sexually assaulted a woman in his California home.


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