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This Day in Music History – January 15th

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1961 – Motown Records signed The Supremes.

1964 – Vee Jay records filed a lawsuit against Capitol and Swan Records over manufacturing and distribution rights to Beatles recordings.

1967 – The Rolling Stones performed on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show” and were forced to change their lyrics of “Let’s Spend the Night Together” to “Let’s Spend Some Time Together.”

1967 – The Buckinghams began recording “Don’t You Care.”

1968 – The Byrds released “The Notorious Byrd Brothers.”

1971 – Chase recorded “Get It On.”

1973 – The Rolling Stones announced that they would put on a benefit concert for the people of Managua, Nicaragua. The area had been devestated by an earthquake on December 23rd. Nicaragua is the home of Jagger’s wife, Bianca.

1982 – Harry Wayne Casey, leader of KC and the Sunshine Band was partially paralyzed in an automobile accident in Miami, FL. His recovery took about a year.

1991 – Sean Lennon’s remake of his father’s “Give Peace A Chance” was released to coincide with the United Nation’s midnight deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. The lyrics were updated to reflect concerns of the 1990’s.


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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