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February 28th: On This Day
Feb 28, 2017 by
On this day in 1970, Simon and Garfunkel started a six-week run at the top of the US singles chart with "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The song won five awards at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards…
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February 27th: On This Day
Feb 27, 2017 by
On this day in 1977, Keith Richards was arrested at Toronto’s Harbour Castle Hotel, after an ounce of heroin was found following a raid of his hotel room by 15 Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Richards, who…
February 24th: On This Day
Feb 24, 2017 by
On this day in 1976, The Eagles Greatest Hits became the first album to be certified platinum by the R.I.A.A. New certification's represented sales of 1 million copies for albums and two million for singles. It is the…
February 23rd: On This Day
Feb 23, 2017 by
On this day in 1978, Fleetwood Mac was awarded the Album of the Year at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards, for their album Rumours. The album has sold 45 million copies worldwide and produced four singles…
February 22nd: On This Day
Feb 22, 2017 by
On this day in 1975, Scottish group The Average White Band hit #1 on the US singles chart with "Pick Up The Pieces." It is essentially an instrumental, apart from the song's title being shouted at several…
February 21st: On This Day
Feb 21, 2017 by
On this day in 1975, David Bowie released "Young Americans" as a single. The song became a breakthrough hit for Bowie in the United States. The song reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, making…
February 20th: On This Day
Feb 20, 2017 by
On this day in 1970, 'Instant Karma!' by The Plastic Ono Band was released in the US. The song was written by John Lennon and was recorded and released within a period of ten days,…
February 17th: On This Day
Feb 17, 2017 by
On this day in 1969, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash recorded "Girl From The North Country" together in Nashville at CBS Studios. The track appeared on Dylan's Nashville Skyline album. The two were both fans of…
February 16th: On This Day
Feb 16, 2017 by
On this day in 1975, Cher started her own weekly hour of a music and comedy show on CBS-TV. After two seasons, Sonny Bono and Cher had set aside their differences and agreed to reunite. Cher was…
February 15th: On This Day
Feb 15, 2017 by
On this day in 1969, Sly and the Family Stone started a four week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Everyday People". The song was the band's first #1 and also hit #1…
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