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Born on this day in 1947 -Meat Loaf

Born on this day in 1947 - American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday). His record breaking 1978 album Bat Out Of Hell spent 457 weeks on the UK…
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On this day in 1965 - Roger Daltrey Punches Keith Moon, Gets Sacked from The Who

On this day in 1965 - At the end of a European tour Roger Daltry knocked out Keith Moon resulting in the singer being sacked from The Who. The band were playing two shows in…
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1982 - Queen appears on Saturday Night Live

1982 - Queen made a guest appearance on US TV's Saturday Night Live, where they performed 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' and 'Under Pressure'. [embed]https://youtu.be/zO6D_BAuYCI[/embed]
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Born on this day in 1951 - David Coverdale

Born on this day in 1951 - David Coverdale, English rock singer with Whitesnake who scored the 1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again'). Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep…
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Born on this day in 1947 - Don Felder

Born on this day in 1947 - Don Felder, guitar, vocals, the Eagles, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. 'Greatest Hits 1971-1975' is the second biggest selling…
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Born on this day in 1949 - Styx's Chuck and John Panozzo

Born on this day in 1949 - Chuck and John Panozzo, bass and drums, Styx. John Panozzo died on 16th July 1996. (1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe'). [embed]https://youtu.be/LsYvuxmzxX4[/embed]
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Born on this day in 1943 - Cass Elliott

Born on this day in 1943 - Cass Elliott, singer, Mamas and the Papas, who scored the 1966 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Monday Monday'. After the breakup of The Mamas & the Papas,…
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On this day in 1983 - Kiss appear without their 'make-up' for the first time

On this day in 1983 - Kiss appeared without their 'make-up' for the first time during an interview on MTV promoting the release of their newest album, Lick It Up. [embed]https://youtu.be/Gcj34XixuYg[/embed]
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This day in 1967 - Filming continues for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour'

This day in 1967 - Filming continued for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour'. Lunch was at James and Amy Smedley's fish and chip shop in Taunton, Somerset with The Beatles being filmed and photographed eating…
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Born on this day in 1949 - Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Steve Gaines

Born on this day in 1949 - Steve Gaines, guitarist with Lynyrd Skynyrd who had the 1974 US No. 8 single 'Sweet Home Alabama' and the 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'. Gaines was killed in…
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