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Born on this day in 1947 - Brian May

Born on this day in 1947 - Brian May, guitarist, singer and songwriter with Queen who had the 1975 UK No.1 single 'Bohemian Rhapsody' which returned to No.1 in 1991. Queen scored over 40 other…
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On this day in 1964 - The Rolling Stones make their US chart debut

On this day in 1964 - The Rolling Stones appeared on the US chart for the first time when their cover of Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away' peaked at No.48. [embed]https://youtu.be/gIKfN3CuFXA[/embed]xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu…
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Born on this day in 1941 - Spencer Davis

Born on this day in 1941 - Welsh musician Spencer Davis, the founder of the 60s rock band The Spencer Davis Group who scored 1966 UK No.1 single 'Keep On Running' and the 1967 US…
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Born on this day in 1945 - Drummer Jim Gordon

Born on this day in 1945 - Jim Gordon, American drummer, one of the most requested session drummers in the late 1960s and 1970s. Gordon co-wrote “Layla” with Eric Clapton, worked with The Everly Brothers,…
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Born on this day in 1942 - Roger McGuinn

Born on this day in 1942 - Roger McGuinn, guitar, vocals, The Byrds, (1965 US & UK No.1 single 'Mr Tambourine Man'). He was the only member of The Byrds to play on the hit,…
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Born on this day in 1943 - Christine McVie

Born on this day in 1943 - Christine McVie, keyboards, vocals, Chicken Shack, and then Fleetwood Mac, who scored the US No.1 single 'Dreams' taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours which spent 31 weeks…
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On this day in 1970 - Three Dog Night Hits Number One

On this day in 1970 - Three Dog Night started a two-week run at No.1 in the US with their version of the Randy Newman song 'Mama Told Me Not To Come', which was also…
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Born on this day in 1950 - Greg Kihn

Born on this day in 1950 - Greg Kihn, who along with the Greg Kihn Band scored the hit single 'The Breakup Song' and the 1983 US No.2 hit single 'Jeopardy'. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43_GqFW7iYc[/embed]xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển…
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Born on this day in 1940 - Ringo Starr

Born on this day in 1940 - Richard Starkey, (Ringo Starr) drums, vocals, Rory Storm, The Beatles. He sang lead vocals on one track on most Beatles albums, The Beatles scored 21 US No.1 &…
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On this day in 1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time

On this day in 1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at The Woolton Church Parish Fete where The Quarry Men were appearing. As The Quarry Men were setting up…
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