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Born on this day in 1957 - Peter Murphy

Born on this day in 1957 - Peter Murphy, singer songwriter from English post-punk band Bauhaus, who had the 1982 UK No.15 single with their version of the David Bowie song 'Ziggy Stardust'. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrfFHzqGBZI[/embed]xosotin chelseathông…
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On this day in 1978 - Gerry Rafferty hits number one

On this day in 1978 - Gerry Rafferty's album City To City went to No.1 on the US chart, knocking off 'Saturday Night Fever', which had been at the top of the charts for almost…
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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…
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On this day in 1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet

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 for their evening performance,…
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Born on this day in 1950 - Huey Lewis

Born on this day in 1950 - American singer, songwriter and actor Huey Lewis, who along with "The News" had the 1985 UK No.11 & US No.1 single 'The Power Of Love'. Their third, and…
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Born on this day in 1952 - John Waite

Born on this day in 1952 - English musician John Waite who was the singer in Bad English and The Babys who had two hits on the US chart, 'Isn't It Time' (1977) and 'Everytime…
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June 30: On this Day

In 1984, Bruce Springsteen's 'Dancing In The Dark' peaked at No.2 on the US chart, the first of six singles from his seventh studio album Born In The U.S.A. which all hit the US Top…
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Born on this day in 1953 - Men At Work's Colin Hay

Born on this day in 1953 - Colin Hay, Scottish Australian musician with Men At Work, (1983 UK and US No.1 single 'Down Under'). [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s[/embed]xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá…
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On this day in 1975 - The Eagles hit number one

On this day in 1975 - The Eagles started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their fourth studio album 'One Of These Nights'. The album which became their breakthrough album…
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On this day in 1970 - Queen makes their live debut

On this day in 1970 - The newly formed Queen featuring Freddie Mercury (possibly still known as Freddie Bulsara) on vocals, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and Mike Grose on bass played their first…
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