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Born on this day in 1951 - John 'Cougar' Mellencamp

Born on this day in 1951 - John 'Cougar' Mellencamp, American singer and songwriter, who had the 1982 US No.1 and UK No.25 single Jack And Diane, and the 1982 US No.1 album American Fool.…
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On this day in 1969 - CCR's "Green River" Tops the US Charts

On this day in 1969 - Creedence Clearwater Revival started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Green River', the group's first US chart topper. [embed]https://youtu.be/L5V9nK7-OkM[/embed]
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Born on this day in 1949 - Lindsey Buckingham

Born on this day in 1949 - American musician, singer, songwriter Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac who had the 1977 US No.1 single 'Dreams' from the world wide No.1 album Rumours. Buckingham was one half…
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Born on this day in 1951 - Sting

Born on this day in 1951 - Sting, (Gordon Sumner), singer, songwriter, The Police, (1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Every Breath You Take', plus 4 other UK No.1 singles). Solo, (1990 UK No.15 single…
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Born on this day in 1948 - Mariska Veres

Born on this day in 1948 - Mariska Veres, singer, Shocking Blue, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Venus'). Died on Dec 2nd 2006 aged 59. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhkyyCvUHk[/embed]
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Born on this day in 1947 - Marc Bolan

Born on this day in 1947 - Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld), English guitarist, singer, songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex. Bolan was one of the pioneers…
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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 knocks out Keith Moon

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

On this day in 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 1942 - Linda McCartney

Born on this day in 1942 - Linda McCartney, (Linda Eastman). Wife of Paul McCartney. Photographer, animal rights campaigner, launched her own brand of vegetarian food. Played keyboards with Wings and solo McCartney records. 1971…
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