This Day In Music History

April 13th
1946 - Legendary soul singer Al Green is born in Forest City, Ark. Best known for his song "Lets Stay Together," which peaked in the 70's.

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April 8th
1969 - Neil Diamond sets a record at the Los Angeles Forum when he sells out nine shows in a row.

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April 7th
1962 - While at Ealing Jazz Club, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met Brian Jones for the first time. Jones was calling himself Elmo Lewis and was playing guitar with Paul Jones.

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April 6th
1968 - Pink Floyd announced founder Syd Barrett had officially left the group. Barrett was suffering from psychiatric disorders compounded by drug use.

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April 1st
1965 - The Who recorded an appearance for Top Of The Pops at the Manchester television studio. The band then played a gig supporting Donovan at The Town Hall, Wembley, with Rod Stewart & the Soul Agents appearing at the bottom of the bill.

1978 - Paul Simon and Peter Frampton, owners of the soccer team the

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March 31st
1964 - Filming for A Hard Days Night, The Beatles played a "live television performance" in front of a studio of screaming fans (one of those fans was Phil Collins).

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March 30th
1968 - In London, David Bowie makes his debut with the Lindsay Kemp mime troupe in Pierrot in Turquoise.

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March 25th
1968 - The last episode of The Monkees television show airs. The idea of following the hi-jinks of a rock band's life was taken from the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night film.

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March 24th
1966 - Simon and Garfunkel made their UK singles chart debut with 'Homeward Bound.' Simon is said to have written the song at Farnworth railway station, Widnes, England, while stranded overnight waiting for a train.

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March 23rd
1960 - Elvis Presley takes the train from Nashville to Miami to record a TV show with Frank Sinatra. The special is to welcome him home from the Army.

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