New Jersey 101.5 » Diana Ross http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 23 May 2013 13:10:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Weekend in Music History http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-7/ http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-7/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:59:19 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=210554 December 28th, 1983 - Dennis Wilson of Beach Boys fame, and only genuine surfer of the group, takes one last dive into the Pacific in Marina Del Rey, California. He had previously made two other successful dives

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-weekend-in-music-history-7/feed/ 0 24th June 1975: Carl Wilson (1946 - 1998), guitar and vocals, and Dennis Wilson (1944 - 1983), drums, of the American surf group The Beach Boys, performing live. (Photo by Gary Merrin/Keystone Features/Getty Images) This Day in Music History http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-135/ http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-135/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:00:44 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=168598 September 22nd
1958 - Elvis Presley gives one last press conference in Brooklyn at the Military Ocean Terminal, with special permission from the Army. He then joined the rest of the 3rd Armored Division on the USS General Randall for a voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany.

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1969 - Diana Ross singer of The Supremes, invites over 300 of her closest friends to come see a new Motown act at a Beverly Hills club in California. The new group which she is so excited about is none other then The Jackson 5.

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July 4th
1969 - Grand Funk Railroad play the Atlanta Pop Festival, in Georgia. Reps from Capitol Records like their show and sign the band. Other acts include Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Canned Heat, Joe Cocker, and Chicago.

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June 24th
1966 - The Beach Boys host their 'Summer Spectacular' at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Acts include, The Beach Boys, Jefferson Airplane, Lovin' Spoonful, Percy Sledge, the Byrds, and the Sir Douglas Quintet.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-98/feed/ 0 The Beach Boys - Photo by Fox Photos / Getty Images This Day In Music History http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-90/ http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-90/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:05:59 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=117443 June 8th
1967 - British band Procol Harum hit No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale'. With little promotion, it reached #5 on the US charts as well, and became one of fewer than 30 singles to sell more then 10 million copies.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-90/feed/ 0 Prpcul Harum - Photo by Michael Stroud / Getty Images This Day In Music History http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-89/ http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-89/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:59:37 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=114270 June 3rd
1969 - It's a very sad day for singer Diana Ross of The Supremes. She discovers her two pet dogs had eaten rat poison and died in her dressing room.

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1968 - The Supremes appear on British TV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium with Tom Jones and Des O'Connor.

1978 - The Fleetwood Mac album 'Rumours' went to No.1 on the US albu

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]]> http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-35/feed/ 0 The Supremes Photo by Peter King - Getty Images This Day In Music History http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-27/ http://nj1015.com/this-day-in-music-history-27/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:47:48 +0000 Big Joe Henry http://nj1015.com/?p=41483 January 13th
1964 - The Beatles release their breakthrough single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the United States. Bob Dylan mishears the middle eight as "I get high, I get high, I get high."

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