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This Weekend in Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:42:49 +0000

March 30th, 1991 - Gloria Estefan hits No.1 on the singles chart with 'Coming Out Of The Dark'. It is the first single released after Estefan's tragic accident where an 18-wheeler rammed her tour bus, nearly causing death.

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Whitney Houston 1 Year Later [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:24:40 +0000

Its hard to believe that it has been a year since we lost Whitney Houston!

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Whitney Houston's Mothers Has Words for Bobby Brown

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:53:24 +0000

Cissy Houston has a few words, and a few more, for Bobby Brown.

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This Weekend in Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:00:35 +0000

January 11th, 1958 - Elvis Presley will have to wait one more week for the release of his single 'Jailhouse Rock.' The record pressing plant in the UK is not able to meet the advance order sales of 250,000 copies.

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This Weekend in Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:37:48 +0000

December 2nd, 1969 - Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes was kidnapped at knife-point by a man who worked maintenance in the building she lived in. She later escaped unharmed by jumping out of his car

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Whitney Houston's Daughter Cited in Georgia Accident

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:26:05 +0000

Police say the daughter of the late Whitney Houston and Bobbi Brown was cited in a car accident in a northern Atlanta suburb.

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This Day In Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:21:42 +0000

August 24th
1967 - Bruce Springsteen joins a group called Earth at the young age of 17. The band consists of two other Ocean County College students, John Graham on bass and Michael Burke on drums. They would later be joined by a former 'Castile', (Springsteen's previous band), Bo

Bobby Brown In Rehab After March DUI Arrest

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:08:37 +0000

Bobby Brown has checked himself into rehab. Brown’s representative said in an email Thursday that the R&B singer checked into a “confidential rehabilitation center” last week as part of his agreement following his March arrest for drunken driving in Los Angeles. His publicist says that Brown’s plea agreement in the case requires that he requires [...]

Memorial Tattoos – Maudlin or Quaint [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:03:28 +0000

Whitney Houston would have been 49 today.

So in commemorating the singer’s life, her daughter, Bobbi Kristina and the adopted son turned daughter’s boyfriend (too mondo bizarre for words) each got matching tattoos.

According to

Enough Already – NJ Legislators to Extend Condolences to Whitney Houston's Family

Ray Rossi — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:54:35 +0000

According to a report filed by our statehouse reporter Kevin McArdle,

New Jersey is mired in yet another budget battle as Governor Christie and leaders in the Democrat-controlled legislature try to strike a deal before the constitutional deadline.

Meanwhile, the Senate State Government, Wagering and Tourism Committee will convene and one measu