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This Weekend in Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:07:01 +0000

June 2nd, 1984 – Wham! had their first No.1 with ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.’ Written and produced by George Michael. The song was born from a note which Andrew Ridgeley, the other half of Wham!, left for his parents reading “Wake me up up before you go.” The typo on the note inspired the duo to double up the “go”

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Beatles Breakup 43 Years Ago Today – Your Favorite Beatles Album or Song

Ray Rossi — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:57:44 +0000

I still miss the Beatles.

If for no other reason than in the 6 years they were together, they recorded some of the most memorable music ever made.

And because in the years since, I don’t think there has been as creative a force in popular music as the period in which they recorded

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This Day In Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:41:23 +0000

July 22nd
1965 - The Rolling Stones are found guilty of public urination after they relieved themselves on a wall at a gas station in East Ham, England, in March. Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, and Brian Jones were all fined and it was also revealed

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This Day In Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:10:04 +0000

July 1st
1969 - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, her daughter Kyoko, and his son Julian were all involved in a car accident in Scotland when Lennon lost control and drove his white Leyland Austin Maxi into a ditch.

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This Day In Music History

Big Joe Henry — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:33:21 +0000

May 26th
1969 - John and Yoko began their famous eight-day "bed in" to promote world peace. It was in room 1742 of The Hotel La Reine Elizabeth in Montreal, Canada.

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