The number one British album today in 1965 was “The Rolling Stones No. 2”:

The number one single today in 1965:

Today in 1970, an album was released to pay for the defense in a California murder trial.

You didn’t know Charles Manson was a recording “artist,” did you?

The number one British single today in 1973:

The number one album today in 1982 was the Go-Gos’ “Beauty and the Beat”:

Today in 2004, David Crosby was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon and marijuana after he left his bag in his New York hotel room.

Today in 2008, a British charity claimed that nine of 10 young people had experienced hearing loss due to loud music. The nine all replied, “What?”

Birthdays begin with Sylvia Robinson, of Mickey and Sylvia:

David Gilmour of Pink Floyd:

Mary Wilson of the Supremes …

… was born one year before Hugh Grundy, drummer for the Zombies:

Who is Pauline Matthews? You know her as Kiki Dee, backup singer for Elton John:

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