Birthday-wise, today is more about quality than quality.
One-hit wonder Brenton Wood …
… was born one year before two-hit wonder Dobie Gray …
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Category: Music
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Today in 1964, the Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night” hit number one and stayed there for 14 weeks:
Today in 1973, George Harrison got a visit from the taxman, who told him he owed £1 million in taxes on his 1973 Bangladesh album and concert:
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Today in 1965, Bob Dylan released “Like a Rolling Stone,” which is not like the Rolling Stones:
Birthdays start with Heinz Burt, bassist for the one-hit-wonder Tornados …
… born one year before Jim McCarty of the Yardbirds …
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Today in 1965, the Beatles asked for …
Birthdays start with Cleveland Dunkin of the Penguins:
Dino Danelli played the drums for the Young Rascals:
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Birthdays start with the indescribable George Clinton of Parliament Funkadelic:
Rick Davies played keyboards for Supertramp:
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It figures after yesterday’s encyclopedia of music knowledge that there are no interesting moments in rock history today and only three birthdays of note: Larry Tolbert, drummer of Raydio …
… Taco Ocheriski, an ’80s one-hit wonder …
… and Yusaf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens:
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Today in 1968, Iron Butterfly’s “In-a-Gadda-da-Vita” reached the charts. It is said to be the first heavy metal song to chart. It charted at number 117.
At the other end of the charts was South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela:
Quite a selection of birthdays today, starting with T.G. Sheppard:
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David Bowie might remember today for two reasons. In 1974, his “Diamond Dog” tour ended in New York City …
… six years before he appeared in Denver as the title character of “The Elephant Man.”
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Two Beatles anniversaries of note today: The movie “Yellow Submarine” premiered in London …
… six years before John Lennon was ordered to leave the U.S. within 60 days. (He didn’t.)
Birthdays today start with pianist Vince Guaraldi. Who? The creator of the Charlie Brown theme (correct name: “Linus and Lucy”):
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