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Remembering Musician and AC/DC Producer George Young
He came to prominence as a member and songwriter for the Easybeats, scoring a hit with “Friday on My Mind.” He then teamed with Harry Vanda to produce AC/DC’s first 5 albums
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Oct 22, 1976: First U.K. Punk Single Released
In the first of their many British punk rock firsts, the band released the first single from a U.K. punk act, on this day
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Oct 21, 1977: ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Release Date
Meat Loaf and songwriter Jim Steinman struggled to get it made, released and played on radio. Yet the album became an all-time best seller
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Oct 21, 2017: Dylan Covers Petty’s ‘Learning to Fly’
On the fifth night of his fall U.S. tour, he honored his former tour mate and Traveling Wilburys bandmate with a glorious version of the 1991 favorite
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Oct 20, 2015: Three Dog Night’s Cory Wells—Obituary
The co-founding vocalist for the hit-making rock band died at age 74 at his home in upstate New York. He sang lead on a #1 hit
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Previously Unreleased Recordings Are Shared For Tom Petty Birthday
Elvis Presley inspired the young Petty to “follow that dream.” Then came The Beatles on TV. And guitar lessons by a future Eagles member
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Remember ’80s Band The Outfield?
The English band with an American-sounding name had significant success with their 1985 debut album, Play Deep, thanks to the hit single, “Your Love”
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Oct 19, 2017: ‘Free Fallin’ Inspires Tom Petty Fans on Ventura Blvd
On the eve of what would have been his 67th birthday, fans organized a Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk
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Oct 19, 2020: Spencer Davis, Leader of Britain’s “Gimme Some Lovin”’ Band—Obituary
The band that bore his name was best known for a pair of 1967 top 10 hits, both sung by Steve Winwood, who wrote, “He was like a big brother to me”
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Oct 19, 2010: Elton John Slams Current Music
The musician took aim at what he felt was the sorry state of contemporary pop songwriting and how TV singing contests don’t yield lasting musical acts
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