Oct 3, 1969: The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ U.S. Release
It is the final album recorded by The Beatles as they were in the process of breaking up. Yet it sounds like a band album and is rated by some as their best
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When Aerosmith Bailed Out Pot Smokers
As the band played a concert in Fort Wayne Indiana, several dozen concertgoers were busted for smoking tobacco, drinking beer and possession of marijuana
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October 2, 1986: Everly Brothers Get Hollywood Star
With #1 hits like “Wake Up Little Susie,” “All I Have to Do is Dream” and “Cathy’s Clown,” Don and Phil Everly influenced the harmony singing of The Beatles
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Rolling Stones’ Final 2017 #NoFilter Concert: Recap
The Stones spread out 14 European dates across 46 days and closed out their 2017 tour with three nights in the City of Lights. Our recap
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Sept 30, 1993: George Harrison, Croz on ‘The Simpsons’
Way back in Season 5 in TV’s longest running scripted series, Croz presented Homer Simpson with a Grammy. Harrison hips Homer to free brownies
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Sept 29, 2020: Helen Reddy, ’70s Hitmaker of ‘I Am Woman’ Fame, Dies
The Australian-born singer became a pop superstar with four #1 singles. The first, 1972’s “I Am Woman,” was an anthem for the women’s liberation movement
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Sep 29, 2020: Mac Davis, Who Wrote Hits For Elvis, and Had His Own #1 Pop Single, Dies
The country-pop performer wrote such hits as “In the Ghetto” and “Memories” for Presley before recording his own #1 single with “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me”
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Sept 29, 2015: Beatles – Brian Epstein Contract Sold at Auction
The highly unique item had been signed by all four members only days before the release of the band’s first single in 1962
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Sep 28, 2024: Tributes For Kris Kristofferson, Songwriting Legend and Actor
His career accomplishments are legendary: writing “Me and Bobby McGee,” a #1 hit for Janis Joplin; a Rhodes Scholarship, and a Golden Globe for Best Actor
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Sept 28, 1972: David Bowie Makes NYC Debut
It wasn’t just a concert. Bowie’s debut in New York City was an occasion that signaled his arrival at the cutting edge of the pop culture
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