Today in Rock n' Roll History

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1976 "Dream On," from Aerosmith's debut album, is re-released as a single and reaches #6.

1979 Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" tops the singles charts for the first of four weeks. It owns the distinction of being the first 48-track 12-inch disco remix.

1990 Aerosmith hits #4 with "Janie's Got a Gun".

1993 Oprah Winfrey gets the first interview in fifteen years with Michael Jackson on her prime-time ABC-TV special.

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1964 The Beatles hold their first American concert, at the Colliseum in Washington, DC

1964 Simon & Garfunkel's debut, 'Wednesday Morning 3 A.M.', is released.

1972 America hits #1 with "A Horse With No Name".

1984 Genesis hits #6 in the US with "That's All!"

2009 Chris Squire of Yes undergoes leg surgery, forcing the group to cancel the remaining dates on their tour.

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1966 Pink Floyd performs at a series of Sunday afternoon multimedia happenings at London's Marquee Club, dubbed the "Spontaneous Underground."

1972 Led Zeppelin hits #15 with "Black Dog".

1998 “Sir” Elton John is knighted by Queen Elizabeth.

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1970 King Crimson hits #28 in the US with 'In the Court of the Crimson King'.

1970 The Who record their "Live At Leeds" album in Yorkshire, England.

1973 David Bowie collapses from exhaustion after a Madison Square Garden concert in New York.

1984 Rod Stewart and Olivia Newton-John attend Elton John's first wedding (the one to wife Renate) in Sydney, Australia (it lasts less than five years).

1987 Bon Jovi hits #1 with "Livin On a Prayer".

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1968 The Beatles depart for Rishikesh, India, for an advanced course in transcendental meditation.

1969 The hotly anticipated, self-titled debut album by Led Zeppelin enters the album charts, ultimately reaching #10.

1971 Creedence Clearwater Revival hits #8 with "Have You Ever Seen the Rain."

1979 "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel wins Grammies for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

1989 MTV premieres Madonna's "Like a Prayer" video.

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1964 The Beatles make their second appearance on CBS-TV's "Ed Sullivan Show''

1972 Rick Nelson starts his first-ever British tour.

1975 Cher's solo weekly TV show (cleverly named "Cher") premieres on CBS with guest-star Elton John.

1980 Led Zeppelin hits #21 with "Fool In the Rain."

1990 Ike Turner is convicted on cocaine charges and sentenced to four years in prison (he serves 18 months).

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1966 Brian Wilson begins recording the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations".

1969 Bob Dylan records with Johnny Cash in Nashville (nothing is released at the time, though).

1972 Pink Floyd premiere a new piece of music entitled "Eclipse" at London's Rainbow Theater. It will evolve into the album 'Dark Side of the Moon.'

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1973 Killing Me Softly With His Song (Roberta Flack) was a hit.

1978 Foreigner hits #20 with "Long, Long Way From Home".

1987 Frank Zappa releases 'Jazz From Hell'.

1993 Elton John’s album 'The One' becomes the first to receive multi-platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Previously, albums were only certified gold (500,000 copies sold) or platinum (1,000,000 copies sold).

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1964 Simon & Garfunkel complete work on the original, acoustic version of "The Sounds Of Silence''.

1967 "Love is Here and Now You're Gone" by the Supremes hits #1.

1980 Bon Scott, leader of the Australian band AC/DC, dies in London after choking on his own vomit.

1984 Jump (Van Halen) was a hit.

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1967 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana is born.

1976 Kiss immortalize their hand prints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

1977 New Kid in Town (The Eagles) was a hit.

1988 Foreigner hits #6 with "Say You Will".

1991 Phil Collins wins a Grammy for Record Of The Year (Another Day In Paradise)