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    1968-John Lennon and Yoko Ono release their first album together, Two Virgins. The cover showing a full frontal view of the 2 of them naked was banned.

    1969-Jim Morrison is arrested for drunkedness aboard an airplane.

    1972-The Rascals broke up.

    1972-Berry Oakley of the Allman Brothers dies in a motorcycle crash less than 3 blocks from where Duane Allman died in a crash a year earlier.

    1999-The Recording Association of America names the Eagles to it's list of Artists Of The Century. It also announced that their album, Greatest Hits 1971-1975 had sold 26 million copies making it the top selling album of the 20th century.
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    Awe, I got chills reading the last one. How awesome it that? I don't care if they say they don't really pay attention to the charts and things like of that nature... It HAS to be cool to know "you" have the best selling album.

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    I love that they say "top selling album of the 20th century" - I think it's safe to say the Eagles beat out the album sales from prior centuries too!

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    LOL!


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    1970 The Doors perform for the last time with Jim Morrison, in New Orleans.

    1971 Pink Floyd hits #3 in the UK with 'Meddle.'

    1973 The Who hits #2 with 'Quadrophenia'.
    "For the record, we never broke up, we just took a 14-year vacation!"
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    1996-MTV covers the private launch party of The Artist Formally Known as Prince's new album Emancipation. They cover all the party action at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, including a live performance of his and his New Power Generation band who perform songs from the new album.

    1997-Carly Simon has a mastectomy and starts chemotherapy for treatment of breast cancer.

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    -Gary Glitter pleads guilty to possession of child porn and is sentenced to 4 months in jail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TimothyBFan View Post
    1997-Carly Simon has a mastectomy and starts chemotherapy for treatment of breast cancer.

    I had forgotten about this!
    ~ Cathy ~

    And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
    It's a perfect occupation for me.

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    1964 The Jackson 5, ranging in age from six to thirteen, first perform publicly at Mr. Lucky's, a nightclub in their hometown of Gary, Indiana.

    1965 The Byrds reach #1 with "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and "Tambourine Man".

    1968 Atlantic Record announces its signing of a "hot new English group" named Led Zeppelin.
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    1965 The Byrds reach #1 with "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and "Tambourine Man".
    It makes me feel old, but what a wonderful time musically this was! An enchanting era.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Koala View Post

    1968 Atlantic Record announces its signing of a "hot new English group" named Led Zeppelin.
    And they said "They'll never fly"! But yet.....

    1990-"Led Zeppelin", a 4 cd box set, is released. It reaches #18 on the album charts and sells over a million copies making it the best selling box set ever in rock history.
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