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TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY January 04, 2015 thinkyouknowmusic Did you know...? Born on this day: (1960) Michael Stipe, vocals, (R.E.M.), (1967) Ben Darvill, harmonica (Crash Test Dummies). In 1936—Billboard magazine introduced the first ever-pop music chart that ranks records on national sales; big band violinist Joe Venuti is the first No.1. In 1975—Elton John starts a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of The Beatles’ ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’, featuring John Lennon on guitar and backing vocals. In 1986—Irish singer, songwriter and bassist Phil Lynott, of Thin Lizzy, dies of heart failure and pneumonia after being in a coma for eight days following a drug overdose. A life-sized bronze statue of Lynott was unveiled on Harry Street in Dublin in 2005. Source: This Day In Music by Neil Cossar
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 06:28:21 +0000

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