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Beyoncé Knowles - Destiny's Child (29), Dan Miller - O-Town (30), Kim Thayil - Soundgarden (50), Martin Chamber - The Pretenders (58), Ronald LaPread - The Commodores (60), Merald Knight - Gladys Knight & The Pips (68) |
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2003.
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Nineties hit-makers the Spin Doctors ("Two Princes") announce their reformation. "It was as though the music was waiting for us," singer Chris Barron tells his Web site.
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2003.
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In a bid to lure consumers away from their PCs and into record stores, the Universal Music Group says it's slashing the wholesale price of its CDs to $12.98. Universal artists include U2, 50 Cent, Eminem, Elton John and Diana Krall.
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2003.
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A North Carolina minister attacks the Nelly-endorsed energy potion Pimp Juice. "As black men we should be building a nation of strong black leaders," says Rev. Paul Scott, "not a nation of super energized, drunk pimps."
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2003.
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What do pop strumpet Britney Spears, rock behemoths Aerosmith, soul sista Mary J. Blige and punk brats Good Charlotte have in common? Football, apparently. All four appeared at a concert on Washington, D.C.'s Mall to kick off the NFL season.
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1997.
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At this year's MTV Video Music Awards, Bruce Springsteen joins the Wallflowers onstage to sing "One Headlight."
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1996.
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In London, Cat Stevens has his first autograph-signing session since converting to Islam in 1977. Too bad he's only signing copies of The Life of the Last Prophet, a spoken-word album praising Allah.
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1993.
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Paula Abdul hosts an AIDS awareness television special, In a New Light '93.
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1986.
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Gregg Allman is arrested on charges of drunk driving in Florida. He had only recently gotten his license back after a five-year suspension.
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1980.
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Yes sell out three nights at New York's Madison Square Garden. This edition of the band boasts Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn, but no Jon Anderson.
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1978.
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The Grateful Dead's Labor Day concert at New Jersey's Giants Stadium attracts 66,000 people.
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1977.
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The Clash's Paul Simonon reveals in an interview, "I didn't even know who the prime minister was until a few weeks ago!" So much for the band's politics.
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1976.
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Abba - in what will become a very frequent achievement - top the British singles chart with "Dancing Queen."
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1971.
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The New York Times reports that Sly Stone is being sued by his landlord because he has attracted "loud, noisy, boisterous persons."
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1971.
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Paul McCartney tops the singles chart with "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey."
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1970.
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George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord." The song becomes his first solo No. 1 single, but in 1976, it's declared that he subconsciously plagiarized the Chiffons' "He's So Fine."
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1970.
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The Rolling Stones release their definitive live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out. Altogether now, "Charlie's good tonight, innee?"
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1969.
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If you tuned into The Tonight Show to see the Youngbloods ("Get Together"), you'd be disappointed. Johnny Carson says, "They complained about the set, the lighting, the sound, the show - everything. So we wiped their noses, told them they'd been in show business a day and a half, and sent them home."
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1968.
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The Rolling Stones' latest single, "Street Fighting Man," is banned in Chicago, where the Democratic National Convention is being held, because of its political content.
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1966.
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No. 1 on the pop chart are the Supremes with "You Can't Hurry Love."
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1965.
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Now that's what I call a chart: Today at No. 1 are the Beatles with "Help!" No. 2 is Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone." At No. 8 is James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"; at No. 16 is Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Tracks of My Tears"; and at No. 21 is Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour." Class.
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1965.
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The Rolling Stones play a concert in Belfast, Northern Ireland, before flying early the next day to Los Angeles so they can record "Get Off of My Cloud."
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1965.
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The Who stop by London's Battersea Dog's Home to buy a guard dog. When they come out, the quartet discover that their equipment van has been stolen.
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1962.
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The Beatles convene at EMI's Abbey Road Studio to record with producer George Martin for the first time. Things get off to a bad start when Martin tries to force them to learn Mitch Murray's song "How Do You Do It." When they say they have material just as good, he makes them play "Love Me Do" 16 times. They finally succeed in recording that and five other songs, including "P.S. I Love You."
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1959.
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Bobby Darin is riding high with "Mack the Knife." But not in New York, where WCBS bans the song following the fatal stabbing of two teenagers by 17-year-old Salvador Agron. The crime later inspired Paul Simon's ill-fated musical The Capeman.
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1957.
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Baltimore's WJZ-TV premieres The Buddy Deane Show, later to be satirized in the John Waters film Hairspray. Deane's music program became so popular that when he invites the audience to call in to speak to one of his celebrity guests, the incoming calls nearly bring down the Baltimore phone system.
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1946.
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Quicksilver Messenger Service see two members born today. In San Diego, it's guitarist Gary Duncan. At the Coronado Naval Air Station in California, it's drummer Greg Elmore.
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