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♫ This Week in Music History ♫
Test those dead and dying brain cells... Can you remember all of these events? If you have more, let us know!
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Music is the one entertainment vehicle that brings us together and sets us apart at the same time. Our lives become linked permanently with the musical landscape of the day and while we forget many things in our lives, we tend to remember much about the music that played in the background while we grew up! Let's celebrate that linkage...
♫ This Week In Music History ♫
Week:
May 8th - 14th
Year Event 1957 Buddy Holly & The Crickets audition for Arthur Godfrey's "Talent Scouts" and are rejected 1963 The Rolling Stones record their 1st tracks at Olympic Studios in London, Decca rejects them all 1965 The Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction" at Chess Studios on Chicago, made #1 by July 1970 "Woodstock" Festival soundtrack 3-rec set LP released… 1st multi-record R&R set to go Gold 1981 Bob Marley, uncontested "King of Reggae" dies of a brain tumor at age 36 in Jamaica 1990 Ritchie Valens awarded a Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 31 years after his death 1998 Frank Sinatra dies at age 82 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California 2008 Neil Diamond tops Billboard Hot 200 Album Chart for 1st time in his career after appearance on "American idol"
