Waylon Arnold Jennings

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June 15, 1937 - February 13, 2002

March 3, 1951

Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, records "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips's recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee.

March 5, 1963

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American country music stars Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and their pilot Randy Hughes are killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee.

Happeh Birthday!!!

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Carol Kaye:bass:

March 24, 1935

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Thanks for all the wonderful, beautiful music!

Today is a bad day in music...

Warner Music signed the first ever record deal with an algorithm. :(

Happy Birthday Warren Haynes!!!

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Mr. Govt Mule is 58 years old today.

I was listening to this when I read that. Happy BDay!

https://youtu.be/zNvbpWeFb2M

Jamming it rfn!

Grace Potter has some music I like, but, man I cannot watch that girl. In the vid above her dancing looks like the floor is electrified...

Liked her since I saw her do Paris on Letterman.

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George Jones

Sept 12, 1931 - April 26, 2013

My buddy says that George Jones was the greatest songwriter that ever drew a breath. He has two posters on the wall in his studio; John Lennon and George Jones.

Number 1 today in 1976:



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Happy Birthday to Paul McCartney!

Macca is 77 today.

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June 25, 1984

Prince releases the album Purple Rain.

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It will be his most successful album.

July 3

1968 - At an impromptu gathering at Joni Mitchell's house in Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash played together for the very first time. The trio went on to form Crosby, Stills and Nash.

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1969 - Brian Jones drowned while under the influence of drugs and alcohol after taking a midnight swim in his pool, aged 27. His body was found at the bottom of the pool by his Swedish girlfriend Anna Wohlin. The coroner's report stated "Death by misadventure", and noted his liver and heart were heavily enlarged by drug and alcohol abuse. Jones was one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones and in the early 60’s used the name "Elmo Lewis."

1971 - American singer, songwriter and poet, Jim Morrison of The Doors was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, France, the cause of death was given as a heart attack. He co-wrote some of the group's biggest hits, including ‘Light My Fire’, ‘Love Me Two Times’, and ‘Love Her Madly.’ On the 25th anniversary of his death an estimated 15,000 fans gathered at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France to pay their respects.

The number one single in the US, today, 1973:



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ETA: Dig that drum kit!!