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Featured Events
2011Long-neglected Neil Diamond is finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Dr. John, Darlene Love and Leon Russell.
1998Weeks after Johnny Cash's Unchained wins the Grammy for Best Country Album, his producer Rick Rubin takes out a full-page ad in Billboard with a photo of the singer giving the middle finger along with the text, "American Recordings and Johnny Cash would like to acknowledge the Nashville music establishment and country radio for your support."More
1987"Jacob's Ladder" by Huey Lewis & the News climbs to #1 in the US. The song was written by Bruce Hornsby and his brother, John Hornsby.
1964Billboard magazine reports that Beatles records make up 60% of all singles sold.
1958The first ever Gold Record is awarded for sales of a million copies. It goes to Perry Como's "Catch A Falling Star."
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In Music History
2019George Michael's art collection is auctioned at Christie's in London, raising about $12 million to continue his charity work.
2016Sony pays $750 million to Michael Jackson's estate for the King of Pop's half of Sony/ATV Music, a publishing company that owns the rights to some 4,000 pop songs, including 250 Lennon-McCartney tunes from the Beatles catalog. Jackson bought ATV Music in 1985 for $47.5 million and merged with Sony a decade later. Jackson's estate retains the rights to songs written by Jackson.
2014Gary Burger of The Monks dies of pancreatic cancer at age 71.
2011Atlanta Rhythm Section lead singer Ronnie Hammond dies of heart failure at age 60.
2011Electric blues musician Big Jack Johnson dies at age 70.
2009French singer-songwriter Alain Bashung dies of lung cancer at age 61.
2008In London, Ex-Foundations member Peter MacBeth is sentenced to six years on pedophilia and sexual assault charges.
2008Stone Temple Pilots announce they are reuniting for one final tour.
2005In New York City, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Percy Sledge, The O'Jays, U2, Buddy Guy, and The Pretenders.
2004Liz Phair plays '60s pop singer Jackie DeShannon on American Dreams in the episode "Can't Hold On."
1998The Backstreet Boys appear on Saturday Night Live for the first time, performing "As Long As You Love Me" and "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)."
1995Grunge supergroup Mad Season release their only album, Above. The group includes Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees.
1995The Goo Goo Dolls release their breakthrough fifth studio album, A Boy Named Goo, featuring their first major hit, "Name."More
1991Rock and roll lyricist Doc Pomus dies of lung cancer at age 65.
1987At Fender's Ballroom in Long Beach, California, No Doubt play their first concert, a benefit for a local scooter shop that burned down. In the audience is Tony Kanal, who like No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani, is still in high school. He joins the band later that year and starts dating Stefani; their breakup inspires the song "Don't Speak."
De La Soul Debut With 3 Feet High and Rising
1989De La Soul release their debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising. The sample-heavy, paisley-powered LP becomes a hip-hop landmark, establishing a mellow, groovy new style.
The trio - Posdnuos (Kelvin Mercer), Pasemaster Mase (Vincent Mason) and Trugoy the Dove (David Jolicoeur) - are from Amityville in Long Island, New York, not exactly a hip-hop hotspot. Instead of bellicose brags or comedic capers, they take it slow and easy, a style they call the D.A.I.S.Y. Age (DA Inner Sound, Y'all). None of the many samples on the album were cleared, as the practice is still new. This plunges the group into hot water when The Turtles sue over the sample of "You Showed Me" that appears throughout the track "Transmitting Live from Mars." The suit, which is eventually settled, puts the kibosh on uncleared samples.
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