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Archive for June 17, 2008
This Day in Music…June 17
Jun 17th
1818 – Composer Charles Francois Gounod was born.
1882 – Composer Igor Fedorovich Stravinski was born.
1902 – Composer Sammy Fain was born.
1965 – The Kinks arrived in New York City to start their first U.S. tour.
1967 – Moby Grape released 5 singles simultaneously on CBS Records.
1967 – The Hollies’ “Carrie Ann” was released.
1969 – Charles Mingus came out of a two-year, self-imposed retirement to make a concert appearance at the Village Vanguard in New York City.
1972 – Paul McCartney released “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”
1977 – Steve Winwood released his first solo album, “Steve Winwood.”
1980 – Led Zeppelin began their last tour.
1995 – Rod Stewart set an attendance record for Wembley Stadium with a concert crowd of 90,000.
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