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New from Ringo!

Published 3 years ago by AJ Edmonds

Ringo Starr has release a new song, “Here’s to the Night,” featuring some of our other fav artists:

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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 6

Published 4 years ago

BORN


BILL HALEY of Bill Haley And His Comets

THIS HAPPENED


In 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at The Woolton Church Parish Fete where The Quarrymen were appearing. As The Quarrymen were setting up for their evening performance, McCartney — eager to impress Lennon — picked up a guitar and played Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock” and Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula.” And the world was blissfully unaware of how it had been changed.

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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 18

Published 4 years ago

BORN

PAUL McCARTNEY
RAY LaMONTAGNE

 

THIS HAPPENED

In 1948, Columbia Records started the first mass production of the 33rpm long player (LP). The new format could contain a maximum of 23 minutes of music per side versus the three minutes that could be squeezed on to a 78rpm disc.

In 1977, Fleetwood Mac went to #1 on the US singles chart with “Dreams,” the group’s first and only US #1. Stevie Nicks says she wrote the song at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California, in about 10 minutes.

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Paul McCartney: Live from NYC

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

Paul McCartney celebrates the release of his new album with a LIVE STREAM. Watch here!

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PAUL McCARTNEY Releases All New Music

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

Paul’s new album is slated for Fall 2018 release on Capitol Records. 

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A Visit to Hitsville USA - Motown Museum in Detroit

Published 9 years ago by Mark Sovel

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