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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 15

BORN


IAN CURTIS of Joy Division
JASON BONHAM
LINDA RONSTADT
MARKY RAMONE of Ramones
PETER BANKS of Yes
TREVOR HORN of The Buggles/Yes

 

THIS HAPPENED


In 1968, Creedence Clearwater Revival released their self-titled debut album.

In 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Cosmo’s Factory — their fifth album.

In 1972, Elton John started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart with Honky Chateau, his first US chart-topper.

In 1978, The Rolling Stones started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart with Some Girls, their seventh US #1 album.

In 1980, On her 34th birthday, Linda Ronstadt made a successful dramatic debut in Gilbert & Sullivan’s famous operetta, The Pirates Of Penzance, at the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. The production later moved to Broadway, and was ultimately made into a motion picture.

In 1989, An estimated 200,000 turned out for a free Pink Floyd concert in Venice, Italy. While the band performed on a floating stage, fans damaged the city’s bridges and crumbled marble from centuries-old buildings.


Join Jim Nelson for Advanced Music History, weeknights at 10 on 88.5 FM

 

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