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The opening track on the band’s second album, “Led Zeppelin II”, “Whole Lotta Love” was released in the United States on November 1969, but despite ruling the music scene during the 1970’s, the song became the band’s only top 10 single in the US
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The “Beggars Banquet” LP it’s part of what people usually call “The Rolling Stones Golden Period”, that saw the releases of sequential stunning and influential albums by the band, this was also the last album featuring Brian Jones as an active member of the band. Released on December 6th, 1968, we revisit this enormous Rock classic
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The Quiet Riot founder and Ozzy Osbourne’s band first guitarist, Randy Rhoads, is regarded as defining heavy metal lead guitar. He played a key role on developing Ozzy’s solo career signature sound and has influenced countless guitar players over the years. Randy passed away in 1982 at 25 but his strong legacy lives on. We recap his life and career
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The R.E.M. founder and guitar player Peter Buck it’s one Alternative Rock’s most popular artists. Aside of R.E.M., Buck has collaborated with numerous artists and bands, being as a musician or producer, he was pivotal in the development of the Alternative Rock music and to this day a huge influence among guitar players and songwriters. We recap his life and career
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The influential singer and songwriter Roy Orbison left a more than thirty years legacy of absolute music classics such as “Crying”, “In Dreams”, “Oh Pretty Woman” and “You Got It”. On December 6th, 1988 Orbison passed away suddenly at the age of 52. We recap his life and career
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December 6th, 1969 became one of the darkest days on Rock history, along with the Manson Family murders, The Rolling Stones’ Altamont Speedway Free Festival in California, gave the final stab on the 1960’s peace and love generation
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Inspired lyrically by David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”, Europe’s “The Final Countdown” reached number one in 25 countries, including the United Kingdom on December 6th, 1986
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The legendary Rocker was never too shy to speak his mind whatever was his state of spirit or mind. Here’s 12 of his best quotes
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The Austrian born Fritz Lang directed some of the most memorable masterpieces of Cinema’s early days including “Metropolis” and “M”
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Check this 12 absolute Disney classics to celebrate the 122nd birthday of the, sometimes controversial, but also important figure in the history of animation and cultural history.
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“Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen. ” said Little Richard once. An influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades, with his dynamic music and charismatic showmanship, he laid the foundation for Rock N’ Roll, his music played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres. We couldn’t imagine Rock music without Little Richard. Born 91 years ago today, we look back at his life and career
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Featuring very special guests, “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” became Belinda Carlisle’s signature song, it peaked to No.1 on the Hot 100 in 1987
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It’s Christmas time again, and today we present you our list of the Top 10 Christmas Movies. For this list we included only feature length movies, we excluded short movies and TV movies. Do you agree with our list? Comment to give your opinion!
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It’s Christmas time again, and sometimes, the silent night can be the deadliest of all nights. Today we present you our list of the Top 10 Christmas Horror Movies. For this list we included only feature length movies, we excluded short movies and TV movies. Do you agree with our list? Comment to give your opinion!
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Dennis Wilson co-founded the Beach Boys with his brothers Carl and Brian as a drummer, but despite the band’s image and name he was the only real surfer on it. Dennis was a freedom lover and a bohemian, he crossed paths with Charles Manson and The Manson Family and recorded a cult masterpiece in 1977 “Pacific Ocean Blue”. Dennis was born on this day in 1944
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The famous Montreux Casino in Switzerland was engulfed by flames during a Frank Zappa concert and later immortalized on the Deep Purple’s song “Smoke On The Water” who were there on the spot, it happened on this day in 1971. Learn more about one of Rock’s most legendary moments
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Nadir Afonso was one of the most influential geometric abstractionist painter, he was born on this day in 1920, look at some of his work
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Born into a family of actors, Jeff Bridges has played some of the most famous movie roles over the last 40 years. Today the actor that played The Big Lebowski turns 74
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During the 1980’s Christmas songs made by modern Pop music artists reached a new level when on December 3rd the single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid was released featuring some of the biggest Pop stars at the time such as Bono, George Michael, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Boy George among many others
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With Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne pioneered the Heavy Metal genre during the 1970’s, his unique and sometimes insane lifestyle along with his distinguishable vocals and mannerisms have granted him a special place in Rock history and turned the man into an icon. Today the “Prince Of Darkness” Ozzy turns 75, we recap his life and career
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He is a legend and one of the most influential Rock singers ever, but how well do you know The Prince Of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne? Do the quiz now to find out
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One of Rock’s greatest and more distinctive voices over the last 30 years, Scott Weiland passed away 8 years ago today in 2015 at age 48. Together with the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver he made songs that are now regarded as solid classics such as “Plush” or “Interstate Love Song”
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Directed by Gus Van Sant, “Good Will Hunting” is the film that made Matt Damon and Ben Affleck household names, it was released on this day in 1997. We revisit this modern classic that also featured Robin Williams in the lead role
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Gianni Versace was one of the fashion Industries biggest stars, the Italian fashion designer would had turned 77 years old today, we recap his life and influential career
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Britney Spears became famous in the late 1990’s with songs such as “Opps!…I Did It Again” and “…Baby One More Time”, she has sold over 100 million records worldwide making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time, today the Pop Princess turns 42
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Bobby Keys is mostly remembered for the work he did with The Rolling Stones since the 1970’s until 2013, the legendary sax player who played the “Brown Sugar” solo among many other famous sax parts for several Rock songs and artists, passed away at age 70 in 2014
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“Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” it’s still one of the most recognizable songs worldwide, one of Rod Stewart’s signature songs, reached No.1 in 1979, however was involved in controversy
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The early years of David Bowie career didn’t really produced any hit songs, In 1966 the 19 year old Bowie was signed to the new hip label Deram and released his first single on it “Rubber Band”, a Baroque-Pop song that was a sales flop
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John Densmore is one of Rock’s most unique drummers, he has developed a personal technique in which he blends among other styles Jazz, Tribal beats and Rock. With The Doors he became famous and scored several hits during the late 1960’s. We look back at his life and career
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Hugh Hefner passed away in 2017 at age 91, leaving behind the Playboy legacy he started in December 1953. Take a look at some of the pages of the 1st Playboy magazine issue
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From Broadway to Hollywood the famous singer and actress Bette Midler has done it all, the awarded actress has one of the longest and most successful careers on showbiz, from stage plays to musicals to movie dramas, the iconic actress turns 78 today
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On December 1st 1976, only a few days after two TV appearances, the Sex Pistols unexpectedly returned to the British TV, all because of Freddie Mercury. But the Today show, in which they were a last minute replacement of Queen didn’t end well for the host
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Buddy Holly and The Crickets first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on December 1st, 1957, watch Buddy performing “That’ll Be The Day” at the famous TV show
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The Pogues iconic singer, poet and musician passed away at age 65. Known for his distinctive raspy vocals and poetic songwriting, Shane McGowan propelled The Pogues to the forefront of the folk-punk movement in the 1980s
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With his TV show American Bandstand, Dick Clark introduced and promoted an impressive number of new Rock, Pop and Soul artists from the 1950’s throughout the 1980’s. He was born on this day in 1929
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Mostly famous for his rendition of “Tip Toe Through The Tulips”, Tiny Tim passed away 27 years ago today in 1996
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Back in 1982 Michael Jackson wasn’t quite yet the biggest Pop star in the world, but with “Thriller” that would change in just a few months when on November 30th his masterpiece “Thriller” was release. We revisit “Thriller”, one of the most groundbreaking and influential Pop albums ever made
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The Beatles song “Come Together” was released as a double A-Side single with “Something”, on November 29th, 1969 reached No.1 on the Hot 100, making it their 18th No.1 in the U.S
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Together with The Mamas & The Papas, Denny Doherty became one of the most successful artists of the 1960’s. The band had a string of worldwide Pop hits between 1966 and 1968 including “California Dreamin'” where he sings lead vocals
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On November 1980 Swedish hit machine ABBA scored their ninth No.1 single in the UK with “Super Trouper”
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Released in November 1980, “Double Fantasy” was the comeback album from John Lennon and Yoko Ono after five years away from the music industry. We revisit one of the finest albums of the 1980’s and of John Lennon’s career
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George Harrison’s life was cut short, but his influence in music can still be heard today, together with John Lennon, Harrison was the most daring of the four Beatles on what concerned experimenting with music. We look back at his life and career 22 years after his passing in 2001
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The “teen death songs” genre that was bizarrely popular during the early 1960’s, in 1964 the vocal band The Shangri-Las jumped on the band wagon and made one of the most memorable songs within that style, “Leader Of The Pack”
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After losing a bet with his friend Elton John who collaborated with him on his No.1 hit “Whatever Gets You Through The Night”, John Lennon made a special appearance on Elton John’s concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York on November 28th, 1974
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Matt Cameron is one of the most influential drummers that came out from the Seattle Grunge scene, becoming famous in the early 1990’s as the drummer for Soundgarden and later Pearl Jam, today he turns 61
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Bruce Channel’s biggest hit “Hey! Baby” influenced John Lennon harmonica riff that he used on The Beatles debut single “Love Me Do”. Today he turns 83
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Berry Gordy founded Motown in 1959 and it became one of the world’s biggest music labels with acts such as The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and The Jackson 5 among many others. Today he turns 94
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Used as the theme song for the movie “The Bodyguard”, Whitney Houston’s rendition of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” broke several records and became Houston’s signature song. Read some facts about the song and her 1992 version
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In 1991 Nirvana were invited to play the popular British TV Show Top Of The Pops. Not happy with the show’s demand to lip-sync Kurt Cobain literally tried to swallow the microphone while singing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” an octave lower
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R.E.M. gained a significant cult following on the indie music circuit during the 1980’s, but despite a eight year old career and having already released five albums it wasn’t until 1987 that they got their first big hit with “The One I Love”
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“(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, was released in 1987 as the theme song of the “Dirty Dancing” movie soundtrack and had such a huge success worldwide that today is still one of the most frequently played songs on radio
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In 1976, British TV gave the Sex Pistols airtime twice in the same day, the band were guests on the BBC’s Nationwide show and starred on a documentary about Punk on ITV’s “The London Weekend”
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In April 1960, after Elvis Presley’s two-year service in the United States Army, he recorded ,”Are You Lonesome Tonight? at the suggestion of manager Colonel Tom Parker, the song went No.1 on this day in 1960
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“Let Them Photograph Your Soul” by Jerry Prochnicky, is a must-have for fans of Jim Morrison and The Doors, and anyone with an appreciation for rock history. It beautifully encapsulates the charisma, mystery, and musical prowess of The Doors, making it a visual feast that will transport readers back to the psychedelic era of the 1960s through many rare photographs, artwork and images.
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Today marks the 81st anniversary of Jimi Hendrix. We look back at his life and career and how he changed the game for Rock guitarists and his enduring influence and popularity 53 years after his untimely death
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Cream ended their activity as a band in 1968 just three years after they were formed by Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, despite their huge commercial success and their critical acclaimed music
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The Sex Pistols “Anarchy In The U.K” became the absolute No.1 Punk Rock anthem, it was first released as a single on November 26th, 1976
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A voice and figure that crossed through several generations in a planetary scale was born on this day in 1939
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Mark Lanegan came to prominence during the 1990’s as part of the Seattle Grunge scene. As the vocalist of the Screaming Trees and later as a solo artist, he left a body of work that included songs such as “Nearly Lost You” and “The River Rise”. He was born 59 years ago today
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The singer of “When A Man Loves A Woman” Percy Sledge had one of the most recognizable soul music voices of all time
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David Newell was born on November 24, 1938, in O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania, he is best known for playing the speedy delivery man Mr. McFeely. He was the friendly delivery man on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
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Freddie Mercury embodied the Rock N’ Roll mythical excess during his life. We look back at the different sides of his life on the day that marks the anniversary of his untimely death on November 24th, 1991
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Betty Everett is mostly remembered for her million-selling hit “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss)”, the singer was born 83 years ago today
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Featuring Slash on the guitar, “Black Or White” became the first single by an American to go into the UK singles chart at number one since 1960, when “It’s Now or Never” by Elvis Presley
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By 1979 Pink Floyd’s Psychedelic and experimental days seemed to have been long gone, with the release of the double album “The Wall”, which was more approachable than some of their early albums, they reached a new generation of fans and developed a new sound that earned them their only No.1 in the US
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Released in 1975 the Queen classic “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a milestone on Rock music history, it peaked to No.1 for the first time 47 years ago today
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On November 22nd 1968 The Beatles released their only double studio album and the first on their newly created label Apple, self titled “The Beatles”, more commonly known as “The White Album”. We revisit the 1968 classic album and the impact it had on the band’s career
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In 1997 the music world was shocked to find about the suicide of INXS lead singer Michael Hutchenche at age only 37. The Australian rocker was found dead 26 years ago today
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In 1994 Grunge Rock in it’s original form was quickly being replaced by safer and softer music trends, Pearl Jam makes a career turning point by releasing the album “Vitalogy”, one of their finest
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Steven Van Zand became famous as the charismatic guitarist of Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band, today he turns 73
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The song has been sampled several times and played an important part in the development of the Disco sound, on this day in 1975 “That’s The Way (I Like It)” peaked to No.1
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“I Think I Love You” was released as the debut single by The Partridge Family pop group, featuring David Cassidy on lead vocals and Shirley Jones on background vocals. It premiered on the first episode of The Partridge Family TV series in 1970 and peaked to No.1 on the Hot 100
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“Physical” became the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John only US No.1 in November 1981 but it was originally written for a very famous singer
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“Under Pressure” is regarded as one of the finest moments in Rock music due to the vocal power of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury together,know more about how the song came to be
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Directed by John Landis and starring Jackson and former Playboy centerfold Ola Ray, the iconic music video for “Thriller” had the length of 14 minutes and premiered on this day in 1983
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Billy Idol peaked to No. 1 on the U.S Hot 100 on November 1987 with a Tommy James song “Mony Mony”, knocking teen Pop sensation Tiffany of the top of the charts with another Tommy James song “I Think We’re Alone Now”
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Bjork is regarded as one of the most influential female singers and performers over the last 30 years, her impact is noted not only just in music but also in fashion and visual arts, she was born 58 years ago today
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In 1955 Bo Diddley became the first Rock Star to be banned from The Ed Sullivan Show, find out why
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Norman Greenbaum mostly remembered for his 1969 hit No.1 hit “Spirit In The Sky”, today the singer-songwriter turns 81
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In 1973 the legendary and excessive Keith Moon collapsed during a The Who concert in San Francisco, he was replaced by a fan in the audience
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We look back briefly at the life and the brilliant career of one of the most acclaimed and awarded actresses of all time
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The once America’s sweetheart was one of the 1990’s most popular actresses scoring lead roles in several of the decade’s blockbusters
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Released in September 1988 as the lead single from Bon Jovi’s album “New Jersey”, “Bad Medicine” reached No.1 in the Hot 100 on November 19th, 1988
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On November 18th, 1993 Nirvana, together with their new guitarist Pat Smear (formerly from Punk band The Germs) and featuring Classical Cellist Lori Goldstein, performed live at the Sony Studios in New York an intimate concert for the MTV Unplugged series
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He joined Metallica in 1983 and is now one of the most influential guitarists in the world, today Kirk Hammett turns 61
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Kim Wilde stands as one of the greatest New Wave and Pop female artists of all time. The British singer scored several Hit singles during the 1980’s including “Kids In America”, “Cambodia”, “You Came” and “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”
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Vince Treanor, the Road Manager of the legendary band The Doors, played an important role throughout the band’s career from 1967 to 1972. He stood directly behind the band on stage, built custom equipment, and was in charge of how audiences heard The Doors live. In this exclusive interview, Vince lifts a fraction of the veil on his upcoming memoir “Behind the Doors,” one of the year’s most revealing books in which he writes down what no other man could within The Doors.
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The legendary Scorsese is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history, Today on his 81st birthday here’s five essential movies to watch directed by him.
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He rose to prominence with his version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in 1994 and was the son of the famous 1960’s Folk singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley was one of the most promising singer-songwriters of his generation, he passed away in 1997 at age 30, he was born 57 years ago today
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In 1985 Wham! were one of the biggest pop bands (or duo) in the world and after a discreet debut with their first album “Fantastic” released in 1982, they went on to release their best selling and worldwide success “Make It Big” that included some of the 1980’s most memorable Pop music
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He’s still considered to this day one of Hollywood’s biggest sex symbols ever, and one of it’s first heartthrobs, Rock Hudson, the legendary actor whose career accidentally became a shining example of Hollywood’s classical “star system”-style career promotion and ended in tragedy
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Devito’s popularity took off during the 1970’s and reached it’s peak during the 1980’s when he appeared a in a string of blockbusters throughout the decade
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“Good Vibrations” stands as one of Rock and Pop’s most revolutionary songs and on November 17th 1966 The Beach Boys masterpiece reached No.1 at the UK charts
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Rupaul has been on the limelight for almost 3 decades and has influenced not only Drag Queens all around the world from music to TV to fashion to movies and became one of the most recognizable Pop Icons and the first Drag Queen to achieve worldwide superstar mainstream success, today it’s Rupaul’s 63rd birthday
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Together with Elton John, “Whatever Gets You Through The Night” gave Lennon his first and only solo No.1 in the U.S during his lifetime. Read the story behind it
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Irish singer Feargal Sharkey, formerly of the Undertones got his first No.1 on November 16th, 1985 with the song “A Good Heart”, the song did well across Europe, but it fared less well in the US
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Born from the ashes of the 1960’s Psychedelic Rock greats Jefferson Airplane and from Jefferson Starship, the band Starship music was opposite worlds away from it’s previous incarnations but despite it, they made some memorable 1980’s songs that everyone knows and still remembers
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In 1965 with the British Invasion on full gas, The Rolling Stones make their debut on the U.S TV in the show “Hullabaloo” performing “She Said Yeah” and “Get Off Of My Cloud”
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The Doors are now one of the biggest Rock bands of all time, they also have some of Rock’s most enduring music that includes classics such as “Light My Fire”, “People Are Strange” or “Riders On The Storm”, however they struggled to find a label that considered them worth of being signed to
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Petula Clark, “the first lady of British invasion” became worldwide famous with her 1960’s songs such as “Downtown”, today she turns 91
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Together with Agnetha, Frida completed the ABBA vocal duo that offered the world memorable Pop hits that last to this days, she became a Princess by marriage in 1992 and today Frida turns 78
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First recorded in 1930, it was with the Ray Charles version that “Georgia On My Mind” knew the popularity that stands to this day
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British band T’Pau had a strong impact on Pop music during the late 1980’s that didn’t lasted long enough, however they were able to produce some of the 1980’s most popular songs
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The popular and much awarded actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg rose to worldwide stardom in the 1985 drama “The Color Purple” and has since became one of the most popular faces in both the big screen and TV
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Yes there was poetry on the Sex Pistols lyrics, “Nevermind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols” it’s not merely the biggest Punk album of all time that still serves as a mold for Punk bands and artists, it’s an album that gives you an imagery of what the organic and original Punk movement was through music and lyrics
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He rose to prominence during the early 1960’s with the smash hit songs “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” and “Sealed with a Kiss”, today former Pop idol sensation Brian Hyland turns 80
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Neil Young first rose to prominence as part of the Buffalo Springfield in the late 1960’s. He was pivotal in the development of Folk Rock and Grunge Rock and pioneered many different music trends throughout the years. He turns 78 today
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Hot Chocolate became notorious during the 1970’s with the smash hits “You Sexy Thing” and “Every 1’s a Winner”, their lead singer Errol Brown was born on this day 80 years ago
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Turning 49 today, since the 1990’s that DiCaprio’s acting career hasn’t stopped growing and maturing, earning him dozens of awards and nominations over the last 30 years
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Originally recorded by Big Joe Turner, “Shake Rattle And Roll” gave Bill Haley and His Comets his first Top 10 single on November 11th, 1954
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The controversial Rolling Stones video “Undercover Of The Night” was aired on the TV Show The Tube after an interview with Mick Jagger on November 11th 1983, however, the part where Jagger gets shot in the head was edited out
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The controversial Doors frontman downward spiral was on full speed in 1969 and still fresh from the controversial performance at The Doors infamous Miami concert in March, Jim Morrison gets in trouble again when he’s arrested by the FBI after landing on Phoenix, Arizona
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The British singer Lisa Stansfield was one of the biggest Pop rising stars during the early 1990’s, “All Around The Around World” reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards
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Vanilla Fudge rose to prominence in 1967 with their cover of “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”, today, lead guitarist Vince Martell turns 78
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“Space Oddity” was first released as a Phillips single on 11 July 1969 to tie in with the Apollo 11 moon landing but it wasn’t up until 1975 that peaked to No.1
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“I Feel For You” by Chaka Khan was first recorded and released by Prince on his 1979 self-titled album “Prince”, but it was with Khan’s 1984 version that became a hit
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The album “Diamonds And Pearls” featured a string of hits mostly Funk oriented, and defined a highly creative period for Prince
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Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco, California in 1967, featuring John Lennon on the cover and offering a free roach clip to hold a marijuana joint. Over the years, despite controversy, the magazine has been able to maintain it’s position as the mother of all pop culture magazines
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In 1975 David Bowie gives two performances filled with Funk, Soul and Disco at the Cher CBS TV Show, including a duet with Cher. Check out the videos of the performances
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“Led Zeppelin IV” it’s possibly Led Zeppelin’s most well known album or at least the one that most people starts off with when introduced to the band. We look back at this absolute Rock classic
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Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare On Elm Street” remains one of Horror’s most influential and popular movies, and Freddy Krueger, an immortal character that still haunts many of our dreams
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It’s one of the 1980’s most memorable songs, the hit ballad “Take My Breath Away”, by Berlin, composed by Giorgio Moroder and featured on the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun”
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With memorable songs such as Big Yellow Taxi” and “Both Sides, Now”, Joni Mitchell became one of the most influential singer-songwriters of all time. She turns 80 today
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Originally a 1967 US hit for James and the Shondells, “I Think We’re Alone Now” got re-popularized when 17 year old Tiffany covered the song for her debut studio album, “Tiffany” in 1987
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Now a Psychedelic Rock staple and classic, in 1969, when Cocker was still relatively unknown in the U.S, he dared to perform his Beatles cover “With a Little Help From My Friends” at the Woodstock Festival, in what end up being one of Woodstock’s most memorable performances ever
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With the famous opening lines “born in the wagon of a traveling show”, “Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves” remains one of Cher’s best selling singles of all time and one of her most iconic songs
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“Get Off Of My Cloud” it’s one of the Rolling Stones earliest original hits and earned the band their second U.S Hot 100 No.1 on November 6, 1965
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The Beach Boys unexpectedly returned to the top of the charts, without Brian Wilson, in 1988 with their Pop song “Kokomo”, part of the “Cocktail” movie soundtrack.
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The Monkees were one of the 1960’s most memorable American pop acts and released a string of hit songs between 1966 and 1969
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Despite his controversial personal life, Ike is considered an influential Rock N’ Roll pioneer, with Tina Turner he scored several hit songs during the 1960’s and 1970’s that remain enduring Rock classics
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Bryan Adams is one of the best selling Rock artists of all time, with a career that has spanned now for over 40 years, today he turns 64
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On November 3rd 1990 “Ice Ice Baby” became the first ever Rap song to reach No.1 on the mainstream singles charts and also a worldwide hit
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Released in 1984, Paul McCartney’s movie “Give My Regards To Broad Street” was the attempt of the former Beatle to bring back the same feeling as The Beatles movies during the 1960’s, however the soundtrack to the movie did better than the movie itself
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She’s an icon for the 1960’s Swinging London and has had a career filled with success over the last 50 plus years. From the “Shout!” hit to host her variety TV Shows in 1960’s, to Eurovision winner and to work with David Bowie in the 1970’s, we look back at her career
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Billy Ocean had an amazing string of Pop hits during the 1980’s such as “Caribbean Queen” that went No.1 on the Hot 100 on this day in 1984
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In a time where Alternative Rock and Grunge dominated the charts and preferences, Bon Jovi were able to successfully cross into the 1990’s with their 1992 release of “Keep The Faith”
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She was one of the most popular comedians of the 1980’s and 1990’s, today Roseanne Barr turns 71
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“Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis was released on November 3rd 1957 on Sun Records, despite turning 66 years old today, it remains a solid Rock classic
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Dolly Parton originally wrote and recorded the song in 1973 but it’s Whitney Houston’s 1992 version that remains the most popular
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When Alternative Rock started to rule the music charts and airwaves all across the planet in the early 1990’s, U2 jumped quickly on the band wagon and released their single “The Fly”, reaching No.1 for the second time on the U.K singles charts
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“Suspicious Minds” became The King’s last U.S No.1 before his death when it peaked to the top of the Hot 100 on November 1, 1969 and gave back to Presley his career success
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Mags Furuholmen is the fingers behind the distinctive A-ha synth sound that ruled part of the 1980’s pop scene with songs such as “Take On Me”. Today, the Norwegian musician and artist turns 61
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Anthony Kiedis is one of Rock’s most charismatic singers, he started out as a child/teenage actor in the late 1970’s and made his way to Rock stardom with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, one of the most influential bands over the last 30 years. Today he turns 61
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Less than two months after the release of “Nevermind”, Nirvana, who were climbing the top of the charts with “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, returned to Seattle where they played live most of their acclaimed album songs. The concert is now regarded as Nirvana at their peak
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The Supremes had an amazing string of hits during the 1960’s that became all time music classics, in 1964 they reached No.1 with “Baby Love” now regarded one of the most popular songs of the late 20th century
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During the 1940’s and 1950’s, Halloween costumes weren’t as advanced as ours today. Ben Cooper Inc. primarily manufactured Halloween costumes from the late 1930’s to the late 1980’s, remaining one of the three largest Halloween costume manufacturers ever in the U.S, take a moment and admire these iconic vintage Halloween costumes
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River Phoenix was one of the most talented actors of his generation, on Halloween night 1993 he shocked movie fans around the world when he died from a drug overdose aged only 23
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Larry Mullen Jr. co-founded U2 in 1976 after posting a message on the school’s notice board and became the drummer of the band. Today, U2 are one of the most influential and successful Rock bands over the last 40 years
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The Marvel classic comics team X-Men debuted as an animation series on Fox in the 1992 “X-Men: The Animated Series”
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The legendary actor best known for portraying the character James Bond, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983, passed away at age 90 on this day in 2020
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These movies are truly the product of the first creative minds on the Horror genre, most of us are familiar to these titles as some were remade several times but if you haven’t seen these originals, you might want to create your movie playlist to Halloween now with our Top 10 Best Horror Movies of the 1930’s to 1950’s
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In 1978 Blondie already had established themselves as one of the biggest New Wave and Rock bands in the world, with their unique blending of Bubblegum Pop and Punk
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Eddie Holland was a member of the famed Motown songwriting and production team Holland–Dozier– responsible for much of the Motown Sound and hit records by Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers, among others. Today he turns 84
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Never a stranger to controversy, Grace Slick is one of the first female rock stars, alongside her close contemporary Janis Joplin, that played a very important role in the development of rock music in the late 1960’s. She fronted Jefferson Airplane and composed Rock classics such as “Somebody To Love” and “White Rabbit”, today The Acid Queen turns 84
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Vintage pin-ups from this era featuring sexy witches and gals with pumpkins, ghosts and the like. Halloween pin-ups featuring Hollywood starlets with spooky shadows, glowing jack-o-lanterns, and peeping scarecrows!
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“My Generation” by The Who is one of the greatest rock songs ever made, it’s part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for “historical, artistic and significant” value
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The genesis of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” started with a Poem by Tim Burton that he wrote it during his time as a Disney animator in the early 1980’s. The movie is now regarded as an animation classic, that looks as fresh as when it was first released in 1993…and always a favorite for the Halloween season
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Bob Ross reached millions of art lovers with his popular television program on PBS “The Joy of Painting”.
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Rare are the occasions where mainstream Pop meets and blends with New Age/World Music, but Enya did achieve to break that niche wall into the mainstream Pop with “Orinoco Flow”
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During the Halloween season of 1978 KISS makes their film debut on “KISS Meets the Phantom of The Park”, a TV movie made for NBC that features the band as their stage characters. Despite the bad reviews the movie had ever since it’s release, it has now attained cult film status
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Scott Weiland was one of Rock’s greatest and more distinctive voices over the last 30 years. Together with the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver he made songs that are now regarded as solid classics such as “Plush” or “Interstate Love Song”. Scott passed away in 2015 at age 48, today he would had turned 56
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Baccara were a curious case of success, their disco hit “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” was a tremendous success worldwide in 1977 and it’s one of the thirty all-time singles to have sold 10 million copies or more worldwide
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Nothing screams more modern classic Pop music than Duran Duran 1980’s hits, the iconic frontman Simon Le Bon,turns 65 today
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Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein was born on this day 100 years ago
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The ‘Pretty Woman’ and Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts turns 56 today. Roberts has one of the most illustrious careers in all of Hollywood. Here are 10 of the best performances in her over 30 plus-year career.
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The actor was one of the first profitable and highly marketed child stars in film history, appearing as the iconic homeless child in the Charlie Chaplin’s classic “The Kid” and as an adult in “The Addams Family” 1960’s TV series
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“Electric Ladyland” it’s a milestone in Rock music, this album it’s perfect from many point of views, and it was the last time Jimi Hendrix was able to work consistently in studio composing music
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Released in 1994, Madonna’s sixth album has its seductive charms, with warm and mellow sounds. Today we look back at Madonna’s “Bedtime Stories”
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When Elton John appeared on “The Muppet Show” episode 214 back on October 25, 1977, he was the first real rock star to host the program, following a string of comedians and country stars
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Still fresh from their recent success, The Rolling Stones played the famous The Ed Sullivan Show while in the U.S for the first time
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Glenn Tipton, regarded as one of the most influential Heavy Metal guitarists, was essential on the development of Judas Priest’s signature sound
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John Levén joined the band Europe as a bass player in 1981 and together with lead singer Joey Tempest is the only band member to have played on all Europe’s studio albums. Europe rose to fame in 1986 with “The Final Countdown”
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The artist was born on this day on October 25, 1881. Today we Remember Pablo Picasso on his 142nd Anniversary.
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Halloween” is the kind of impeccably crafted movie that burrows deep into our psyche and connects with the dark, hidden terrors that lurk there. “Halloween” remains a modern classic of the most horrific kind
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The Big Bopper remains one of the 1950’s Rock N’Roll legendary artists, that cemented his name in history with “Chantilly Lace” and was one of the victims of the infamous “day the music died”
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He is one of Rock’s absolute icons, an essential part of the Rolling Stones early sound and music, though he quit the band in 1993, Bill Wyman it’s still seen as the “official” Stones bass player. Today, the “Stone Alone” turns 87
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The song is one of the many hits Jackson scored from his album “Bad”, 5 years after “Thriller”, Michael Jackson was able to put out an album with the same amount of hit singles although with a different songwriting formula and edgier than the 1982 groundbreaking album. Find out what was the song about
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Amy’s Winehouse most successful single, “Rehab” from “Back To Black” album was released on October 23, 2006, and won three Grammy Awards
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Robert Trujillo is regarded as one of the best and most influential bass players in Rock of the last 20 years, he rose to prominence in the 90’s as a member of Suicidal Tendencies and since 2003 he’s Metallica’s bassman
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Culture Club was a Pop phenomenon during the early 1980’s. Lead by the charismatic and eccentric Boy George, the band had a string of worldwide hit songs starting in 1982 with “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”
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One of the most popular parody singers Weird Al Yankovic was born on this day in 1959
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Born on October 23, 1976, in Vancouver, Canada, actor Ryan Reynolds is mainly known for his comedic performances, particularly as the star of the superhero franchise ‘Deadpool.’
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The barefoot groovy Sandy Shaw got her first hit “(There’s) Always Some Thing There To Remind Me”, penned by the songwriting team Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1964
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Bobby Fuller is mostly remembered for his version of “I Fought The Law” in 1966, the singer died prematurely at 23 years old. We remember him on his 81st birthday
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With the “Back to the Future” trilogy, the actor who played Doc Brown got his name engraved in the pop culture universe forever
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We revisit what is considered Led Zeppelin’s heaviest album, their second, was released 54 years ago in 1969
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Jeff Goldblum is a film, TV, and stage actor known for his roles in work like ‘The Fly,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Will & Grace’, and ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ turns 71 today
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The recording sessions for “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” between 1966 and early 1967 produced many outtakes and other songs that were not meant to be used in the album, among it “Carnival Of Light”.
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The daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Carrie Fisher rose to prominence as Princess Leia on the “Star Wars” movie saga during the late 1970’s. We remember Carrie or her 67th Birthday
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Twice nominated for an Academy Award, the Danish-American actor Viggo Mortensen became popular by playing Aragorn in “The Lord Of The Rings” but long before that he starred in a string of hit movies and TV shows in a career now spanning for over three decades
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