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Synopsis
This Day In Music brings together all the significant events in the history of rock and pop music in one giant volume. Here are the facts, the figures, the dates, the times and the places, and most of all the stars that made rock and pop the most vibrant art form of the 20th and 21st centuries.
From Elvis to Lady Ga Ga, from rock and roll to rap, from 6.5 Special to X Factor, from Abba to ZZ Top and from New Year s Day to New Year s Eve, here is all the information you need to know, set out chronologically so you can look up those dates that interest you or simply pore through the year, month by month, day by day.
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In 2001, Kiss added another product to their merchandising universe: the "Kiss Kasket , a coffin featuring the faces of the four founding members of the band. Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was buried in one after he was shot and killed on-stage in Dec 2004.
When The Beatles made their US live concert debut on 11th Feb 1964 at the Washington Coliseum, they had to stop three times and turn Ringo's drum kit around and re-position their microphones so that they faced a different part of the audience.
Fast forward 40 odd years to 2nd May 2009, when Bob Dylan mingled unnoticed with other Beatles tourists during a minibus tour to John Lennon's childhood home. Dylan who was on a day off on a European tour paid £16 for the public trip to the 1940s house in Woolton, Liverpool.
On 29th May 1967, you could ve seen The Move, Cream, Jimi Hendrix Experience, and Pink Floyd all on the same bill for £1.00 ($1.70). at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall in Spalding, Lincs, England.
In 2008 A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The Black and Blue LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones.
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A guide to the history of music-related events. Each page presents a day in a year and lists the momentous musical events that have taken place on that day worldwide in the last 50 years - including births, deaths, marriages, number one singles, arrests, drug busts, famous gigs, awards ceremonies, trivia, and more.
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[P]riceless for those with a hunger for facts, Cossar's certainly come up with the goods. --Record Collector
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- PublisherOmnibus Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 184938245X
- ISBN 13 9781849382458
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages399
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