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This is the week that was in matters musical…1925, future drummer Lyman Henderson is born this week in Nitro, West Virginia … the boy has no hands due to a congenital defect … two decades later...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1933, at New York City’s Academy of Music, Bell engineers demonstrate the realism of stereo before an audience of 300 guests who had come to listen the...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1891, Tchaikovsky rocks New York City’s Music Hall … the Music Hall, later to be known as Carnegie Hall, throws its grand opening with a performance by...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1910, Chester Burnett is born in rural White Station, Mississippi … later known as Howlin’ Wolf, he’ll become legendary for his huge, raw voice and matching...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1814, after watching the British attack Fort McHenry Francis, Scott Key writes the words that will become the lyrics to “The Star Spangled Banner” … the...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1900, Len Spencer, believed to be the first nationally-known recording star, watches his biggest hit “Arkansas Traveler” enter the U.S. charts … his other...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1951, produced by the legendary Sam Phillips at Sun Records in Memphis, Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm record “Rocket 88” is released … considered...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1933, at New York City’s Academy of Music, Bell engineers demonstrate the realism of stereo before an audience of 300 guests who had come to listen to the...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1956, Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally” climbs to number one on the pop charts …1963, The Beatles attend The Rolling Stones gig at the Crawdaddy Club in...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1928, a candle starts a fire at a Gypsy caravan in France … the left hand of 18-year-old guitarist Django Reinhardt is badly burned, rendering two fingers...
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