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23rd July is the 5th anniversary of Amy's death. Nice podcast with her here, she was such a talent. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/tdim_amy_winehouse

Any good at music quizzes? Good page of quizzes here, from Elvis, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Dylan, Springsteen, Janis Joplin and loads of others. See how many you can score out of 20: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/this_day_in_music_quiz

See how many you can score out of 20. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/this_day_in_music_quiz

27th Aug 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed when the helicopter he was flying in, hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog. Vaughan had played a show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin with Robert Cray & His Memphis Horns, and Eric Clapton. Vaughan...

Mine is Jerry Reed - She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft). Country songs have some great song titles! http://www.thisdayincountrymusic.com/birthdayno1

New free App out. It has a built-in Music Player – fans can listen to the album whilst reading the book & exploring the photos. The video section includes five tracks streamed into the app taken from the Who’s Live At The Coliseum ’69 show. And a specially developed Pinball Game. See it...

This Day In Music Release Free Version of Rolling Stones App http://www.rocksquare.com/community/musicnews/2823

The Badger culls are due to begin in June 2013, it’s now or never for the badgers! Brian May has launched a petition so they can deliver 250,000 voices against the badger cull to ensure that the Government can’t ignore this any longer. If you want to help click here: http://teambadger.org/...

And My Morning Jacket. Dates here: http://www.rocksquare.com/community/musicnews/2391

13th March 1971, Brewer and Shipley entered the US singles chart with 'One Toke Over The Line'. The song, which featured The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia on steel guitar, peaked at No.10 despite being banned by radio stations for its drug references. Brewer and Shipley maintained that the word...

Fancy a daily music happening? How about this to start with. 25th Feb 1943, Born on this day, George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles, the world’s most successful group. The all-time bestselling album in the UK is The Beatles’ 'Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band', with over...

To celebrate what would have been Brian Jones’ 71st birthday on 28th February 2013, This Day in The Rolling Stones App is free for 4 weeks. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/this-day-in-the-rolling-stones/id586990757?ls=1&mt=8

What has been the best double album ever? The Wall? Electric Ladyland? Exile On Main St? Physical Graffiti? The White Album? Vote for your favourite double album. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/double_album

20th Sept 1968, Led Zeppelin (recording under the name of The Yardbirds) started recording their debut album at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, England. The album took only about 36 hours of studio time to complete at a cost of around £1,782, with most of the tracks being recorded 'live' in the...

Have you ever done this? My number #1's are: 'You're So Vain' by Carly Simon in the US 'Long Haired Lover From Liverpool' by Little Jimmy Osmond in the UK 'Ben' by Michael Jackson in Australia http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1

Hope its cool to leave this link: 28th Aug 1964, After playing a show at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York, The Beatles met Bob Dylan for the first time at The Delmonico Hotel. Dylan and mutual journalist friend Al Aronowitz introduce the Fab Four to marijuana...

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