| Number | Moment | Song/Artist | Info |
| #001 | The Woodstock Music & Arts Festival | Soul Sacrifice; Wooden Ships; I'm Going Home; Dance To The Music Medley; Freedom; Rock & Soul Music; Coming In To Los Angeles
(Santana; Crosby, Stills & Nash; Ten Years After; Sly & The Family Stone; Richie Havens; Country Joe & The Fish; Arlo Guthrie) |
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| #002 | The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show | All My Loving, 'Til There Was You, She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand
(The Beatles) |
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| #003 | John Lennon shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in New York City | Imagine; Watching The Wheels; In My Life
(John Lennon; The Beatles) |
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| #004 | MTV launches | Cry Me A River; Video Killed The Radio Star; You'd Better Run
(Justin Timberlake; The Buggles; Pat Benatar) |
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| #005 | Apple introduces the iPod and iTunes | Vertigo; Are You Gonna Be My Girl?; Jerk It Out
(U2; Jet; The Caesars) |
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| #006 | Bob Dylan plugs in with his first electric performance Newport Folk Festival | It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Maggie's farm
(Bob Dylan) |
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| #007 | Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon enters the charts in 1973 and stays there for 741 weeks | Dark Side Of The Moon (album)
(Pink Floyd) |
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| #008 | Bruce Springsteen releases Born to Run, makes the covers of Newsweek and Time, October 27, 1975 | Born To Run (album)
(Bruce Springsteen) |
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| #009 | The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (album)
(The Beatles) |
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| #010 | Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organize Live Aid | I Don't Like Mondays; Paranoid; Bohemian Rhapsody / Radio Ga Ga
(The Bomtown Rats; Black Sabbath; Queen) |
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| #011 | Motown Records is founded in Detroit | Tears Of A Clown; You Can't Hurry Love; My Girl; Let's Get It On; Superstition
(Smokey Robinson And The Miracles; Diana Ross And The Supremes; The Temptations; Marvin Gaye; Stevie Wonder) |
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| #012 | The Grateful Dead tour from 1965 until July 9, 1995, giving rise to the fan culture known as Deadheads | Jack Straw; Wharf Rat; Dark Star
(The Grateful Dead) |
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| #013 | American Bandstand goes national | Bandstand Boogie; Venus; Careering
(Les Elgart; Frankie Avalon; Public Image Limited) |
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| #014 | Les Paul designs and builds one of the first solid-body electric guitars | Caldonia; Lights Out; Beck's Bolero
(B.B. King; Johnny Winter; Jeff Beck) |
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| #015 | Elvis Presley is shown from the waist-up only on The Ed Sullivan Show | Hound Dog
(Elvis Presley) |
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| #016 | Johnny Cash sings at Folsom State Prison | Folsom Prison Blues; I Still Miss Someone; Cocaine Blues
(Johnny Cash) |
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| #017 | Thomas Edison invents the phonograph record and makes the first recording of a human voice | Phonograph Blues; Record Machine; Record Lady
(Robert Johnson; Mama's Boys; Lyle Lovett) |
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| #018 | Jimi Hendrix plays The Star Spangled Banner on the last day of Woodstock | Star Spangeled Banner
(Jimi Hendrix) |
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| #019 | The Beatles break-up | The Long And Winding Road & All You Need Is Love; God
(The Beatles; John Lennon) |
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| #020 | Rolling Stone magazine founded | Cover Of the Rolling Stone; Rollin' Stone
(DR. Hook And The Medicine Show; Muddy Waters) |
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| #021 | David Bowie adopts his Ziggy Stardust persona and releases Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars | Ziggy Stardust; Suffergate City; Moonage daydream
(David Bowie) |
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| #022 | Michael Jackson's 14-minute music video for Thriller airs | Thriller (video version)
(Michael Jackson) |
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| #023 | Elvis Presley dies August 16 1977 | Love Me Tender; All Shook Up; An American Trilogy
(Elvis Presley) |
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| #024 | Introduction of stereo sound to recorded music | Moving In Stereo; Pumping On Your Stereo
(The Cars; Stereophonics) |
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| #025 | The Rolling Stones release four landmark records in a row | Street Fighting man; Monkey man; Can't You Hear Me Knockin'; All Down The Line
(The Rolling Stones) |
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| #026 | Buddy Holly The Big Bopper and Richie Valens die in a plane crash | Not Fade Away; Donna
(Buddy Holly; Ritchie Valens) |
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| #027 | World Cafe radio show debuts | Ants Marching; Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye; Pressure Drop
(Dave Matthews Band; Maria Mc Kee; Toots And The Maytals) |
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| #028 | Jimi Hendrix sets his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival | Like A Rolling Stone; The Wind Cries Mary
(Jimi Hendrix) |
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| #029 | Rock Around the Clock is used in the movie Blackboard Jungle | Rock Around The Clock
(Billy Haley And His Comets) |
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| #030 | Pete Townsend composes Tommy | Overture; Tommy Can You Hear Me; Pinball Wizard
(The Who) |
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| #031 | Musicians perform from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial | Blowin' In The Wind
(Bob Dylan) |
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| #032 | 200,000 people attend the Monterey Pop Festival | Shake; For What It's Worth; The Sounds Of Silence
(Otis Redding; Buffalo Springfield; Simon & Garfunkel) |
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| #033 | Led Zeppelin records Stairway to Heaven on Led Zeppelin IV | Stairway To Heaven
(Led Zeppelin) |
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| #034 | Saturday Night Live launches with musical guests | Still Crazy After All These Years; Alive
(Paul Simon; Pearl Jam) |
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| #035 | Neil Young writes the protest song Ohio within weeks of the Kent State massacre | Ohio
(Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) |
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| #036 | U2 release their groundbreaking album Joshua Tree | I Stll Haven't Found What I'm Looking For; With Or Without You; Where The Streets have No Name
(U2) |
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| #037 | Nirvana's album Nevermind goes to 1 on The Billboard 200 | In Bloom; Polly; Lithium
(Nirvana) |
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| #038 | Bluesman Robert Johnson sells his soul to the devil at the crossroads | Crossroad Blues; I Believe I'll Dust My Broom; Love In Vain
(Robert Johnson) |
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| #039 | Kurt Cobain is found dead in his home | ComeAs You Are; Serve The Servants; Heart-Shaped Box
(Nirvana) |
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| #040 | Paul Simon records Graceland in South Africa | Graceland; Boy In The Bubble; Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
(Paul Simon) |
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| #041 | The Beach Boys begin recording the masterpiece Pet Sounds | Wouldn't It Be Nice; Caroline, No; God Only Knows
(The Beach Boys) |
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| #042 | The Clash release their seminal double album London Calling | London Calling; Spanish Bombs; Train In Vain
(The Clash) |
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| #043 | Jerry Garcia dies of a heart attack while in rehab | Stella Blue;Casey Jones; Uncle John's Band
(The Grateful Dead) |
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| #044 | The Doors release 7-minute single Light My Fire | Light My Fire
(The Doors) |
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| #045 | Rocky Horror Picture Show begins its midnight run at Waverly Theatre in New York | Time Warp; Sweet Transvestite; Touch-A-Touch-A-Touch Me
(Rocky Horror Show Original Cast) |
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| #046 | Saturday Night Fever opens | Stayin' Alive; More Than A Woman; You Should Be Dancing
(Bee Gees) |
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| #047 | Beatles release Abbey Road | I Want You (She's So Heavy); Come Together; Oh Darling
(The Beatles) |
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| #048 | Sarah McLachlan founds Lilith Fair a festival consisting of only female artists | Possession; Closer To Fine; Who Will Save Your Soul
(Sarah Mc Lachlan; Indigo Girls; Jewel) |
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| #049 | Elvis Presley records his first two-sided single at Sun Studios in Memphis | Blue Suede Shoes & Little Sister
(Elvis Presley) |
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| #050 | Woody Guthrie writes his ode to America This Land Is Your Land | This Land Is Your Land
(Woody Guthrie) |
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| #051 | Sony begins selling the Walkman in the US 1979 | I'm Walkin'
(Fats Domino) |
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| #052 | Miles Davis releases Kind of Blue which becomes the best-selling jazz album of all time | So What / Freddie Freeloader / All Blues
(Miles Davis) |
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| #053 | John Lennon writes Imagine for his 1971 album Imagine | Imagine
(John Lennon) |
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| #054 | Marvin Gaye releases What's Going On | What's Going On
(Marvin Gaye) |
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| #055 | The Ramones release their self-titled debut album | I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend / I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement / 53rd & 3rd
(The Ramones) |
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| #056 | Sun Records is founded in Memphis by Sam Phillips | Mystery Train; Crazy Arms; Ooby Dooby
(Elvis Presley; Jerry Lee Lewis; Roy Orbison) |
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| #057 | Pink Floyd release the concept album The Wall in the US December 8 1979 | Comfortably Numb; Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2); Hey You
(Pink Floyd) |
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| #058 | The New Yardbirds become Led Zeppelin 1968 | Your Time Is Gonna Come; Communication Breakdown; Dazed And Confused
(Led Zeppelin) |
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| #059 | Singer-songwriter Carole King releases Tapestry March 1971 | It's Too Late; I Feel The Earth Move; So Far Away
(Carole King) |
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| #060 | Joni Mitchell releases the album Blue June 1971 | A Case Of You; Carey; California
(Joni Mitchell) |
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| #061 | The Allman Brothers record Live At The Fillmore East | Statesboro Blues & Whipping Post
(The Allman Brothers) |
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| #062 | Sex Pistols release their only album Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols October 28 1977 | God Save The Queen;Liar;Pretty Vacant
(Sex Pistols) |
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| #063 | Radiohead release their landmark rock-electronic fusion album OK Computer June 16 1997 | Paranoid Android; Karma Police; Let Down
(Radiohead) |
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| #064 | The musical Hair; about the 60s counterculture movement opens on Broadway in 1968 | Aquarius; Hair; Good Morning Starshine
(Hair Soundtrack) |
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| #065 | Hilly Krystal opens CBGB in December 1973 | Beat On The Brat; Down At The Rock & Roll Club; Uh-Oh Love Comes To Town
(Ramones; Richard Hell And The Voidoids; Talking Heads) |
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| #066 | RCA Victor introduces the 45-inch single in response to Columbia's 33 1/3 RPM LP; in 1948 | Do The 45 by Ryan Shaw
(Ryan Shaw) |
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| #067 | Phil Spector introduces his distinctive Wall of Sound | River Deep, Mountain High; He's A Rebel; He Did It
(Ike And Tina Turner; The Crystals; The Ronettes) |
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| #068 | Jimi Hendrix goes to London and becomes a star in a week November 1966 | Red House; Little Wing; Fire
(Jimi Hendrix) |
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| #069 | John Coltrane records A Love Supreme with McCoy Tyner Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones at Rudy Van Gelder's studio December 9 1964 | Acknowledgement; Resolution
(John Coltrane) |
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| #070 | Elvis Costello and The Attractions perform their false start debut on Saturday Night Live December 17 1977 | Less Than Zero/Radio Radio
(Elvis Costello) |
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| #071 | Simon Garfunkel release The Sound of Silence; their first hit September 1965 | The Sound Of Silence
(Simon And Garfunkel) |
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| #072 | Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks criticizes President George Bush at a concert in London | Not Ready To Make Nice
(Dixie Chicks) |
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| #073 | MySpace.com is launched revolutionizing digital distribution for unsigned musicians and bands August 2003 | Smile
(Lily Allen) |
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| #074 | Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video airs; the head of MTV's programming department later claims the video changed the entire look of MTV | Smells Like Teen Spirit
(Nirvana) |
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| #075 | Michael Jackson unveils The Moonwalk on the television special Motown 25: Yesterday Today Forever; March 25 1983 | Billie Jean
(Michael Jackson) |
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| #076 | Unknown Bruce Springsteen plays the Main Point in Bryn Mawr PA April 24 1973 | Santa Ana & Thundercrack
(Bruce Spingsteen) |
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| #077 | The Monkees TV show debuts September 12 1966 | (Theme From) The Monkees; Last Train To Clarksville; Pleasant Valley Sunday
(The Monkees) |
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| #078 | Bob Dylan releases Highway 61 Revisited Dylan's first album to be recorded entirely with a full rock band August 30 1965 | Highway 61; Ballad Of A Thin man; Queen Jane Approximately
(Bob Dylan) |
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| #079 | USA for Africa records We Are the World | We Are The World
(Usa For Africa) |
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| #080 | Pete Seeger sings We Shall Overcome for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee a landmark Civil Rights organization April 1960 | We Shall Overcome
(Bruce Springsteen And The Seeger Sessions Band) |
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| #081 | Aerosmith and Run DMC collaborate on Walk This Way; 1986 | Walk This Way
(Aerosmith & Run -dmc) |
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| #082 | Eric Clapton writes Layla | Layla
(Derek & The Dominoes) |
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| #083 | Bob Dylan releases Blonde on Blonde believed to be the first double album in rock music May 16 1966 | Visions Of Johanna; Stuck Inside Of Mobile (With The Memphis Blues Again); Just Like A Woman
(Bob Dylan) |
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| #084 | Prince releases Purple Rain the soundtrack to the movie of the same name on June 25 1984 | Purple Rain; When Doves Cry; Take Me With You
(Prince) |
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| #085 | The Human Be-In held in Golden Gate Park kicks off the Summer of Love with performances by the Grateful Dead Jefferson Airplane and others; January 14 | The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion); Light Your Windows & Codine
(The Grateful Dead; Quicksilver Messenger Service) |
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| #086 | John Lennon claims The Beatles are more popular than Jesus on March 4 1966 | Glass Onion; I'm Looking Through You
(The Beatles) |
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| #087 | David Byrne Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth meet at the Rhode Island School of Design and form the Talking Heads 1974 | Pulled Up; Life During Wartime; Take Me To The River
(Talking Heads) |
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| #088 | Atlantic Records is formed | Giant Steps; The Levee Breaks; Summer Skin
(John Coltrane; Led Zeppelin; Death Cab For Cutie) |
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| #089 | Keith Richards writes the guitar riff for the Rolling Stones' (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | Satisfaction
(The Rolling Stones) |
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| #090 | The Rolling Stones headline a free concert at Altamont Speedway where four people die | Gimme Shelter; Sympathy For The Devil (live); Midnight Rambler (live)
(The Rolling Stones) |
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| #091 | A Hard Day's Night opens | A Hard Days Night; And I Love Her; Things We Said Today
(The Beatles) |
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| #092 | Easy Rider opens | If You Want To be A Bird; Wasn't Born To Follow
(Holy Modal Rounders; The Byrds) |
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| #093 | Andy Warhol produces the Velvet Underground's debut | Waiting For My Man; I'll Be Your Mirror
(Femme Fatale; The Velvet Underground & Nico) |
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| #094 | Money for Nothing becomes a hit | Money For Nothing
(Dire Straits) |
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| #095 | Graduate/Mrs. Robinson | Mrs. Robinson
(Simon And Garfunkel) |
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| #096 | Cream release Disraeli Gears in November 1967 | Sunshine Of Your Love; Tales Of Brave Ulysses; Strange Brew
(Cream) |
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| #097 | Grandmaster Flash the Furious Five release The Message | The Message
(Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five) |
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| #098 | This Is Spinal Tap; the mockumentary about the mostly fictitious band Spinal Tap opens March 2 1984 | Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight; Big Bottom; Stonehenge
(Spinal Tap) |
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| #099 | Loser; the lo-fi homemade indie song with hip-hop beats becomes a hit for Beck in 1994 | Loser
(Beck) |
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| #100 | Elton John meets Bernie Taupin and begins a long standing songwriting partnership together. | Take Me To The Pilot; Rocket Man
(Elton John) |
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