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45 years ago today
Survive is the first single from pioneering Los Angeles punk band The Bags, released on this day in 1978 with Babylonian Gorgon as the B-side.#punk #punks #punkrock #thebags #alicebag #womenofpunk #history #punkrockhistory #otd pic.twitter.com/ZJKVmjMw0M— Punkrock History (@PunkRockStory) December 12, 2023
13 December 1989. Pop superstar, Taylor Swift, was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. She’s of the best-selling music stars of all time, with 200 million records sold. She has also won 12 Grammy awards, and in 2023 was named Time magazine’s Person of The Year. pic.twitter.com/r4nYqR82kd
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 13, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1973: The Carpenters- Top Of The World https://t.co/rYl9x2ilrj via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 13, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1979: The Police - Walking On The Moon https://t.co/nKltWlNAEe via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 13, 2023
48 years ago today #knowyourroots
Horses is the debut studio album by American proto-punk / garage rock musician Patti Smith, which was released on this day in 1975.#punk #punks #protopunk #garagerock #womenofpunk #pattismith #horses #history #punkrockhistory #otd pic.twitter.com/6esABJ8Bdj
— Punkrock History (@PunkRockStory) December 13, 2023
R.E.M. - ‘Orange Crush’ from the album ‘Green’ and released as a single in December 1988https://t.co/jOta4oG3Pj via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/NJ8Kk6yh9H
— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) December 13, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1963, singer ("Unforgettable, "Teach Me Tonight", "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes") singer pianist, Queen of the Blues, Dinah Washington died in Detroit from an overdose of prescription drugs, age 39. Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois https://t.co/tqIjlrw242 pic.twitter.com/HmOfgmKpJD
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) December 14, 2023
14 December 1979. The classic double album, London Calling, by punk rock band, The Clash, was released in the UK. In 1989, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the 1980 American release as the Best Album of the 1980s. pic.twitter.com/8D5jv8LBgP
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 14, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1963: The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand https://t.co/JDP7pCfQGO via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 14, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1983: Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say https://t.co/xJ9o1cUsyf via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 14, 2023
15 December 1942. Dave Clark, singer, drummer and manager of the 1960s hitmakers, The Dave Clark Five, was born in London. The group had 1 UK No.1 with, Glad All Over, and one US No.1 with, Over and Over. In 2008, DC5 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/GEvFwM7hJ8
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 15, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1943, pianist, composer ("Ain't Misbehavin'", "Honeysuckle Rose"), singer, Fats Waller died from pneumonia on a cross-country train trip near Kansas City, Missouri, aged 39. Cremated remains scattered, from an airplane over Harlem https://t.co/o2lN0MciWR pic.twitter.com/AEI0aDELGb
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) December 15, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1944, big-band trombonist, arranger, composer, bandleader, US Army Air Forces Major, Glenn Miller died in a plane crash over the English Channel at the age of 40. Memorial Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut https://t.co/o2lN0MciWR pic.twitter.com/91vB9Ereje
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) December 15, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1973. Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World https://t.co/HoIsiOu7uy via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 15, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1983: Flying Pickets - Only You https://t.co/WzcyBHNmka via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 15, 2023