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thebuzzr | music trivia & history | the week coming up

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin November 26, 2016 Joe Corré, the son of The Sex Pistols’ manager Malcolm McLaren, sets fire to punk memorabilia from a boat on the River Thames to protest the mainstream appropriation of the genre. November 27, 1969 The Rolling Stones record Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! at…

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thebuzzr | music trivia & history | the week coming up

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin AEROSMITH BOB DYLAN DR. JOHN ERIC CLAPTON FREDDIE MERCURY GEORGE HARRISON MUSIC HISTORY MUSIC TRIVIA NEIL YOUNG PAUL SIMON November 19, 1990 The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences strips the 1989 Best New Artist Grammy from Milli Vanilli because Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan didn’t actually…

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thebuzzr | music trivia & history | the week coming up

November 13, 2015 The blues-rock band Eagles of Death Metal are in the midst of performing their song “Kiss the Devil” at a sold-out show at Le Bataclan in Paris, France, when the venue is attacked by terrorists armed with automatic rifles, grenades and explosive suicide vests – one of many attacks throughout the city….

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thebuzzr | music trivia & history | the week coming up

November 5, 1988 The Beach Boys, who haven’t had a #1 hit since “Good Vibrations” in 1966, top the charts with the Brian Wilson-less “Kokomo,” used in the movie Cocktail. It’s the longest gap between #1 hits for any artist. November 6, 1990 Madonna releases “Justify My Love,” which stirs controversy when MTV bans the…

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thebuzzr | music trivia & history | the week coming up

October 30, 2016 With the Cubs in the World Series for the first time since 1945 (they haven’t won since 1908), longtime fan Eddie Vedder leads the crowd in “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch. October 31, 1962 The “Monster Mash” rules the airwaves, becoming the most popular Halloween song of…

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