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thebuzzr | music trivia | the week coming up

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin #therollingstones #acdc #axlrose #gunsnroses #rush #neilpeart #littlerichard #RIP #bono #U2 #happybirthday #bobmarley #RIP #davidbowie #spaceoddity #steviewonder #happybirthday #bobmarley #RIP May 6, 1965 At a hotel in Clearwater, Florida, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones can’t sleep because there’s a guitar riff running through his head. He…

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thebuzzr | music trivia | the week coming up

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin #theclash #delasoul #MCLyte #Atribecalledquest #LLcool #quincyjones #jamesbond #austinpowers #robertpalmer #neilyoung #tinaturner #therollingstones April 30, 1978 The Clash are among the acts at a “Rock Against Racism” concert, playing to over 50,000 in London’s Victoria Park to combat the National Front, a neo-Nazi group in the UK…

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thebuzzr | music trivia | the week coming up

April 15, 2001 – Joey Ramone of the Ramones dies of lymphoma at age 49. April 16, 2018 – Kendrick Lamar’s album DAMN. wins the Pulitzer Prize for music, making him the first rapper to win the award, which traditionally goes to classical composers or jazz musicians. April 17, 2008 – With SPIRIT Leona Lewis…

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thebuzzr | music trivia | the week coming up

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin April 9, 1994  Heavy metal makes a mark as the Pantera album Far Beyond Driven debuts at #1 in America. April 10, 1993 Depeche Mode’s eighth album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, reaches #1 in America, knocking Whitney Houston’s soundtrack from The Bodyguard off the top spot,…

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thebuzzr | music trivia | the week coming up

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin #gnarlsbarkley #RIP #arthursmith #guitarboogie #RIP #martinlutherking #RIP #laynestanley #aliceinchains #RIP #kurtcobain #nirvana #RIP #merlehaggard #ABBA #waterloo #dancingqueen #bobdylan #stevemiller #rockandrollhalloffame April 2, 2006 Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” makes history by becoming the UK’s first-ever #1 single to top the chart solely on download sales. April 3, 2014…

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