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april 18

2013

Storm Thorgerson, a visionary designer who did classic artwork for Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, dies of cancer at age 69.

#storm thorgerson #almanaccomercury

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april 18

1987Aretha Franklin and George Michael's duet "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" hits #1 in the US, returning Franklin to the top spot for the first time since "Respect" in 1967. The feat breaks the record for the longest span between #1 hits.

#aretha franklin #george michael #almanaccomercury

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april 17

1970

Johnny Cash plays for President Richard Nixon at the White House, performing his song "What Is Truth." Nixon requested a song called "Welfare Cadillac," which Cash politely declines to play.

#johnny cash #almanaccomercury

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april 17

1960 "Summertime Blues" singer Eddie Cochran dies in England when the taxi he is riding in crashes. He is just 21.

#eddie cochran #summertime blues #almanaccomercury

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april 17

1998 Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney's wife and Wings bandmate, dies at age 56 after a three-year battle with breast cancer.

#paul mccartney #linda mccartney #almanaccomercury

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april 17 , 1982

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force release "Planet Rock," the first hip-hop hit with electronic elements and a rhythm powered by a Roland TR-808 drum machine. It's just the third rap song to reach the Hot 100, following "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang and "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow.

#almanaccomercury #planet rock

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april 16

1972 Electric Light Orchestra make their live debut at Croydon, England's Fox and Greyhound pub.

#electric light orchestra #elo #almanaccomercury

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april 16 1974 Queen make their US live debut at Regis College in Denver, Colorado, supporting Mott the Hoople. Their trek ends early when Brian May develops hepatitis a month later.

#almanaccomercury #queen band #queen #mott the hoople

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april 16

1991 The Temple of the Dog album is released. The one-off project is a tribute to Andrew Wood, the Mother Love Bone lead singer who died in 1990. Temple of the Dog is comprised of Soundgarden members Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron, along with Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.

#temple of the dog #almanaccomercury

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april 16

1990

The Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa concert is held in Wembley Stadium, London, to celebrate the release of Mandela, who had been imprisoned since 1962. Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Tracy Chapman, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt all perform.

#nelson mandela concert #almanaccomercury

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april 15

1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd are celebrated before the Atlanta Braves home opener in a ceremony to honor the band for their live album One More For The Road, which was recorded at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

#lynyrd skynyrd #one more for the road #almanaccomercury

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APRIL 15

1971

Rolling Stone reports that the Illinois Crime Commission has issued a list of "drug-oriented rock records," which includes Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale," and "Puff The Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul and Mary.

#rolling stone #almanaccomercury

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April,15

1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd release their second album, Second Helping, which opens with "Sweet Home Alabama."

#lynyrd skynyrd #second helping #sweet home alabama #almanaccomercury

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april 15

2001

Joey Ramone of the Ramones dies of lymphoma at age 49.

#joey ramone #the ramones #ramones #almanaccomercury

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april 15

1997

INXS release Elegantly Wasted, their last album with lead singer Michael Hutchence, who dies six months later.

#inxs #almanaccomercury

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april 15

1989 Roy Orbison's posthumous single "You Got It" climbs to #9 in America four months after his death. It's his first Top 10 hit in that country since "(Oh) Pretty Woman" in 1964.

#roy orbison #you got it #almanaccomercury

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April 14 , 1969 PinkFloyd live at the Royal Festival Hall , London

#almanaccomercury #the pink floyd #pink floyd