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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1976

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Barry Manilow will be 70 on June 17

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1972!

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Original Sheet Music

Don McLean’s signature song was in the top spot on Billboard’s
Hot 100 for a total of four weeks.

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don mclean now

Don McLean became 67 in October

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1970

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Harrison’s first single as a solo artist − "My Sweet Lord" topped
charts worldwide and heralded the use of Harrison’s
slide guitar
technique,  described by one biographer as being "musically as
distinctive a
signature as the mark of Zorro”.

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George-Harrison-slideguitar

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1977

how deep single

The first single from the soundtrack of the film Saturday
Night Fever
,
The Bee Gees "How Deep Is Your Love", hit
the top of the Billboard hot 100 singles chart. The song
stayed in the Top 10 for 17 weeks.
The song was ranked
number 366 on
Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 Greatest
Songs of All Time
.

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1973

 Charlie-Rich

The Silver Fox, Charlie Rich
(December 14, 1932 – July 25, 1995)


Charlie Rich studio

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”The Most Beautiful Girl” was #1 on three Billboard music charts: 
the pop chart (for two weeks); the country chart (for three weeks); 
and
the adult contemporary chart (also for three weeks). 

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