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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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The Beatles 1 

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RECORD RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1969

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"American Woman" by Canadian rock band The Guess Who was
first released in January 1970 on the album of the same name and
later in March as a single. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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MORE LAUGHS FROM STAN FREBERG

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"St. George and the Dragonet" was recorded August 26, 1953 by Stan
Freberg
for Capitol Records. The satire was released September 21,
1953 and reached #1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box record
charts.

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1956

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NUMBER-ONE SONG ON THIS DAY IN 1971

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James Taylor scored his only Billboard number one hit record
with the Carole King written, "You’ve Got A Friend". The song
would go on to
win the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal
Performance, Male
.
  

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James Taylor turned 64 on March 12th

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