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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1970

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The Who played "Summertime Blues" as a staple of their concerts from
their early days up to 1976, with intermittent appearances thereafter. It
has not been played since bassist John Entwistle‘s death in 2002.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1969

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"Honky Tonk Women" is distinctive as it opens not with a guitar riff, but 
with a beat played on a cowbell. The Rolling Stones’ producer Jimmy
Miller
performed the cowbell for the recording.

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Producer Jimmy Miller

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ACTOR OMAR SHARIF HAS DIED AT 83

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Omar Sharif (Michel Demitri Chalhoub) (April 10, 1932 – July 10, 2015)

CAIRO (AP) – Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born actor who soared to international
stardom in movie epics, "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago,"
(1965) died Friday.

Sharif died of a heart attack in a Cairo hospital, his longtime agent, London-
based Steve Kenis, and the head of Egypt’s Theatrical Arts Guild, Ashraf Zaki,
told The Associated Press. The actor had been suffering from Alzheimer’s.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1972

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The single (originally titled "Join Together With the Band") was
successful, reaching number 17 on the
Billboard Hot 100.

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Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who

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CHILDHOOD HOME HAS BEEN CONDEMNED

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DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) –  The childhood home of actor Dick Van Dyke could be torn
down after a central Illinois city condemned the dilapidated building shown here.

The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the 89-year-old actor took to Twitter
this week to call attention to the Danville home he and brother Jerry lived in during
high school after relocating from Missouri.

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Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke will turn 90 in December.

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