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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

"That’ll Be the Day" is a classic early rock and roll song written by 
Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison and recorded by The Crickets. The
recording was certified gold – for over a million US sales in 1969
by the RIAA. The 1957 Brunswick Records single was inducted
into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2005, the recording
was placed in the National Recording Registry, a list of sound
recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically
important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States."

 

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RECORD RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1973

The son "Smoke on the Water" is from the 1972 album Machine Head by
the English rock band Deep Purple. In 2004, it was ranked number 434
on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of 500 greatest songs of all time and was
number 4 in Total Guitar magazines Greatest Guitar Riffs Ever and in
March 2005. Q magazine placed “Smoke on the Water” at number 12
in its list of the 100 greatest tracks.  

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1975

The song “One of These Nights” is title track from an album by The Eagles. It
became their second single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart after "Best
of My Love
" and also helped propel the album to number one. The song
was written by Don Henley and the late Glenn Frey. 


Glenn Lewis Frey (November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016)

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RECORD RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

The song "Surf City" was written by Brian Wilson and Jan Berry and recorded
by the popular duo Jan and Dean. It was the first surf song to become a #1
hit on national record charts, remaining at the top of Billboard Hot 100 for two
weeks.

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1964

The Beach Boys song "I Get Around" was written by Brian Wilson and Mike
Love
and was released as a single with "Don’t Worry Baby" as its B-side. It 
became the group’s first number-one charting song in the United States. In
2004, it was ranked at #316 in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500
Greatest Songs of All Time
.

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