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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

"Do You Wanna Dance?" was recorded at Gold Star Studios 
in Hollywood, California and was produced, arranged and 
conducted by Brian Wilson. Take 3 of the song was used
as the master. It reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1970



"
I Me Mine" by the Beatles was the last song that the band would
record together before their split in April 1970. The group made 16
takes of the song, the last of which was deemed satisfactory.


 

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SINGER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1936


Miller was in the U.S. Army stationed in Korea, 1952.
 


Roger Dean Miller, Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992)

Country singer-songwriter Roger Miller sang "King of the Road," "Dang
Me," and "England Swings." He has won more than ten Grammy Awards
for his music.

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

The song “Barbara Ann” peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1
in Cash Box and Record World.  It also topped the charts in Germany, 
Switzerland and Norway. It was The Beach Boys’ biggest hit in Italy,
reaching the #4 position.

             

 

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THE DAY IN 1968

The song "Crimson and Clover" spent 16 weeks on the U.S. charts, reaching number one here and other countries. The single has sold
5 million copies, making it Tommy James and the Shondells’ best-
selling song. In 2006,
Pitchfork Media named it the 57th best song
of the 1960s.


Tommy James (Thomas Gregory Jackson) turned
68 in April.

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