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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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The song “Poison Ivy” went to #1 on the R&B chart, #7 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was The Coasters third top-ten
hit of that year following "Charlie Brown" and "Along Came
Jones
".

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The Coasters of today

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NUMBER-ONE RECORD ON THIS DAY IN 1972

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The song “Lean On Me” was Bill Withers first and only number one single
on both the soul singles and the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as
the No. 7 song of 1972. It is ranked number 205 on Rolling Stone‍ ‘​s list
of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

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William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. turned 77 July 4.

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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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The song “Come See About Me” became the third of five consecutively released
Supremes songs to top the Billboard pop singles chart.

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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The song “California Girls” represents the 1960s California Sound. The
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included it as one of "500 Songs That Shaped
Rock and Roll
". In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #71 on its list of
the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In 2010, the Beach Boys’ recording
of “California Girls” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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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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