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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

The song "Help Me, Rhonda" peaked at number one, making it the second Beach
Boys single to reach that position after "I Get Around" in 1964. It was later released
on the Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) album in June 1965.

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SINGLE RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

This was the first single by the second incarnation of the Drifters (previously
known as the 5 Crowns), who assumed the group name in 1958 after manager
George Treadwell fired the remaining members of the original lineup.

               

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

The single “Surfin’ U.S.A”  peaked at number two in the chart of the Music
Vendor
trade paper (within a year renamed Record World) and at number
three on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts. It was backed with "Shut
Down”. Billboard ranked "Surfin’ U.S.A." the number 2 song of 1963 and is
part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock
and Roll
list.

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1971

The Osmonds song first It hit the top of the chart on February 13,
1971 and stayed there for five weeks. It also reached number six
on the R&B chart. It was written by George Jackson, who originally
had the Jackson 5 in mind for the song.  "One Bad Apple" was also
used as the theme to The Osmonds cartoon show on ABC-TV.

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HIT SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1977


Eagles

The song "Hotel California" is the title track from the Eaglesalbum of the same
name
and was released as a single. It is considered the most famous recording
of the band, and its long guitar piece has been voted the best guitar solo of all
time. The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.

On January 18, 2016, band member Glenn Frey died in New York City at the age
of 67. According to the band’s website, the causes of his death were rheumatoid
arthritis
, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia while recovering from intestinal
surgery. At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in February, the Eagles and
Jackson Browne performed "Take It Easy" in honor of Frey.


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

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