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Feb

HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Today in history, February 11: Nelson Mandela released from prison | news.com.au — Australia’s ...

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Nelson Mandela, Free | The New Yorker

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Feb

ROCK ’N’ ROLL DRUMMER HAS DIED AT 86

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Jimmy Van Eaton, pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86 - al.com

(AP) - J. M. "Jimmy" Van Eaton, a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll
drummer who played behind the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis
and Billy Lee Riley at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee,
died Friday (Feb. 9).

Van Eaton, a Memphis native who came to the famous record
label as a teenager, died at his home in Alabama after dealing
with health issues over the last year.

Jimmy Van Eaton | Discography | Discogs

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Feb

EVERYBODY WAS “IN THE MOOD” THEN

In The Mood - The Definitive Collection by Glenn Miller - Music Charts

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra topped the American pop charts
with the ebullient "In the Mood" as war raged overseas on this
day in history, Feb. 10, 1940.

His most famous song, along with other iconic hits, made Miller
the biggest bandleader of his era and provided the swinging
soundtrack of the Greatest Generation during World War II.

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