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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 19

Published 5 years ago
ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 19

BORN

ANN WILSON of Heart
NICK DRAKE
SCOTT AVETT of The Avett Brothers

 

THIS HAPPENED

In 1965, Four Tops went to #1 on the US singles chart with “I Can’t Help Myself.” Lead singer Levi Stubbs had not been satisfied with the recording session and was promised that he could do it again the following day, but that never happened so the version that became a smash hit was just Stubbs’ second vocal take.

In 1971, Carole King started a five-week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “It’s Too Late.”

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