more brave than me
more blond than you
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May 12, 1973: Led Zeppelin started a three-week run at Number 1 on the US album chart with their fifth album, Houses Of The Holy.
Houses Of The Holy follows the same basic pattern as Led Zeppelin IV, but the approach is looser and more relaxed. Jimmy Page's riffs rely on ringing, folky hooks as much as they do on thundering blues-rock, giving the album a lighter, more open atmosphere.
Upon its release, R.E.M.'s debut album drew critical acclaim for its unusual sound.
April 12, 1997: Paula Cole debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at Number 17 with "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"
“Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” became Paula Cole’s highest-charting hit in the United States.
The Girl Can't Help It is a 1956 American musical comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield in the titular role, Tom Ewell, Edmond O'Brien, Henry Jones, and Julie London.
August 4 1973: Maureen McGovern's "The Morning After (The Song From The Poseidon Adventure)" hits Number 1 in the US for the first of two weeks.
The Poseidon Adventure was part of a wave of ’70s disaster movies. The film came two years after Airport and two years before The Towering Inferno.
April 28, 1979: Blondie's "Heart Of Glass" hit Number 1 in America.
'Heart of Glass' became Blondie's first #1 hit on the strength of Debbie Harry's smooth vocals, relatable lyrics, and a dance beat.
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| Debbie Harry |
April 21, 1973: The Sweet entered the top ten on Billboard's Hot 100 list with "Little Willy."
"Little Willy" is a song written by songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and performed by the British glam rock band The Sweet.
The Sweet
Duane Eddy will be forever revered as an original guitar hero who put a deep and resounding twang into rock ‘n’ roll.
February 24, 1975: Led Zeppelin released Physical Graffiti.
Is Led Zeppelin the world’s best rock band? That the question should even arise reflects not only this band’s status, but also the current state of the music. What’s the competition? The Rolling Stones. The Who. And?
Back before she was best known as a judge on reality talent shows like American Idol or So You Think You Can Dance, Paula Abdul was one of the biggest pop stars of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Paula Abdul
December 8, 1980: John Lennon, 40 years old, was shot and killed outside his apartment in New York City.
Forty years ago today Annie Leibovitz photographed John Lennon and Yoko Ono at their apartment in New York City for a feature in Rolling Stone. Lennon autographed an album for a man in the morning.
There really was a Leroy Brown. After Jim Croce got done with college, he signed up for the National Guard to avoid getting drafted and sent to Vietnam. At his South Carolina base, Croce met a Leroy Brown.
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“That song was a jam for the longest time, it literally was,” Doobies singer and guitarist Tom Johnston tells UCR. “I would make up different words every night while we were playing it live, because we were in clubs and it didn’t really matter.
