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April 20, 1973: David Bowie released his sixth studio album Aladdin Sane, the follow-up to his breakthrough The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
Most of the tracks for Aladdin Sane were written on the road in the US and are influenced by Bowie's perceptions of America. The record features a more brutal, heavier glam rock sound than its predecessor.
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"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart proved to be a massive commercial success and became his second US chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100.
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March 5, 1982: John Belushi of The Blues Brothers, 33, died of a drug overdose in his bungalow at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.
One of the founding players when Saturday Night Live burst onto television screens in 1975,
January 25, 2003: Norah Jones' debut album, Come Away With Me, went to Number 1 in America.
Norah Jones topped the Billboard charts in 2002, and the following year Come Away With Me went on to secure eight Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, and in the intervening 12 months it received critical acclaim from just about every quarter.
January 18, 2009: Top musicians performed at a Washington, DC concert to celebrate the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America.
The 2009 concert "Obama's We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial" had a list of star-studded performers.
December 20, 1971: The Rolling Stones released their first compilation album, Hot Rocks 1964-1971.
Hot Rocks 1964-1971 is the Rolling Stones’ most successful release, and they had nothing to do with it. Well, not nothing – they made the recordings, after all.
October 5, 1978: Dolly Parton becomes the first country singer to pose for Playboy.
Dolly Parton recently turned 74, but the music icon says she has no plans to stop working any time soon. In fact, she has some specific aspirations in mind for when she hits the big 7-5.
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean on Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press.
