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November 17, 1992: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack was released.
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack LP followed Whitney Houston's cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" to the top of the charts, and once they got there, neither the single nor the album budged for weeks.
October 14, 2003: Rod Stewart released As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook, Volume II.
Thanks to Clive Davis, Rod Stewart found a career revival in 2002 with It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook.
October 9, 1993: Take That had their second UK Number 1 single with a cover of Dan Martin's 1979 hit "Relight My Fire."
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The Atlantic Crossing LP title indicated Stewart's new commercial and artistic direction.
Music History Today: July 27, 1996: Alanis Morissette blasted into Billboards Hot 100, debuting at Number 6 with "You Oughta Know."
Dave Coulier has opened up about the moment he realised he was the subject of Alanis Morissette’s song "You Oughta Know."
July 18, 1987: "Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack" was released. The Blow Monkeys caught a huge break when their cover of Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me" was included on the multi-platinum album.
June 18, 1976: Rod Stewart released the album A Night on the Town.
Taking a cue from Atlantic Crossing, which divided its two LP sides into fast and slow songs, Rod Stewart structured A Night on the Town similarly.
Closer to Home, Grand Funk's third album, was the record that really broke them through to the commercially successful level of metal masters such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.
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"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" was released from Michael Jackson's album Thriller as its fourth single and became Jackson's fourth consecutive top 10 single from the LP.
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After the release of Bad in August of 1987, “Smooth Criminal” was the album’s seventh single, released on November 14, 1988.
George Michael co-wrote 'Careless Whisper' with his Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley. The pair had written it together while developing as artists in 1981 in Watford, when they were aged just 17.
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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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September 1, 1979: With "My Sharona" at the top, "Good Girls Don't" by The Knack entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Good Girls Don't" was written by Doug Fieger, lead vocalist for The Knack. Fieger originally wrote it with Johnny Cash's voice in mind.
The Knack
Rapper Macklemore fell in love with hip-hop as a kid and eventually released solo work before succumbing to drug abuse and entering rehab in 2008.
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February 19, 1980: AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott died after a night of heavy drinking.
Bon Scott was found dead on Feb. 19, 1980. The AC/DC frontman had been out drinking with friends – but the casual evening took a terrible turn as Scott passed out in his car, and ultimately choked to death on his own vomit. He was only 33 years old.
Angus Young
January 28, 1968: Sarah McLachlan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan debuted in 1988 with her piano-based folk-pop, which went on to gain her a devoted following, a number of Juno and Grammy Awards, and placement in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
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January 10, 2016: David Bowie dies at age 69 after an 18-month battle with liver cancer.
David Bowie has died many deaths yet he is still with us. He is popular music’s ultimate Lazarus:
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December 23, 1977: Cat Stevens converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam.
Cat Stevens experienced unprecedented success with hits including "Moon Shadow," "Peace Train" and "Morning Has Broken."
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