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July 15, 1958 – John Lennon’s Mother Dies in Car Accident

John Lennon’s mother Julia was killed in a car accident by a car driven by an off-duty drunken police officer named Eric Clague (Clague was later acquitted of the offence). Lennon was 17 years old at the time.

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Paul McCartney Sees John Lennon in Kanye West

The legendary songwriter, bassist and vocalist for The Beatles, Sir Paul McCartney in a radio interview with BBC’s Gary Barlow revealed some fascinating details about his time working with Kanye West. Beginnings The two worked together on the hit “FourFiveSeconds” back in 2015 along with Rihanna. Kanye and Paul did some secret sessions together and…

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The world is in your hands, now use it. Phil Collins

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July 14, 1967 -The Who Begins First North American Tour

The Who began their first full North American tour at the Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, appearing as support band to Herman’s Hermits on 55 dates. The Very Hard The Who Quiz

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thebuzzr indie – The Midnight Echo’s Album Dichotomy is Off The Chain

The Midnight Echo is a band that can amaze you if you allow them to. Once you download their tracks in your player, you can listen to them all the time and never get tired of their music. The band’s dynamic second album Dichotomy was released on April 17, 2020, after the band’s successful 2019…

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If your world doesn’t allow you to dream, move to one where you can. Billy Idol

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July 13, 1969 – The Beatles’ Single ‘The Ballad Of John and Yoko’ Banned in the US

Over 100 US radio stations banned The Beatles new single ‘The Ballad Of John And Yoko’ due to the line ‘Christ, you know it ain’t easy’, calling it offensive.

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I don’t know anything about music. In my line, you don’t have to. Elvis Presley

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Jul 12, 1979 – Minnie Riperton Dies of Cancer

American singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton died of cancer at age 31. She worked at Chess records singing backup for various artists such as Etta James, Fontella Bass, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. She also sang lead for the experimental rock/soul group Rotary Connection, from 1967 to 1971. Also a member of Wonderlove in 1973,…

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You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe – and you have the Rolling Stones! Keith Richards

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