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History Today: January 17, 2025

January 17, 1966: NBC added a new series to their fall schedule: The Monkees. Centering around a rock band in Los Angeles, the sitcom starred a group of musically inclined actors, including Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork.

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31 years of Creep 🎉

September 21, 1992 - Radiohead release Creep as their debut single.

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Martin Phillip Birch (27 December 1948 – 9 August 2020) was a British music producer and sound engineer. He became renowned for engineering and producing albums recorded predominantly by British rock and metal bands, including Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, and Iron Maiden.[1]

Birch was born on 27 December 1948 in Woking, Surrey.[1] He began his career in music as an audio engineer with Jeff Beck, Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple, producing and engineering eleven albums for the latter. In 1980, coming from the "Deep Purple camp",[2] he was called upon by Black Sabbath for Heaven and Hell. The band's previous albums had been self-produced and they were happy to let Birch, who had worked with Ronnie James Dio before, produce them.[3] His "bright midrange" on the album is especially noted.[4] 

He began a long tenure working exclusively with Iron Maiden in 1981, producing and engineering Killers and retiring from working with other bands for a while.[4] Birch also produced and engineered albums for numerous artists. These included Deep Purple-related projects (Rainbow,[1] Paice Ashton Lord,[5] Whitesnake,[1] Roger Glover,[5] and Jon Lord),[5] but also encompassed Wayne County & the Electric Chairs.[6] On Fleetwood Mac's album Mystery to Me (1973) he is also credited playing acoustic guitar.[5] The song "Hard Lovin' Man" from the Deep Purple album Deep Purple in Rock is dedicated to him: "For Martin Birch – catalyst".[7]

Birch retired in 1992, after producing Iron Maiden's Fear of the Dark album.[1] It was the last of the ten records he produced with the group.[8] He appeared in Iron Maiden's music video "Holy Smoke" two years before his retirement.[9] Birch died on 9 August 2020, at age 71.[10] The cause of death was undisclosed.[1][11] Initial tributes were paid by David Coverdale and Geezer Butler.[8] Members of Iron Maiden offered a lengthy tribute to Birch on their official website, with Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson and Rod Smallwood reflecting on his personality and his time working with the band.[12]

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Today in 1984.

Michael wins a record eight Grammys including: Album of the year for Thriller; Record of the year and Best rock vocal performance for 'Beat It'; to name a few

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#GEORGEHARRISON: Today in 1974, George Harrison became the first Beatle to go on a solo tour and he played his first show of a 30-night tour in Vancouver, Canada.

Who’s your favourite Beatle?

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Melody Maker's POP 30 List on Valentines' Day, 1970 (14/02/1970)

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TIL a family in Georgia claimed to have passed down a song in an unknown language from the time of their enslavement; scientists identified the song as a genuine West African funeral song in the Mende language that had survived multiple transmissions from mother to daughter over multiple centuries (x)

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Leap Year Day in Music History

      . 1792 ~ Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer Read quotes by and about Rossini More information about Rossini . 1898 ~ Wladimir Rudolfovich Vogel, Russian-born Swiss composer . 1904 ~ Jimmy Dorsey, American clarinetist, bandleader and saxophonist . 1916 ~ Dinah (Frances Rose) Shore, Emmy Award-winning singer and entertainer . 1932 ~ Bing Crosby and the Mills Brothers teamed up to record…

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Today in Hip Hop History:

MF DOOM released his fifth album MM.. FOOD November 16, 2004

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Music History Today: July 12, 2024

July 12, 1954: Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract with Sam Phillips’ Sun Records, prompting the 19-year-old to quit his day job as a Memphis’ Crown Electric Company driver. Less than a week later, his debut single, “That’s All Right,” would be released.

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❝ I wish I was home, I wish I was back there with the things I've been knowing... ❞

Diana Ross as Dorothy Gale The Wiz ( 1978 ) dir. Sidney Lumet

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On February 1, 1967, the British rock band Pink Floyd signed their first professional recording contract with EMI 1. This was a significant milestone in the band’s history, as it marked the beginning of their journey to become one of the most influential and successful bands of all time.

Congratulations to Pink Floyd on their 57th anniversary of turning professional! 🎉🎉🎉

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#PINKFLOYD: This day, in 1971, Pink Floyd released their sixth studio album ‘Meddle.’ The cover image was photographed by Bob Dowling.

Did you know that the ‘Meddle’ album cover represents an underwater ear collecting waves of sound represented by ripples in the water?

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History Today: February 3, 2025

February 3, 1973: Elton John had his first Number 1 on the US singles chart with "Crocodile Rock."