What happened on October 10
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196660 yrs ago
The Beach Boys release 'Good Vibrations' in the US
Brian Wilson built it over roughly 20 sessions in four Hollywood studios across seven months, using more than 90 hours of tape; it hit No. 1 in both the US and UK.
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196957 yrs ago
King Crimson debut with In the Court of the Crimson King
Often called the most influential prog-rock album, its famous cover was the only painting Barry Godber ever made; he died months later at 24.
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199531 yrs ago
No Doubt release Tragic Kingdom
The album went Diamond in the US, sold over 16 million copies worldwide and helped ignite the '90s ska revival.
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200719 yrs ago
Radiohead drop In Rainbows as a pay-what-you-want download
Fans could pay anything, even nothing; 62% paid zero, yet Thom Yorke said it out-earned all their earlier albums' digital sales combined.
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1917109 yrs ago
Thelonious Monk is born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Composer of ''Round Midnight', he was once the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Ellington and famously said the piano has no wrong notes.
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194680 yrs ago
Songwriter John Prine is born in Maywood, Illinois
A former mail carrier, he was discovered by Kris Kristofferson, who marveled that a 24-year-old could write like he was 220.
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195472 yrs ago
David Lee Roth, Van Halen's 'Diamond Dave,' is born
Beyond fronting Van Halen, he later trained and worked as a New York City EMT, logging more than 200 ambulance runs.
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195868 yrs ago
Country star Tanya Tucker is born
She scored her first hit 'Delta Dawn' at age 13 and, nearly five decades later, won two Grammys in 2020.
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196363 yrs ago
Édith Piaf dies in Grasse at 47
Her funeral brought Paris traffic to a complete standstill, something Charles Aznavour said had not happened since World War II.
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201016 yrs ago
Soul pioneer Solomon Burke dies on a flight to Amsterdam
Jerry Wexler called the 'King of Rock 'n' Soul' the greatest male soul singer ever; he died aboard a plane at Schiphol Airport.
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