What happened on October 27
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1726300 yrs ago
Bach premieres his solo cantata "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen"
BWV 56 is a showcase for solo bass, and it is one of the rare works Bach himself labelled a "cantata" in his score.
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196066 yrs ago
Ben E. King records "Stand by Me"
King took the idea from a Sam Cooke spiritual. BMI later named it the fourth most-performed song of the 20th century, and it returned to No. 1 in the UK in the 1980s.
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197353 yrs ago
"Midnight Train to Georgia" reaches No. 1
Gladys Knight & the Pips' hit began as Jim Weatherly's "Midnight Plane to Houston", and it knocked the Rolling Stones' "Angie" off the top.
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198244 yrs ago
Prince releases the double album 1999
It was his first double album and his first recorded with the Revolution. "Little Red Corvette" became his biggest US hit up to that point.
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201412 yrs ago
Taylor Swift releases 1989, her first 'official pop' album
It sold 1.287 million copies in its first week. It later won Album of the Year, making her the first solo woman to win that Grammy twice.
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1782244 yrs ago
Violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini is born in Genoa
His 24 Caprices for solo violin inspired later composers, and his playing was so astonishing that rumours of a pact with the devil followed him.
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193393 yrs ago
Nashville pianist Floyd Cramer is born
His 'slip-note' style shaped the Nashville sound, and he played on Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel". His own "Last Date" stalled at No. 2 behind an Elvis record he had also played on.
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195868 yrs ago
Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon is born
He auditioned for the band in pink leopard-print trousers, carrying his poetry. In 1985 he spent 40 minutes trapped inside his capsized yacht before being rescued.
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199036 yrs ago
'King of the Rumba' Xavier Cugat dies at 90
As resident bandleader at the Waldorf-Astoria, he helped bring Latin music to mainstream America. He also gave Desi Arnaz his start.
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201313 yrs ago
Lou Reed dies at 71
The Velvet Underground's leader had his only Hot 100 hit with "Walk on the Wild Side", and he is in the Rock Hall both with the band and as a solo artist.
Play on Spotify Source: Lou Reed - Wikipedia
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