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On this day in 1992, 34 years ago: Neil Young returns to gentle country-folk with Harvest Moon. Two decades after Harvest, he brought back many of that album's backing players, the Stray Gators. It went on to sell more than both Freedom and Ragged Glory. Here's Neil Young with “Harvest Moon.”
On this day in 1974, 52 years ago: George Harrison opens his North American tour in Vancouver. With Ravi Shankar on the bill, the show at the Pacific Coliseum began the first North American tour by an ex-Beatle since the band's own 1966 visit.
On this day in 1992, 34 years ago: Ace of Base debut Happy Nation in Denmark. Retitled The Sign for America, the Swedish group's first album sold around 21 million copies and became one of the best-selling debuts of all time.
On this day in 1993, 33 years ago: Frank Sinatra releases Duets. His partners sang along to his pre-recorded vocals, some over digital phone lines. It reached No. 2 and became his only triple-platinum album.
On this day in 1908, 118 years ago: Swing trumpeter Bunny Berigan is born. His 1937 recording of "I Can't Get Started" became his theme song and was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
On this day in 1944, 82 years ago: Keyboard showman Keith Emerson is born. Co-founder of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, he was the first artist to tour with a Moog synthesizer. His "Monster Moog" weighed 550 pounds.
On this day in 1946, 80 years ago: Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli is born. The Italian led London's Philharmonia for a decade and later the Staatskapelle Dresden. He also composed his own music.
On this day in 1961, 65 years ago: k.d. lang is born in Edmonton. She won Grammys in both country and pop, and her 1992 song "Constant Craving" brought her sales in the millions and wide praise from critics.
On this day in 1966, 60 years ago: Mississippi John Hurt dies at 73. Found again in 1963 after decades out of sight, the country blues singer charmed the Newport Folk Festival with songs like "Candy Man" and "Avalon Blues."
On this day in 2014, 12 years ago: Clarinettist Acker Bilk dies at 85. His instrumental "Stranger on the Shore" was Britain's best-selling single of 1962 and also hit No. 1 in America.
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