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On this day in 1979, 47 years ago: Pink Floyd release "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2." Their first UK single in over a decade became the Christmas No. 1, also topped the US chart, and sold more than four million copies. Here's Pink Floyd with “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2.”
On this day in 1885, 141 years ago: Massenet's opera Le Cid opens in Paris. Jules Massenet's four-act opera, drawn from Pierre Corneille's play of the same name, premiered at the Paris Opéra with a star-studded cast and the French president in the audience.
On this day in 1994, 32 years ago: Tupac Shakur is shot five times in New York and survives. He was robbed in a studio lobby while recording verses. The next day he arrived at court bandaged and in a wheelchair to hear a jury's verdict.
On this day in 1994, 32 years ago: The Beatles' Live at the BBC is released in the UK. Early radio performances finally came out officially. The set went to No. 1 in Britain, and an estimated 8 million copies were sold worldwide in its first year.
On this day in 1911, 115 years ago: Mexican ranchera star Jorge Negrete is born. Known as "El Charro Cantor," he was a ranchera singer and film star who helped build Mexico's singing-cowboy charro movies.
On this day in 1915, 111 years ago: Bluesman Brownie McGhee is born in Knoxville. His partnership with harmonica player Sonny Terry clicked right away. The pair kept working together into about 1980 and drew big crowds at concerts and festivals during the 1960s blues revival.
On this day in 1955, 71 years ago: Billy Idol is born. He went from London punk with Generation X to MTV stardom with "White Wedding" and hits like "Rebel Yell." A live version of his "Mony Mony" cover topped the US chart in 1987.
On this day in 1977, 49 years ago: DJ and producer Steve Aoki is born. He launched his Dim Mak label in 1996, and his debut album Wonderland earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album.
On this day in 2022, 4 years ago: Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie dies at 79. She wrote or co-wrote many of the band's warmest hits, from "Don't Stop" and "Songbird" to "Everywhere" and "Little Lies."
On this day in 2023, 3 years ago: Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65. He co-wrote "Fairytale of New York," his duet with Kirsty MacColl and a Christmas staple in Britain and Ireland. The weekend of his funeral, it was back on top of the Irish chart.
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