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On this day in 1997, 29 years ago: Shania Twain releases Come On Over in North America. With 40 million copies sold, it is the best-selling country album and the best-selling studio album by a woman. Here's Shania Twain with “You're Still the One.”
On this day in 1972, 54 years ago: Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" reaches No. 1. Shaped by reggae and by his time working with Bob Marley, the sunny single jumped from No. 5 to the top of the Hot 100 and held on for four weeks.
On this day in 1991, 35 years ago: My Bloody Valentine release Loveless. Kevin Shields spent over two years and nineteen studios layering its blurry, dreamlike walls of guitar with samples and endless overdubs.
On this day in 1996, 30 years ago: Spice Girls release their debut album Spice in the UK. Powered by "Wannabe," it sold 23 million copies, the most for any girl group.
On this day in 1996, 30 years ago: Aphex Twin releases the Richard D. James Album in the UK. Issued on Warp Records, it set rapid, jungle-inspired breakbeats and dense drum programming against lush strings and ambient melodies.
On this day in 1932, 94 years ago: Irish folk singer Tommy Makem is born. He found fame with the Clancy Brothers, and his song "Four Green Fields" became so familiar that some took it for a traditional folk song.
On this day in 1940, 86 years ago: Delbert McClinton is born in Lubbock. His harmonica rang out on Bruce Channel's "Hey! Baby," and on tour in England he taught John Lennon some blues harp tricks. He went on to win four Grammys.
On this day in 1971, 55 years ago: Jazz singer Gregory Porter is born. His rich baritone won two Grammys for Best Jazz Vocal Album, and Liquid Spirit reached the UK top 10, rare for a jazz record.
On this day in 1847, 179 years ago: Felix Mendelssohn dies at 38. The composer of the "Wedding March" also staged Bach's St Matthew Passion in Berlin in 1829, a performance at the heart of Bach's revival in Germany and later across Europe.
On this day in 1924, 102 years ago: French composer Gabriel Fauré dies. Remembered for his Requiem and the graceful Pavane, he also led the Paris Conservatoire from 1905 and modernized how it ran.
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