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On this day in 2002, 24 years ago: Johnny Cash releases American IV: The Man Comes Around. His last studio album released in his lifetime held his cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt." Trent Reznor said after hearing it that the song wasn't his anymore. Here's Johnny Cash with “Hurt.”
On this day in 1956, 70 years ago: The Nat King Cole Show premieres on NBC. Cole broke ground as a Black star hosting a national TV variety show. With no national sponsor willing to sign on, he ended it a year later.
On this day in 1984, 42 years ago: Bryan Adams releases Reckless. It gave him a No. 1 hit in "Heaven" and a summer anthem in "Summer of '69," and it was the first Canadian album to sell a million copies at home.
On this day in 1996, 30 years ago: Tupac's Makaveli album arrives after his death. The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory came out about two months after his death and debuted at No. 1, led by the haunting "Hail Mary."
On this day in 1931, 95 years ago: Ike Turner is born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. His 1951 recording "Rocket 88" topped the R&B chart and is often named among the first rock and roll records.
On this day in 1941, 85 years ago: Art Garfunkel is born in New York. The tenor who usually took the high harmonies in Simon & Garfunkel, he scored a UK No. 1 on his own in 1979 with "Bright Eyes."
On this day in 1946, 80 years ago: Country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons is born. He steered the Byrds toward Nashville, co-founded the Flying Burrito Brothers, and called his blend of country, soul and rock "Cosmic American Music."
On this day in 1991, 35 years ago: Australian producer Flume is born. His album Skin won the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album, and "Never Be Like You" was his first No. 1 at home.
On this day in 1956, 70 years ago: Jazz piano wizard Art Tatum dies at 47. His eyesight was poor from infancy, yet he astonished listeners with blazing runs. His 1933 "Tiger Rag" raced along at about 376 beats a minute.
On this day in 1989, 37 years ago: Pianist Vladimir Horowitz dies at 86. Three years earlier, he had gone back to Moscow for the first time since leaving in 1925, in a recital broadcast around the world.
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