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On this day in 1975, 51 years ago: The Sex Pistols play their first gig at a London art school. They were the support act for pub rockers Bazooka Joe at Saint Martin's School of Art. A band now widely seen as hugely influential started out as somebody else's warm-up. Here's Sex Pistols with “Anarchy in the U.K.”
On this day in 1965, 61 years ago: The Rolling Stones hit No. 1 with "Get Off of My Cloud." Their follow-up to "Satisfaction" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for two weeks.
On this day in 1970, 56 years ago: Aerosmith play their very first show, at a high school. The band, formed in Boston that year, made its live debut at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts.
On this day in 1982, 44 years ago: "Up Where We Belong" climbs to No. 1 in the US. Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes's duet began a three-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
On this day in 1990, 36 years ago: Madonna releases "Justify My Love" in the US. Built on spoken-word vocals, the single climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, her ninth No. 1 there.
On this day in 1854, 172 years ago: John Philip Sousa, the March King, is born. Born in Washington, D.C., he wrote "The Stars and Stripes Forever", which Congress made America's official national march in 1987.
On this day in 1941, 85 years ago: Texas songwriter Guy Clark is born. His songs became hits for others: Ricky Skaggs took "Heartbroke" to No. 1, and The Highwaymen recorded "Desperados Waiting for a Train".
On this day in 1948, 78 years ago: Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey is born in Detroit. He sang lead on Eagles favorites like "Take It Easy", "Tequila Sunrise", "Lyin' Eyes" and "Heartache Tonight".
On this day in 1949, 77 years ago: Cuban trumpet star Arturo Sandoval is born. Dizzy Gillespie took him under his wing, and in 1989, during a tour with Gillespie's United Nations Orchestra, helped him defect from Cuba. He has since won four Grammy Awards.
On this day in 1893, 133 years ago: Tchaikovsky dies at 53 in Saint Petersburg. The composer of Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and the 1812 Overture died in Saint Petersburg. That November his Piano Trio in A minor, written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein, was played in his honor at memorial concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
On this day in 1970, 56 years ago: Mexican songwriter Agustín Lara dies at 73. His songs "Granada" and "Solamente una vez" won fans across Latin America and Spain, and international stars such as Mario Lanza and José Carreras took them to wider audiences.
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