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On this day in 1977, 49 years ago: Queen release News of the World. The album contains "We Will Rock You", which Brian May wrote so crowds could join in, and "We Are the Champions". Queen recorded it at Wessex Studios while the Sex Pistols were also working there. Here's Queen with “We Will Rock You.”
On this day in 1828, 198 years ago: Nine-year-old Clara Wieck debuts at Leipzig's Gewandhaus. The child prodigy, later known as Clara Schumann, went on to perform in concert for six decades.
On this day in 1893, 133 years ago: Tchaikovsky conducts the premiere of his "Pathétique" Symphony. He led the first performance of his Sixth Symphony in Saint Petersburg and died just nine days later.
On this day in 1956, 70 years ago: Elvis returns to The Ed Sullivan Show. This time Sullivan hosted in person. After the broadcast, crowds in Nashville and St. Louis burned Elvis in effigy.
On this day in 1936, 90 years ago: Fiddler Charlie Daniels is born. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" won him a Grammy. Earlier he played sessions on Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline.
On this day in 1969, 57 years ago: Slide guitarist Ben Harper is born in Pomona. Harper took up the Hawaiian Weissenborn lap-slide guitar as a teenager. His mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock has won him three Grammys.
On this day in 1987, 39 years ago: Frank Ocean is born in Long Beach. After his time with Odd Future, he released Channel Orange and Blonde. Pitchfork named Blonde the best album of the 2010s.
On this day in 1988, 38 years ago: Producer Jamie xx is born in London. He was the beatmaker behind the xx, and his solo debut In Colour earned Mercury Prize and Grammy nominations.
On this day in 2007, 19 years ago: Porter Wagoner, 'Mr. Grand Ole Opry', dies. His TV show introduced Dolly Parton in 1967, and she was at his side when he died.
On this day in 2022, 4 years ago: Jerry Lee Lewis, 'The Killer', dies at 87. He was called rock 'n' roll's first great wild man, and he joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in its first class in 1986.
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