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The Stream 12/06/07

Posted at 8:58 AM on December 6, 2007 by Barb Abney

Keith Richards will release digital tunes just in time for the holidays.

Bauhaus are once again calling it quits and releasing final album in March.

Rolling Stone's "50 best Songs over 7 minutes long" list.

Today In Music History:
1949 - Blues artist Leadbelly died.
1956 - Peter Buck (R.E.M.) was born.
1961 - David Lovering (Pixies) was born.
1969 - The Rolling Stones and others played a free festival at Altamont in California. During the show, a fan was stabbed to death by a member of Hell's Angels (who were the security for the event.)
1969 - Mark Gardener (Ride) was born.
1975 - A preacher in Tallahassee, Florida organized the burning of records by Elton John and Rolling Stones, claiming they were sinful.
1988 - Roy Orbison died of a heart attack.
1990 - Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black grape) checked into rehab in Manchester, England.
2003 - Elvis Costello married Diana Krall.

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