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The Stream 08/01/08

Posted at 9:03 AM on August 1, 2008 by Barb Abney

Lollapalooza kicks off today.

There's an online petition asking Bono to retire.. for charity.

Hot Chip to release live EP via iTunes.

Today In Music History:
1942 - Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) was born.
1953 - Robert Cray was born.
1959 - Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) was born.
1960 - Aretha Franklin recorded her first secular songs for CBS records.
1960 - Chuck D (Public Enemy) was born.
1960 - Suzi Gardner (L7) was born.
1971 - "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour'' debuted.
1981 - MTV premiered with The Buggles' video "Video Killed the Radio Star''.
1987 - MTV Europe premiered with the video "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits ("I Want My MTV", indeed).
1987 - Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) married Siobham Fahey (Bananarama).
1994 - Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley announced that they had been married in a private ceremony nearly 3 months earlier.

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