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A Car, A Gorrilla, and the Real Fifth Beatle?

Posted at 12:45 PM on March 23, 2009 by Steve Seel

On This Date In Music History:

1953 - Chaka Khan was born.
1964 - John Lennon's book of verse and rhyme 'In His Own Write' was published in the UK.
1968 - Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz), was born.
1997 - U2 were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Pop' the bands fifth US No.1 album.
1997 - Keyboard player Craig Scott (Elastica) died of a heroin overdose
2008 - Neil Aspinall, who ran the Apple Corps music empire for the Beatles from 1970 - 2007 died at a hospital in New York from cancer aged 66. A school friend of Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he was regarded by some of the band as the "fifth Beatle" becoming he the Beatles' road manager in 1961 before becoming their personal assistant.

Music History Highlight: On this date in 1949, Ric Ocasek (The Cars) was born, making him 60 today. He has also been a producer for several other groups including Weezer, Bad Brains, Bad Religion, No Doubt, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Guided by Voices, and Suicide. In honor of Ric's 60th, I played The Cars' "Dangerous Type" from Candy-O.

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