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Today In Music History: One of Rock's True Forefathers

Posted at 6:18 AM on June 9, 2009 by Steve Seel

1934 - Soul singer Jackie Wilson, US soul singer, was born. He suffered a heart attack on stage at a New Jersey Club in 1975 and was in a coma until he died on January 21st 1984.
1947 - Mitch Mitchell, drummer with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was born. Mitchell was found dead in his US hotel room on 12th Nov 2008 aged 61.
1972 - Bruce Springsteen signed with Columbia Records and started to assemble the E Street Band from various Asbury Park ex-band mates.
1990 - M.C. Hammer's debut album started a record breaking 21 week stay at the top of the US album charts, making it the longest uninterrupted stay at the top since the album charts started.
1994 - After an argument TLC singer Left Eye set fire to her boyfriend's Atlanta mansion, worth $2 million, burning it to the ground. She was charged with arson and fined $10,000 with five years probation.
1998 - Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall were involved in a brawl at The Metropolitan Hotel, London.

Guitarist Les Paul, inventor of the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, is 94 today. He also pioneered multi-track recording, "close miking" and the first electronic echo delay. It's been said that his invention of the solid-body electric guitar "made the sound of rock n' roll possible." Fun fact about Les: In 1948 he broke his right arm in a car accident and had it set at an angle so he could still play guitar.

Les Paul had a number of hits with his wife, singer Mary Ford. Today though, we played an instrumental track highlighting Paul's unique playing style as well as his multi-track recording innovations - his version of "San Antonio Rose."

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