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Today In Music History: God Save The Queen

Posted at 6:42 AM on June 11, 2009 by Steve Seel

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Frank Beard (drums, ZZ Top) is 60.

1966 - European radio stations mistakenly report that The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey is dead. Actually, it was guitarist Pete Townshend who had been injured in a car accident a few days earlier.
Also 1966 - Janis Joplin performed with Big Brother and the Holding Company for the first time in San Francisco.
1968 - Working at Abbey Road studios in London on The White Album, John Lennon worked on 'Revolution 9' in studio 3, while Paul McCartney recorded 'Blackbird' in studio 2.
1969 - David Bowie released "Space Oddity" as a single, to coincide with the first lunar landing.
1976 - Wild Cherry released "Play That Funky Music."
1978 - The Rolling Stones released the album "Some Girls,"
which caused controversy because of raunchy lyrics in the title song.
1977 - KC and the Sunshine Band became only the second group after The Jackson Five to achieve four US No.1's when 'I'm Your Boogie Man' went to the top of the charts.
2004 - Courtney Love surrendered to US police after allegedly assaulting a woman at the home of her former manager and ex-boyfriend. Ms Love was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. She was later released on bail. The charges related to an incident on 25 April 2004, when Ms Love allegedly assaulted a woman with a bottle and a torch at the LA home of Jim Barber.

Today in 1977, as Britain celebrated the Queen's Silver Jubilee, The Sex Pistols reached No. 2 in the singles chart with 'God Save The Queen'.

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