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Today In Music History: One Of Our Best Friends

Posted at 6:12 AM on November 24, 2009 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays:

Former Beatles drummer Pete Best is 68.
Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn of Booker T. and the MG's is 68.
Record producer Terry Lewis is 53.

Today in:

1966 - The Beatles began recording sessions for their next album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." However, the song they recorded on this date, "Strawberry Fields Forever," did not make it onto that album.
1972 - ABC premiered the late night rock show "In Concert," which was produced by Don Kirshner. Guests on the first show included Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Poco and Seals and Crofts.
2005 - Creed singer Scott Stapp and members of the band 311 got into a fight at a hotel bar in Baltimore.
2007 - Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea lost his multi-million dollar house in a wildfire that swept through Malibu. 53 other properties were destroyed by the blaze. Flea told the Los Angeles Times the $4.8 million property was "burnt to a crisp". Around the world, lovers of fine bass guitars wept.

History Highlight:

Today in 1991, Freddie Mercury died of complications from AIDS at his home in London at age 45, just two days after he publicly admitted he was HIV positive. Mercury was openly bisexual and enjoyed a colourful rock star lifestyle. During his career with Queen he scored many Top 40 singles including the worldwide No.1 "Bohemian Rhapsody". This morning we honored Freddie with Queen's "You're My Best Friend."

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