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This Day in Music History: The Boss' Box Set

Posted at 7:20 AM on November 10, 2011 by Jill Riley
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays:
Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 64.

Today in Music History:
1967,The Moody Blues released their magnum opus, "Nights In White Satin." (To this day, many still think it's "Knights," with a "k").

1976, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers began their first major tour, opening for Kiss.

1978, The second album by The Clash, Give 'Em Enough Rope, was released in the U.K. Shortly thereafter, the album would become their first U.S. release.

1992 - A judge found Axl Rose guilty of assault and property damage in connection with a riot at a 1991 Guns N' Roses concert near St. Louis. Rose's sentence was suspended and he was put on probation. Rose also was ordered to pay $10,000 each to five
charities.

History Highlight:
On this day in 1986, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band's first massive box set, Live 1975-1985, appeared in record stores. Jill has a favorite cut from the record (she brought in the box set on vinyl). "Fire" was recorded December 16, 1978 at the Winterland. It was never released by Springsteen before and the most recognized version was recorded by The Pointer Sisters.

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