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april 26

1969

"Oh Happy Day" by The Edwin Hawkins Singers enters the Hot 100 at #72, becoming the first pure gospel song to make that chart.

#oh happy day #almanaccomercury

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april 26

1978

The Last Waltz, director Martin Scorsese's acclaimed documentary of The Band's star-studded last concert, opens in theaters. The film features performances by Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, The Staple Singers and Dr. John.

#the last waltz #the band #almanaccomercury

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april 26

1986

Van Halen prove there is life after David Lee Roth as their album 5150, their first with Sammy Hagar, hits #1 in the US for the first of three weeks.

#5150 #van halen #almanaccomercury

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april 25

1923

Blues guitarist Albert King is born on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi.

#albert king #almanaccomercury

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april 25

1995

Ginger Rogers, Academy Award-winning actress and longtime dance partner of Fred Astaire, dies at age 83 of a heart attack.

#ginger rogers #almanaccomercury

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april 25

2023

Harry Belafonte dies from heart failure at 96. He brought calypso music to the fore in the 1950s, most famously with "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)."

#harry belafonte #almanaccomercury

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APRIL 25.

1917

Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald is born in Newport News, Virginia.

#ella fitzgerald #almanaccomercury

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april 23

.1936 Roy Orbison is born in Vernon, Texas.

#roy orbison #almanaccomercury

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april 23

1971

The Rolling Stones release Sticky Fingers, which includes "Brown Sugar," "Wild Horses" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" It's the first album released on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.

#sticky fingers #almanaccomercury #the rolling stones

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april 23

1981 Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, who are in Germany appearing at different festivals, join Johnny Cash on stage in Stuttgart for a performance that is recorded and released as the album The Survivors. The trio toured together back in 1957.

#jerry lee lewis #carl perkins #almanaccomercury #johnny cash

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april 23

1976

The Ramones release their self-titled debut album, a punk rock landmark filled with frantic 2-minute songs like "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Beat On The Brat."

#ramones #the ramones #almanaccomercury

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april 22

1950

Peter Frampton is born in Beckenham, Kent, England. After forming Humble Pie, he finds success as a solo artist; his 1976 album Frampton Come Alive! is one of the most successful live albums of all time.

#peter frampton #almanaccomercury

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april 22

1959

The Alan Freed "Rock and Roll movie" Go, Johnny, Go premieres in New York, featuring Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson, Ritchie Valens, Eddie Cochran, The Cadillacs, and The Flamingos.

#rock and Roll movie #alan freed #go johnny go #almanaccomercury

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april 22

2013 Singer-songwriter Richie Havens, who became famous as the first performer at Woodstock in 1969, dies of a heart attack age 72.

#richie havens #almanaccomercury

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april 22

1974

The Who begin filming the movie version of Tommy, with Tina Turner's turn as the Acid Queen filmed first. The task of producing the complex soundtrack drives Pete Townshend to another nervous breakdown.

#the who #who #tommy #almanaccomercury

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april 22

1978

The Blues Brothers (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) make their debut on Saturday Night Live, later becoming the first characters from the show to get their own movi

#the blues brothers #almanaccomercury

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April 21, 1947

Iggy Pop is born James Newell Osterberg Jr. in Muskegon, Michigan.

#iggy pop #almanaccomercury