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Happy New Year's Eve!
I'll be away from my laptop. Please feel free to share some music headlines in the comments.
Music History
[Courtesy of calendar.songfacts.com ]
December 27
1927: Show Boat opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway, changing the paradigm for modern musicals.
December 28
1968: Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Steppenwolf and the Grateful Dead, land in Hallandale, Florida's Gulfstream Park to entertain 100,000 fans at Miami Pop Festival II, the East Coast's first major rock festival.
December 29
1975: Time magazine introduces the phrase "Sex Rock" in an article taking aim at Donna Summer's "Love To Love You Baby."
December 30
1946: Punk rock icon Patti Smith is born in Chicago.
December 31
1972: Dick Clark begins a new holiday tradition as his first New Year's Rockin' Eve concert is broadcast on NBC; guests include Three Dog Night and Al Green.
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| Source: Parade [https://groovyhistory.com/dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve] |
January 1
1975: Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham officially join Fleetwood Mac, bringing with them the songs "Rhiannon" and "Landslide."
January 2
1999: "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" from the TV series South Park hits #1 in the UK.
A New Year playlist:
Regina Spektor, "My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year)"
The Zombies, "This Will Be Our Year"
U2 – New Year's Day
Death Cab For Cutie – The New Year
Ella Fitzgerald – What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
Prince – 1999
Daft Punk – One More Time
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas – A New Year's Resolution
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
The Decemberists – January Hymn
Diana Ross – I'm Coming Out
B.B. King – Bringing In a Brand New Year
For more playlists, check here, here and here.
What have you been listening to this week? Do you have a playlist for the New Year? Are there any songs you play on this day/evening?
Happy New Year!
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