ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 13
BORN
CAMERON CROWE
CHEECH MARIN
CODY BELLINGER
ROGER McGUINN of The Byrds
THIS HAPPENED
In 1968, Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild” was released on this day.
In 1973, The soundtrack to Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid, featuring Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” was released. Dylan was also in the movie.
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 12
BORN
CHRISTINE McVIE of Fleetwood Mac
DAN MURPHY of Soul Asylum
ROBIN WILSON of Gin Blossoms
THIS HAPPENED
In 1954, Elvis Presley signed a contract with Sun Records and gave his notice at his day job at The Crown Electric Company. Sam Phillips from Sun Records originally intended to use the 19-year-old Elvis to make demos of songs meant for other artists.
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The Spicy Green Book
During the Jim Crow era in America, Victor Hugo Green created The Green Book. Green published the book to help Black motorists navigate throughout cities in the USA by highlighting...
Newport Academy launches a program to help with COVID-19 mental health.
Newport Academy’s Orange County outpatient program announces its Teen Wellness Intensive Summer Program to help provide local families with academic and therapeutic support, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In Case You Missed It.
Times have been tough lately and it’s pretty hard to stay on top of new music, videos, streamable concerts, and/or live sessions.
Father John Misty releases new cover song EP, ‘Anthem +3.’
Josh Tillman, A.K.A. Father John Misty, releases “Anthem +3” on Bandcamp. The EP consists of cover songs he has previously recorded, plus “Anthem” by Leonard Cohen.
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 11
BORN
DAVID BAERWALD of David + David
PETER MURPHY of Bauhaus
SCOTT SHRINER of Weezer
SUZANNE VEGA
THIS HAPPENED
In 1969, David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” was released just ahead of the first Apollo moon landing.
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Hear At Home with Karen Grotberg from The Jayhawks
The Independent 88.5 FM's afternoon host, Andy Chanley talks with Karen Grotberg from The Jayhawks for this Hear At Home episode. Grotberg talks about her history with The Jayhawks and the hiatus. Grotberg talks about their new album, XOXO, and plenty of other topics about The Jayhawks.
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