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IN 1978 THE ROLLING STONES’ “SOME GIRLS” TOPPED THE ALBUM CHART. IT WAS THE BAND’S FIRST LP TO FEATURE GUITARIST RONNIE WOOD AS A FULL-TIME MEMBER AND FEATURED THE HIT SINGLES “MISS YOU”, “BEAST OF BURDEN”, AND “SHATTERED”
TODAY IN 1972 ELTON JOHN STARTED A FIVE-WEEK RUN AT #1 ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART WITH “HONKY CHATEAU”, HIS FIRST U.S. CHART TOPPER. TWO SINGLES FROM THE LP WERE RELEASED, “ROCKET MAN” AND “HONKY CAT”.
AND TODAY IN 1989 MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE CRAMMED INTO VENICE, A CITY OF 83,000, FOR A FREE CONCERT BY PINK FLOYD. THE BAND PERFORMED ON A FLOATING STAGE IN THE VENICE LAGOON.
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