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Here’s what happened today in Rock History for November 8th:  1969 “Wedding Bell Blues” topped the Billboard Hot 100, giving The Fifth Dimension their second US number one record. The song was originally recorded as a private joke between group members Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., who were engaged at the time. 1975 Elton John becomes godfather to John and Yoko …

Here’s what happened today in Rock History:  1981 Daryl Hall and John Oates achieve their third US number-one single with “Private Eyes”. Over the next three years, they would have three more.  1987 A sixteen-year-old singer named Tiffany had the top tune in the US with a cover version of Tommy James’ 1967 hit, “I Think We’re Alone Now”. His rendition stalled …

Here’s what happened today in Rock History for November 6th:  1964 During their first promotional visit to the UK, The Beach Boys appeared live on TV’s Ready Steady Go! 1965 After the success of “Satisfaction”, The Rolling Stones top the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time with “Get Off of My Cloud”. Keith Richards would later say, “I never dug it as …

Here’s what happened today in Rock History:  1965 The Who released “My Generation” which will become a sort of anthem for British teens, rising to number two on the UK chart. In the US, however, despite performing the tune on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, the song will be mostly ignored and would get no higher than number 74 on …

Here’s what happened today in Rock History for November 3: 1967 Pink Floyd make their US debut at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The tour will come to an early end when Syd Barrett displays increasingly strange behavior, refusing to lip-sync to “Arnold Layne” on American Bandstand and refusing to answer questions on The Pat Boone Show. 1972 James Taylor and …