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- Del Shannon played the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1963, on the same bill as The Beatles. Shannon suggested to John Lennon that he record one of their songs to give them exposure in the U.S. Lennon thought it was a good idea at first, but then realized that it might hurt The Beatles’ chances of making it in America. Shannon went ahead with “From Me to You” anyway, which became the first Beatle song to make the U.S. charts. He had his hit, “Little Town Flirt,” riding high in the charts at the time.
- The Guess Who officially paved the way for other Canadian artists when “American Woman” hit number 1 in the U.S. in 1970. It followed “These Eyes,” “Laughing” and “No Time” into the top 10. The song was born when guitarist Randy Bachman was playing a heavy riff on stage after he had broken a string and the band had taken a break. The other members joined in on the jam, and Burton Cummings, in the middle of trying to negotiate the purchase of some rare Gene Vincent records, jumped to the microphone, singing the first thing that came into his head. A fan in the Bingeman Park audience in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, had it all on tape and presented it to the group after the show. It was quickly developed into a full song in the studio and ended up spending 3 weeks at the top of the singles chart.
- Happy Birthday to Sonny Curtis (The Crickets, 1937), Dave Prater (Sam & Dave, 1937), Tommy Roe (1942), Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield / Poco, 1944) and Billy Joel (1949)
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