Today in Rock and Roll History

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Today in the History of Rock.......

1941
Eric Burdon, vocalist for the Animals, is born in Newcastle, England.

1947
Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks, of the Allman Brothers Band, is born in Jacksonville, Florida.

1959
Dion and the Belmonts hit #5 with "A Teenager In Love".

1963
Solomon Burke's biggest hit to date - "If You Need Me," written by Wilson Pickett - competes with Pickett's own version for chart supremacy. Burke wins, as his version hits #2 on the R&B chart and remains there for five weeks.

1968
The Stooges release their self-titled debut. It peaks at #106.

1968
Willie Mitchell hits #23 with "Soul Serenade".

1968
Arthur Conley hits #14 with "Funky Street".

1972
Melanie hits #31 with "Ring the Living Bell".

1974
Mike Oldfield hits #7 with "Tubular Bells".

1977
Iggy Pop releases 'The Idiot' and it hits #30 in the UK and #32 in the US. The album is produced by David Bowie.

1981
Bob Marley dies of brain, lung and stomach cancer at 11:45 a.m. in Miami, Florida.

1981
Frank Zappa releases four albums in one day: 'Tinseltown Rebellion' (a double album), 'Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar,' 'Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More,' and 'Return of the Son of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar.'

1984
Alan Parsons Project hits #15 in the US with "Don't Answer Me".

1986
Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) was a hit.

1990
Nelson hits #14 with "More Than Ever".

1994
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as President of South Africa.

1997
'Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix,' by Michael Jackson, is released. Containing eight remixes from 1995's 'HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book 1' and five new songs, it sells only one million copies.