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Whatever
*** Silo Bash 2009 Videos ***
Kentlands – July, 2005
(Chris was unavailable):
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After our next gig for the
Special Olympics in Frederick on December 4th,
we will be performing at Grandpa Groovies in Warrenton, VA
(573 Frost Ave.)
on December 12th at 9:00
p.m.
Bob &
Whatever (11/2009)
This Month in Classic Rock
September
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1955
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Little
Richard records "Tutti Frutti"
in New Orleans at Cosmo Matassa's J&M
Studios.
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1956
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Elvis
begins a five-week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with
"Don't Be Cruel".
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1960
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The
FCC bans payola, outlawing the pervasive practice of record companies
making payments to radio DJs to spin their releases. The practice resurges four decades later
and New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer collects hefty fines from
all the major labels for engaging in the pay-to-play game.
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1964
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Rod
Stewart rasps his first single—the blues chestnut "Good Morning Little
Schoolgirl".
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1965
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8-track
players are introduced.
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1966
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The Monkees, the half-hour show debuts on
NBC-TV starring four young men—Mickey Dolenz,
Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones—who
answered an audition ad in Variety.
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1968
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Roy
Orbison's home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, burns down while he's touring England.
His two eldest sons die in the fire.
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1971
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The
Saturday morning cartoon series Jackson Five debuts on ABC-TV.
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1977
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Marc Bolan
of T. Rex is killed outside London
when his intoxicated wife crashes their Mini GT into a tree.
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1979
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The
first rap single "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill
Gang is released.
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1980
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Joe
Walsh announces he is entering the presidential race against political
heavyweights Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. His campaign slogan is "Free Gas For
All" and he says he's running to raise awareness about the importance
of the elections. Walsh will re-enter the political fray in 1992 to run for
vice president.
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1984
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The
burgeoning MTV network holds its first Video Music Awards ceremony at New York's Radio
City Music
Hall. The show is co-hosted by Bette Midler
and Dan Aykroyd and honors the top music videos
of the year. The event is conceived as a hip alternative to the Grammys.
Winners including Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper,The Police, and Herbie
Hancock are awarded Moon Man trophies that depict an astronaut with an
American flag, one of the network's earliest icons.
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1987
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Brilliant
but mentally troubled bassist Jaco Pastorius tries to get back into the Midnight Club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
and is severely beaten by a bouncer. Jaco dies
two weeks later from his injuries.
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1990
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Christine
McVie and Stevie Nicks announce they're leaving
Fleetwood Mac when their current tour is over.
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