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Music on the 6th of April in history

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06 Apr 1937 birth Merle Haggard, US country singer, songwriter, (scored 38 US country No.1's including 'Okie From Muskogee').
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06 Apr 1942 birth Christopher Franke, keyboards, Tangerine Dream, (1974 UK No.15 album 'Phaedra').
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06 Apr 1944 birth John Stax, The Pretty Things, (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down').
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06 Apr 1947 birth Tony Conner, Hot Chocolate, (1975 US No.3 single 'You Sexy Thing' 1977 UK No.1 single 'So You Win Again' plus over 25 other Top 40 hits).
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06 Apr 1951 birth Ralph Cooper, drums, Air Supply, (1980 UK No.11 single 'All Out Of Love', 1981 US No.1 single 'The One That You Love').
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06 Apr 1956 Elvis Presley signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures.
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06 Apr 1960 The Everly Brothers started their first UK concert tour at London's New Victoria Theatre, supported by The Crickets.
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06 Apr 1962 birth Stan Cullimore, Housemartins, (1986 UK No.1 single 'Caravan Of Love').
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06 Apr 1965 birth Frank Black, (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) guitarist, singer, Pixies, (1990 UK No.28 single 'Velouria', 1998 album Surfer Rosa). Formed Frank Black and the Catholics in 1993, Pixies reformed in 2004. Has released over 10 solo albums.
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06 Apr 1966 The first session of what would become The Beatles album 'Revolver' started in the evening at Abbey Road studios London, with the recording of the basic track of 'Tomorrow Never Knows.'
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06 Apr 1967 The first master tape of The Beatles new album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was made. The song order on side one is different from the final product at this point, the last five songs on that side being initially ordered as follows: ‘Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite’, ‘Fixing a Hole’, ‘Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds’, ‘Getting Better’, and ‘She's Leaving Home’. The Beatles had specified that there were to be no gaps between songs - a unique idea at the time.
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06 Apr 1968 Cliff Richard sang 'Congratulations' the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest held at the Royal Albert Hall London, winning second place behind the entry from Spain.
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06 Apr 1968 Pink Floyd announced founder Syd Barrett had officially left the group. Barrett was suffering from psychiatric disorders compounded by drug use.
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06 Apr 1968 Simon and Garfunkel went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Graduate.'
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06 Apr 1968 The Beatles Apple Corps Ltd. record company, management and publishing firm, opened their offices in London.
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06 Apr 1971 Carly Simon was introduced to James Taylor after her show at the Troubadour, Los Angeles. The couple married on 3rd November 1972.
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06 Apr 1971 The Rolling Stones launched their own record label, 'Rolling Stones Records', with Atlantic Records.
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06 Apr 1974 Swedish act Blue Swede went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hooked On A Feeling'. The single didn't chart in the UK.
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06 Apr 1974 The California Jam 1 festival took place in Ontario, California, featuring The Eagles, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Earth Wind and Fire, ELP, Black Oak Arkansas and Seals & Croft. Over 200,000 fans attended.
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06 Apr 1978 birth Myleene Klass, singer, Hear'Say, (2001 UK No.1 single 'Pure And Simple'). Now works as a TV presenter and model.
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06 Apr 1979 Rod Stewart married actor George Hamilton's ex-wife Alana Hamilton in Beverly Hills, California.
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06 Apr 1985 UK singer, songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan won a lawsuit against his manager Gordon Mills for unpaid royalties and was awarded $2 million.
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06 Apr 1985 Paul Young scored his second UK No.1 album with 'The Secret Of Association.'
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06 Apr 1987 Roger Waters' lawyers issued a statement that Roger believed himself to be the creative driving force behind Pink Floyd and therefore he would contest the use of the name by anyone else and any former members of Pink Floyd.
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06 Apr 1998 Wendy O. Williams former singer of The Plasmatics died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Williams was known for her wild stage theatrics which included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. In January 1981 police in Milwaukee arrested her for simulating sex on stage, later that same year in Cleveland, Ohio Williams was acquitted of an obscenity charge for simulating sex on stage wearing only shaving cream.
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06 Apr 1998 American country singer Tammy Wynette died aged 55. She scored 12 hit singles including 'Stand By Your Man', and sold over 30 million records world-wide, married five times and once filed for bankruptcy. Known as the first lady of country music. Wynette had the 1991 hit with The KLF 'Justified and Ancient' which became a No. 1 hit in eighteen countries.
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06 Apr 1999 An all star tribute to singer, songwriter Johnny Cash took place in New York City with Sheryl Crow, Chris Isaak and U2 all performing for the TV special.
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06 Apr 2000 An all-star tribute to Joni Mitchell was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City featuring performances by Elton John, Bryan Adams, Shawn Colvin, James Taylor, Cyndi Lauper, Richard Thompson, k.d. Lang, and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
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06 Apr 2000 Eighties pop star Steve Strange lead singer of Visage - was arrested after stealing a £10.99 Teletubbies doll in Bridgend, south Wales. He was given a suspended jail sentence after being caught on a shoplifting spree stealing cosmetics and clothes from High Street stores. Strange was already on bail for stealing a £15 ladies' jacket from Marks and Spencer in Cardiff when he was arrested.
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06 Apr 2003 White Stripes went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Elephant', the duo's second album.
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06 Apr 2003 Linkin Park started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Meteroa' the bands first US and UK No.1 album.
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06 Apr 2004 Guitarist and singer Niki Sullivan, died suddenly of a heart attack, at his home in Independence, Missouri aged 66. Sullivan was one of the three original members of Buddy Holly's backing group, The Crickets. He co-wrote a number of his hit songs and sang back-up vocals on 27 of the 32 songs Buddy recorded over his brief career.
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06 Apr 2006 Eminem filed for divorce from his wife Kim less than three months after the couple re-married. Eminem first married his high school sweetheart Kimberly Scott in 1999. He fantasised about her death in his 2000 hit 'Kim' and their first marriage ended the following year. The couple remarried on 14 January 2006. Eminem was seeking joint custody of their 10-year-old daughter Hailie Jade Scott.
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06 Apr 2008 R.E.M. went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Accelerate' the bands fourteenth studio album.
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06 Apr 2009 PRS for Music announced that the money made by UK artists overseas increased by £20m ($29.45) in 2008, with British talent earning almost £140m ($206.23) in 2008. It said international tours by UK acts including The Police, Coldplay, Elton John and Iron Maiden had boosted income. Four of the top 10 bestselling albums globally were by British artists, Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends was the bestselling album, with 6.8 million copies sold, while Welsh singer-songwriter Duffy was fourth with her debut album Rockferry, Leona Lewis and Amy Winehouse were sixth and seventh respectively.
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