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Posted: 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Today in Rock: June 26

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 While staying at a hotel in Newcastle, England, Paul McCartney and John Lennon write the song “She Loves You” (1963)

 Legendary guitarist Johnny Jenkins dies. He worked a lot with Otis Redding in the early 1960s. He was 67(2006)

 Peter Frampton releases the single “Baby, I Love Your Way” (1976)

A radio station in New York, WNEW-FM is the first radio station to play Don McLean’s new single “American Pie”, featuring it in its 8min 36sec entirety (1971)

Sammy Hagar is replaced by David Lee Roth as Van Halen’s lead vocalist. Hagar had replaced Roth replaced 11 years earlier (1996)

 

Born on this day: (1955) Mick Jones - guitarist, vocals for the Clash

 
 
 

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