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Posted: 1:00 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012

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USA - circa 1970: Duane Allman (1946-1971) from The Allman Brothers posed circa 1970. (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns)

Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band is killed in a motorcycle accident in Macon, GA (1971).

Three of the Pink Floyd members are injured in an auto race in Mexico (1991).

The four original wax heads of The Beatles used for the cover of the band’s Sgt. Pepper album were auctioned off. The heads were found in a back room at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London (2005)

The Rolling Stones begin their 4th tour of North America, a 37-date tour, playing at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1065)

Nielson conducts a survey and finds that Beatles fans are actually getting younger rather than older. Nearly 1/3 of the people who bought their compilation album 1 were in the age range of 18-24 (2003)

Pete Townsend, Roger Daltry and John Entwistle reunite for the first time in 2 years for a concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This concert was to help launch Pixelon, a new internet video company (1999)

The Beatles make their second appearance on the Granada TV show “People and Place” that is filmed in Manchester (1962)

The Who release their “My Generation” single in the UK and reached #2. This song is ranked 11th of the greatest songs by Rolling Stone magazine on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All time (1965)

Joan Jett appears on the tv show “Crossing Over With John Edward” and serves as a psychic conduit for friends to hear from their daughter who had recently passed away (2003)

 
 
 

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