On this day in 1976, a reunion six years in the making took place; no, not a musical reunion, but rather a personal reunion. Six years after the The Beatles posthumously released what would be their last album, Let It Be, Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, visited John Lennon at Lennon’s apartment in New […]
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MUSIC HISTORY CLASS – McCartney and Lennon Meet
April 24th, 2012 
Michael McCarron 
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Tags: 1976, john lennon, let it be, Linda McCartney, New York City, paul mccartney, saturday night live, the beatles, Yoko Ono 
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April 19th, 2012 Michael McCarron On this day in 1980, alternative rock visionaries R.E.M., played their first official concert at the 11:11 Koffee Club in Athens, Georgia. A paltry 150 fans attended the show. Yet, their inner rock-rebelliousness showed even early: the police shut down the quartet’s set at 2am. The Koffee Club show would be the start of a […]
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April 17th, 2012 Michael McCarron On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy ordered the invasion of Cuba known better as the Bay of Pigs. However, on 1982 a bigger bomb was dropped on American culture (excuse my classless hyperbole) as metal gods, Iron Maiden’s third album, The Number of the Beast took over the #1 spot in the […]
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April 5th, 2012 Michael McCarron On this day in 1994, legendary Rock and Grunge icon, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, committed suicide in his Seattle, Washington apartment. However, Cobain’s body was not discovered until 8 April when Veca Electric employee, Gary Smith, was at Cobain’s residence to install new security lights. Smith noticed a lifeless body on the floor of the […]
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April 3rd, 2012 Michael McCarron Please sit down, Music History Class is in session… Mr. Meeze will be your teacher today. He’s got some cool facts from the past to point your way about the music that shapes our culture. So, pay attention and take diligent notes, you never know when you’ll have a pop quiz. On this day in 2004, influential English […]