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1984 - Body and Soul - Joe Jackson
40 Years Ago - 1984 Joe Jackson released his seventh album Body and Soul. "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" was...
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Mar 14, 20241 min read
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3/14/24 - Badly Named Things, The Next Hot Thing, and Pickle Juice
Thursday 3/14/24 Celebrate: Celebrate Scientists Day Crowdfunding Day Genius Day International Ask a Question Day Learn About Butterflies...
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Mar 14, 20244 min read
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1984 - Heartbeat City - The Cars
40 Years Ago - 1984 The Cars released their fifth album Heartbeat City. Mutt Lang was tapped to produce this album, and it became a...
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Mar 13, 20241 min read
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3/13/24 - Easter, St. Pats, and March Madness
Wednesday 3/13/24 Celebrate: Donald Duck Day Earmuff Day K-9 Veterans Day ken Day National Chicken Noodle Soup Day National Coconut Torte...
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Mar 13, 20244 min read
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1984 - Love Life - Berlin
40 Years Ago - 1984 Berlin released their third album Love Life. Great re-listen! Two singles charted in the US. "No More Words" was...
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Mar 12, 20241 min read
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3/12/24 - Razzies, Decaf Ban, and Time Change
Tuesday 3/12/24 Celebrate: Girl Scout Day National Alfred Hitchcock Day National Baked Scallops Day National Milky Way Day National...
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Mar 12, 20242 min read
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1974 - Chicago VII - Chicago
50 Years Ago - 1974 Chicago released their sixth studio album Chicago VII. The album went to #1, and had three singles. "(I've Been)...
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Mar 11, 20241 min read
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3/11/24 - Oscars, SAT's, and Underpants On Your Head
Monday 3/11/24 Celebrate: Commonwealth Day Debunking Day Dream Day Fill Our Staplers Day Johnny Appleseed Day National "Eat Your Noodles"...
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Mar 11, 20243 min read
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1974 - Kansas - Kansas
50 Years Ago - 1974 Kansas released their debut self-titled album. It was the merging of two Topeka musical groups Kansas and White...
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Mar 10, 20241 min read
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1984 - Human's Lib - Howard Jones
40 Years Ago - 1984 Howard Jones released his debut album Human's Lib. "New Song" peaked at #27. "What Is Love?" made #33.
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Mar 9, 20241 min read
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3/9/24 & 3/10/24 - Time Change, Oscars, and Many Many Kangaroos!
Saturday 3/9/24 Sunday 3/10/24 Celebrate: Amerigo Vespucci Day Bang-Clang Day - commemorates the Battle of Hampton Roads, a Civil War...
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Mar 9, 20245 min read
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3/8/24 - New Foods, Spring Cleaning, and John Williams
Friday 3/8/24 Girls Write Now Day International Women's Day Middle Name Pride Day National Be Nasty Day National Peanut Cluster Day...
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Mar 8, 20244 min read
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1984 - Love at First Sting - Scorpions
40 Years Ago - 1984 Scorpions released their ninth album Love at First Sting. "Rock You Like a Hurricane" peaked at #25 (really? again...
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Mar 8, 20241 min read
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1994 - The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
30 Years Ago - 1994 Nine Inch Nails released their second album The Downward Spiral. "March of the Pigs" was the first single making #59....
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Mar 7, 20241 min read
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3/7/24 - DST, Are You Cool?, and Dining No-Nos
Thursday 3/7/24 Celebrate: Nametag Day National Be Heard Day National Cereal Day National Crown Roast of Pork Day National Flapjack Day...
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Mar 7, 20244 min read
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1974/1979 - Apostrophe (') & Sheik Yerbouti - Frank Zappa
50 Years Ago - 1974 Frank Zappa released his sixth studio album Apostrophe (') "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" peaked at #86. This was his...
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Mar 6, 20241 min read
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3/6/24 - Marriage Secret, Snacks, and What's Attractive
Wednesday 3/6/24 Celebrate: Alamo Day - did you remember it? Discover What Your Name Means Day National Dentist's Day National Dress Day...
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Mar 6, 20243 min read
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1974 - Hollies - Hollies
50 Years Ago - 1974 Hollies released their fourteenth album (in the UK) again self-titled. "The Air That I Breathe" was a #6 Hot 100 and...
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Mar 5, 20241 min read
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3/5/24 - Coffee, Stress, and You're Disgusting in Bed
Tuesday 3/5/24 Celebrate: Cinco de Marcho Multiple Personality Day National Absinthe Day National Cheese Doodle Day National Potty Dance...
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Mar 5, 20243 min read
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1974 - Waterloo - ABBA
50 Years Ago - 1974 ABBA released their second album Waterloo. The album's title track won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and...
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Mar 4, 20241 min read
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