NEWS & MUSIC TRIVIA

MUSIC FACTS

1994 Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart hosted the world's largest free concert, his 1994 New Year's Eve concert on Copacabana Beach in Brazil. An estimated 4.2 million people attended the performance.

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Metallica

The U.S. rock band Metallica was the first band to play on all seven of Earth's continents

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1984 Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pipes Of Peace.' With this release McCartney made chart history by becoming the first artist to have a No.1 in a group, (The Beatles), in a duo, (with Stevie Wonder) in a trio, (with Wings) and as a solo artist.

HIGH SCHOOL DAYS RADIO FLASHBACK

September 1971  Apple Records releases John Lennon's second solo studio album, "Imagine" in UK; it tops the charts in US, UK, Australia, and 3 other countries.

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September 1973  MLB NLCS game 3 interrupted by brawl spawned by fight between Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose and New York Mets Bud Harrelson at Shea Stadium in New York

BORN THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

September 1941  Jesse Jackson, American clergyman and Democratic presidential candidate born in Greenville, South Carolina.

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September 1943  "Chevy" Chase, American comic actor and writer, Vacation; Fletch; Caddyshack; Community, born in New York City.

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September 1970  Matt Damon American actor (Good Will Hunting, Ocean's trilogy, Bourne trilogy), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.