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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JULY 7: Happy 80th birthday to Ringo Starr, born today in 1940! 🎂🥁 He co-founded his first band in 1957 and in 1962 was invited to join the Beatles. In addition to music, Ringo has acted in many films. Today, he continues to play with his Ringo Starr and Hiss All-Starr Band. JULY 10: Today in 1978, the Starland Vocal Band was at #1 with “Afternoon Delight”. The one hit wonders made the most of their moment and even won two Grammys - one...

Guitars, despite their wood, metal and wire construction, have always had a human quality to them. Guitarists who hold one in their hands for enough years will tell you that they become extensions of themselves. Rough edges get smoothed. Spots get worn. Belt buckle rash appears. Their wood gets stained with sweat, booze, even blood (just ask Pete Townshend). They've traveled the world. They've been played on countless stages and studios. And so by now they're just about perfect. Any collector will tell you to get one of these well-traveled instruments that was used to create some of their favorite...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUNE 22: Happy birthday to Cyndi Lauper, born in 1953!🎂🎤 Lauper was the first female artist to have their debut album produce four top five hits on the Billboard Hot 100! She has sold over 50 million records worldwide and is 3/4 of the way to achieving EGOT status😯 Photo credit: Tais Melillo [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en] JUNE 24: Happy birthday to Mick Fleetwood, born today in 1947!🎂🥁 The drummer and co-founder of Fleetwood Mac began his career in music in his teens. He is a self-taught...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUNE 14: Today in 1982, the Human League was at #1 with “Don’t You Want Me”. It was the fourth song released from their third studio album, Dare (1981). Frontman Philip Oakey hated the pop sound and thought it to be a terrible song. The song has since gone on to be an 80’s classic! JUNE 19: Happy 70th birthday to Ann Wilson of Heart, born today in 1950!🎂🎤 In the early 1970s, Wilson joined a local band that would eventually become Heart....

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! June 7: Today in 1958, Prince was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.💜 He would go on to be regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. Prince’s innovative style consisted of blending genres and he created a sound all his own. Another one we lost way too soon. RIP💜 Photo credit: YouTube [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en] JUNE 13: Today in 1975, Peter Frampton played the first of two nights at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The recordings from these two shows were used to create...