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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUN 9: Today in 1984, Cyndi Lauper was at #1 with “Time After Time”. She co-wrote the song with Rob Hyman of The Hooters. It would stay at the top for two weeks and garnered a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1985.  JUN 10: Today in 2004, Ray Charles passed away of complications due to acute liver disease at age 73. 😢 Charles was one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at their inaugural ceremony in 1986. He is often referenced as one of the most...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUNE 2: Happy birthday to Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, born today in 1941! 🎂🥁 Watts has been with the Stones since 1963. Because of his graphic design background he has also designed their record sleeves and tour stages. In 2006, he was vote into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame by Modern Drummer magazine. The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. JUNE 3: Happy birthday to Suzi Quatro, born today in 1950!🎂🎸 The rocker and actress is well-known for her role of Leather Tuscadero on Happy...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 26: Happy birthday to Stevie Nicks, born today in 1948!🎂🎶 Best known for her songwriting and singing in the band Fleetwood Mac, Nicks also has had a successful solo career. Between her work with Fleetwood Mac and and solo material she has sold over 140 million records worldwide! She is the only woman to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. MAY 27: On this day in 1983, Irene Cara was at #1 with “Flashdance...What A Feeling” from the movie Flashdance. It would be Cara’s only #1. However,...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 19: Happy 70th Birthday to Dusty Hill of ZZ Too, born today in 1949!🎂🎸 Hill along with his brother Rocky and future ZZ Top bandmate Frank Beard played in local bands in the late 1960s. In 1968, Dusty and Frank moved to Houston and joined Billy Gibbons in the newly formed ZZ Top. Fast forward 50 years and Hill is still rocking with the band!🎶🎸🔥  MAY 20: Today in 2012, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees passed away from liver and kidney failure due to colorectal cancer at the age of 62. 😢 He was...

What would summer be without a summer song? Speculation about which song will be that one hit that is heard over and over grows as June quickly approaches. Billboard magazine has gone as far as to initiate a “Songs of the Summer” chart that tracks the hottest hits deemed worthy of summer song status. The chart crosses all genres and uses radio airplay and audience impressions to gauge chart position. Some of the best summer songs are about summer, literally. Take, for example, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince’s “Summertime”, which just talks about hanging out during the summer and...